Education
1972-1977 Primary school
1978-1981 High school
1981-1985 Apprenticeship, Business merchant
1987-1989 Youth + Sport
1991-1993 Swiss Ski- and Snowboard School
1988-1992 UIAGM Mountain Guide
1995-1996 Swiss Snowboard Instructor
1996 Canyoning Guide
Working experience
1981-1985 Apprenticeship at Insurance
Company
and fiduciary office in
French
and German
1985-1988 Assistant guides training for the
Swiss
Guiding Exams
1991-1996 Ski- and Snowboard instructor at
Swiss
Ski- and Snowboard School
1992- Professional Mountain Guide
1997-2003 Heliski Guide for Selkirk Tangiers
Heliskiing in Revelstoke
Knowledge of foreign languages
German
English
French
Italian
Exam and Education
1972-1977 Primary
school
1978-1981 High
school
1981-1985 Insurance
Company and fiduciary office Werner Abgottspon
Switzerland
Business
merchant
1991-1993 Swiss
Ski- and Snowboard School, Fiesch
International and Swiss Ski Instructor, Level III
1988-1993 Swiss
Mountain Guiding Association
Fully
certified UIAGM Mountain Guide
1996- Examiner for the Swiss Mountain Guides
Exams Summer and Winter
1996 Canyoning Guide
1995-1996 Swiss
Snowboard Instructor SSBS
Swiss
Snowboard Association of Instruction and Training
2001 Avalanche course Level II in
Whistler
2004 Permanent Resident Card
GUIDING EXPERIENCE
Professional guiding since 1992, Canada (Canadian Rockies, Selkirk Mountains, Coast Mountains, Cascades)
all over Europe summer and winter
Fully certified ski and snowboard instructor
Active instructor and examiner for the national Mountain guide courses of the Swiss mountain guide association
Professional member of the International Mountain Guides Association IFMGA, Swiss Mountain Guides Association SBV
Palmers
CANADA
Mount Logan 5959, St. Elias Range, Yukon
Spearhead Traverse (Whistler)
Selkirk Lodge (6 times)
Rogers Pass (day trips)
Heliski Guide for Selkirk Tangiers Heliskiing (Selkirk and Monashee Mountains)
USA
Washington Pass (day trips)
North Cascades
Mount Baker
PAKISTAN
Gasherbrum 2 (8035)
ALPS (Winter)
High alpine ski traverses:
Haute Route Zermatt – Chamonix
Haute Route Chamonix- Zermatt
Haute Route “Tour du Ciel”
Haute Route „Tour Imperiale“
Haute Route Monte Rosa
Haute Route Berner Oberland
Mont Blanc on skis
Gran Paradiso Haute Route
Ortler-Cevedale „Capucino Haute Route“
ALPS (Off pist skiing)
La Grave (France)
Alagna, Monte Rosa (Italy)
Zermatt, Saas Fee, Verbier, Davos, Grindelwald
ALPS (Summer)
Guided trips with clients: I’ve guided all 4000 meter peaks in Switzerland, several in France and Italy
Berner Oberland
Eiger (Mittelegigrat)
Schreckhorn (Normalroute, Pfeiler (privat)
Mönch (Nollen)
Jungfrau (Rotbrättgrat)
Wallis
Matterhorn
(Hörnligrat, Zmuttgrat, Liongrat)
Matterhorn Nordwand (privat)
Weisshorn (Normalroute, Schaligrat, Nordgrat)
Dent Blanche (Normalroute, Viereselsgrat)
Zinalrothorn (Rothorngrat, Normalroute, Nordgrat)
Obergabelhorn (Arbengrat, Normalroute)
Täschhorn (Teufelsgrat mit Traversierung zum Dom)
Graubünden
Piz Bernina (Biancograt)
Badile (Cassinroute)
FRANKREICH
Mont Blanc (Cosmiques
Route, Gouterroute, Kuffnergrat)
Dent du Geant
Aiguille Verte (Couturier Couloir)
Aiguille de Bionnassay (Traversierung Mont Blanc)
Aiguille de Rochefort-Dom-Canziobiwak
Grandes Jorasses (Whympersporn)
La Meije (Traversierung)
SPORT CLIMBING (privat)
Engelhörner (Silberfinger, Kingspitze)
Wellhorn (Gletschersinfonie, Adlerauge)
Wendenstöcke (Sonnenkönig, Voie de frères, Aureus, Passion)
Hintisberg (verschiedene Routen)
Korsika, Finale, Cassis (Calanques), Teneriffa
Reference
Martin Volken, North-Bend, www.proguiding.com
Joerg Wilz, CMH guide in Revelstoke, Canmore, Phone 403-609-2146
Canada
Ski-Toures
Freerides
Alpin
K2 Skis