Book private tours with a mountain guide

Training

It makes sense that you learn the techniques and tactics of mountaineering in a course with a mountain guide. Basic and advanced techniques can be learned in a day or weekend course to be used in a private environment.

Tours

It depends on the individual which tours you want to go on with a mountain guide. As soon as you feel insecure or do not know how to approach the planned tour, it makes sense to enlist the services of a mountain guide for the tour. If necessary, training sessions can be included so that you feel more confident the next time and can do the tour yourself.

The service of a mountain guide includes all the planning and organisation. If you simply want to get going spontaneously and without any preparation effort and want to go on a tour, you are in safe hands with a mountain guide who plans everything for you.

Travel

In faraway countries you can get to know many beautiful mountains that are quite different from our well-known Alps. Experienced mountain guides can take you to these unknown places. For example, the steep walls of the Dolomites, the fjords of Norway or even more distant destinations are tempting.

It's very simple: get in touch with a advertised tour on or contact us directly, and we'll get in touch with you for your favourite tour. Our mountain guides know the mountains like the back of their hand. If you don't know exactly what you want to do, we will be happy to advise you. We are sure to find a suitable tour for you.

Spontaneity is one of today's trends and that is why we offer tours at short notice. These are announced a few days to a week in advance. Subscribe to the Tourmail. Private, spontaneous tours are also possible, but our mountain guides are busy, especially at weekends and in high season. Contact us and we will try to find a possible date. For your larger projects, we recommend booking an appointment 3-6 months in advance.

Our mountain guides are geographically flexible and travel throughout Switzerland. In high winter, we often go on day tours within easy reach of Zurich. These include the Säntis area with Toggenburg, northern Grisons and Glarus, as well as the foothills of the Alps around Engelberg and Hoch-Ybrig, but also Andermatt and the region.

For longer tours, especially in spring and summer, we often travel all over Switzerland:

• Valais (Saas-Fee, Zermatt, Verbier, Goms, Binntal, etc..)
• Central Switzerland (Engelberg, Melchsee-Frutt, etc..)
• Grisons and Engadine (Davos, Klosters, Pontresina, etc.)
• Uri (Andermatt, etc.)
• Bernese Oberland (Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Adelboden, etc.)

This may be due to weather or other unfavourable conditions. In such situations, the mountain guide will look for a similar tour that is possible and reschedule the trip. If no alternative can be found despite great effort, we will cancel the tour for safety reasons. In this case there are no costs for you.

There are many ways to book a mountain guide.

• You can check with the Association of Mountain Guides (SBC)
• You can enquire at the locally based mountain sports providers (Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Grindelwald, Pontresina, Davos).
• You can also find and contact a mountain guide via his private website (Jonas, Florian)

Or you can come with us! As mountain guides, we are professionals, highly trained and technically experienced. We from the Bergschaft place great value on going up the mountain together. On a mountain tour you are travelling in a group or in a rope team. It is up to the mountain guide to create a positive and constructive atmosphere. It is important to encourage the weaker members and include the stronger ones. In order to experience the perfect mountain adventure, the interpersonal atmosphere must also be right, and that's exactly where you're in good hands with us!

The tasks of a mountain guide are more varied than one might think.

First and foremost, the mountain guide is responsible for the safety of his guests. During the training, our mountain guides were made aware of the risks and learned how to assess them and take appropriate precautions. Even after the training, we maintain an exchange among us mountain guides and try to become better and better. Further training keeps us up to date.

Before the tour, your mountain guide is busy with the planning and organisation. He organises the arrival and departure as well as the overnight stay. He provides you with the necessary information, patiently answers your questions and deals with your concerns.

During the tour, the mountain guide responds to the needs of the group, coaches them in difficult situations and provides assistance. He ensures a positive atmosphere in the group and, if required or interested, teaches topics about technique, tactics or even nature and the environment. During the tour, safety is always the top priority. The factors such as terrain, conditions and group dynamics are always reassessed and adjustments are made to the programme if necessary. We use the rope in the right places with the best method.

In addition to safety, the comfort of the guests is not neglected. We always try to choose the best and most interesting route. We prepare difficult passages with our ice axe to enable a safe and comfortable ascent. We pay attention to a pleasant pace so that you can enjoy the whole day.

We look for exciting landscapes and scenic spots to take a break.

After the tour we share our pictures with you. We are also always grateful for constructive feedback.

Our services include the organisation and implementation of the tour. This means that we take care of all organisational matters: the choice of tour, the journey and the accommodation. During the tour, we ensure a positive atmosphere and great team spirit to make sure you have a great experience. We are responsible for safety and depending on the situation we make adjustments to the tour or reschedule the tour. After the tour, we share the pictures with you.

A mountain guide costs 850.- per day. In addition, there are the mountain guide's expenses (travel and accommodation costs). You pay your own travel and accommodation costs.

As an example:

• If you want to go on a day ski tour with your group of friends of 6 people, it costs 150.- per person. Your travel costs will be added to this.
• For a glacier trekking of 2 days with 4 guests it costs 450.- per person. In addition, you have to pay for the journey and overnight stay.
• If you want to climb the Eiger via the Mittellegigrat in summer, it costs 1700. You spend two days exclusively with the mountain guide. The exposure, the length of the tour and the climbing passages only allow 1:1 supervision. In addition, you have to pay for travel and accommodation.

Without your own group, you can join Register at one of our programme points. Here you can find tours from 150.- per day.

We are all mountain guides with a federal certificate of competence and belong to the Swiss Mountain Guides Association (SBC) an. This vocational training is completed as a secondary training and lasts three years. For the training, you not only have to be in above-average physical condition, but also have to master good technique on rock, ice and on skis. In the training itself, the focus is on planning and leading a tour. The greatest attention is paid to the safety aspect. Rope handling and belaying play a central role. So we not only ski safely and climb strongly, but also know how to correctly assess dangers in the mountains and how to deal with them. In addition, we can perceive and positively influence group dynamic processes.

The mountain guide training is divided into three parts. In the first year, you consolidate all disciplines and their special features module by module. After that, there is a first, tough final exam, which, if passed, gives you the status of an aspirant. As an aspirant, you are now in a kind of internship year. You are allowed and expected to travel as often as possible with a qualified mountain guide and take over the leadership of a second group. The mountain guide coaches the aspirant and gives him valuable tips. The mountain guide training is completed with two long final modules, one in winter and one in summer. During these two modules, the aspirants can really exchange ideas again, while the experts give the aspirants the finishing touches. The training is completed with the final exam and the subsequent certification of the new, proud mountain guides. Now it is time to gain more experience and keep up to date with further training.

The round, blue logo is the logo of the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IVBV). The Swiss Mountain Guide Association is one of the members. The IVBV is active worldwide and is responsible for the quality assurance of training. All countries with mountains where mountain sports are practised are members of the IVBV. Here you will find the list of countries. In English, the association is called the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA). Only federally certified mountain guides may carry the IVBV logo.

In the Swiss mountain guide training you learn every discipline of mountain sports. We are all-rounders. In winter we are ski touring or freeriding and climbing in the ice. In the summer, we are on alpine tours and climbing. Flo is more of a freerider and climber and Jonas is more of a ski tourer and alpine tourer. But they both love doing everything!

We both appreciate the variety between leading trainings and leading tours.

We do not lead extreme tours such as the Eiger North Face. But if you are interested, we can put you in touch.

An official list of Swiss mountain guides can be found at the Swiss Mountain Guide Association (SBV). You can find the list here: https://sbv-asgm.ch/bergprofis-suchen/

We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. contact us.

See you and best regards,
Your Bergschaft - Team!