High Mountain Guide Training
Gain expertise in high-altitude mountain guiding for tourism and adventure travel. Learn to plan secure routes on 4,000–4,500 m peaks, interpret alpine weather patterns, manage altitude-related risks like AMS, HAPE, and HACE, guide teams across glaciers, perform crevasse rescues, and handle client logistics for safe, professional expeditions in ranges such as the Alps, Andes, and Himalayas.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with essential skills to plan and guide safe ascents on peaks between 4,000 and 4,500 metres. You will master alpine weather forecasting, route planning, glacier navigation, crevasse rescue techniques, hazard assessment, equipment selection, logistics, high-altitude health management, and group leadership to confidently lead memorable trips.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- High-altitude route planning: create secure paths on 4,000–4,500 m summits for clients.
- Glacier travel and rescue: direct rope teams and perform swift crevasse recoveries.
- Alpine weather analysis: convert forecasts into decisive go/no-go decisions.
- Altitude health management: identify and treat AMS, HAPE, and HACE effectively.
- Guide leadership: oversee clients, supplies, and crisis responses on major peaks.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course duration?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?
PDF Course