A mountain guide is a specially trained and experienced professional mountaineer who is certified by local authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered to be high-level experts in mountaineering, and are hired to instruct or lead individuals or small groups who require this advanced expertise. This professional class of guides arose in the middle of the 19th century when alpine climbing became recognized as a sport.
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The austrian mountaineers and guides Anselm Klotz (on the left) and Josef Frey (on the right), who c...
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Siedziba Słowackiego Stowarzyszenia Przewodników Tatrzańskich w Starym Smokowcu,
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Un accompagnateur de moyenne montagne montrant des pierres.
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Alice Manfield - Guide Alice, Mt Buffalo, c1900-30, SLV.jpg
Portrait of Alice Manfield (Guide Alice) (1878-1960), mountain guide, naturalist, chalet owner, phot...