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There is nothing in the world like going out onto an untouched, open, virgin mountain slope, drenched under a thick blanket of new powder snow. It gives a supreme feeling of freedom, mobility. A great sense of flying, moving anywhere in a great white paradise.

TECHNICAL COMMISSION
The Technical Commission is responsible for the worldwide implementation and promotion of mountain guide training, professional development and quality assurance in IFMGA member countries, as well as assessments, observation and support for interested and applicant countries. The current...
MOBILITY
The Mobility work is done not by a commission, but as a workgroup of the competent persons from the big members associations, coordinated by Javier Garrido from the Managing Committee of the IFMGA in collaboration with all the members of the Commission, specially by Hanno Dönz. Our work is...


ENVIRONMENTAL AND ACCESS COMMISSION
The Environmental and Access commission (constituted in Kathmandu 2018) works to strengthen both sustainable travel and work and the rights of the...
ROPE ACCESS
The Mobility work is done not by a commission, but as a workgroup of the competent persons from the big members associations, coordinated by Javier Garrido from the Managing Committee of the IFMGA in collaboration with all the members of the Commission, specially by Hanno Dönz. Our work is...


CANYONING
The Technical Canyoning Committee is engaged in developing best practices in canyoning for IFMGA guides through collaboration with other professional organizations and leading industry experts. The goal is to building a strong culture of common techniques and risk management practices in the...
TREKKING AND EXPEDITIONS
The IVBV/IFMGA/UIAGM Subcommittee on Trekking and Expeditions has been dealing with the topic of leadership at high altitudes for many years. The Commission's task is to implement the high safety and quality standards of IFMGA in international trekking and expedition mountaineering. To this...


ETHICS COMMITTEE
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FEMALE MOUNTAIN GUIDES
Women make up less than 2% of all mountain guides certified by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Association (IFMGA). Here, we examine the gender disparity, talk about what it takes to attain this highest guide certification, and briefly profile some prominent female mountain...


