My tight budget and desire to explore came together when I hired local guides on my far-flung trips. Here are my top 3 tips to finding your own local guide for your next adventure 1. Start asking around You have friends who are travellers, or you have friends yet to be made who have been to the place you want to go. Join some facebook groups, … [Read more...]
Choosing a Winter Mountain Guide
Traditionally, mountaineering has been a man’s world. Especially winter mountaineering. When you pair this up with a natural tendency for us to link up with people we already know, or people who are ‘like us’, it’s not difficult to see why we choose instructors who are men. Proportionally, it’s much more likely to be a ‘men pick men’ situation, … [Read more...]