Welcome to Mountain Spirit Guides!
We are a small company where fully qualified IFMGA mountain guides handle everything, from guiding and trip planning to communication with you.
Based in Chamonix, we also feel at home in Northern Norway ski touring in spring.
With more than 25 years of experience, we know how to make your trip special. Thanks to countless adventures with our clients as well as personal trips we have gained extensive knowledge of climbing in the Western Alps and of skiing in our favorite destinations.
IFMGA Mountain Guides
All our guides are qualified by the International IVBV / UIAGM / IFMGA Mountain Guide Association. The IFMGA is the highest level of qualification a mountain guide can achieve.
We have no senior or junior guides. Every guide is fully IFMGA-qualified and brings extensive experience from working full-time in the profession.
Our ski- and mountain guides are also passionate instructors. We want you to improve your skills, learn, and simply enjoy every step of your mountain time with us.
English is our main working language, but we also have guides who speak German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Private Guiding Only
We only accept bookings from individuals or private groups who want to climb or ski with their own private mountain guide.
Having a private guide allows you or your group to move at your own pace. We can easily adapt the itinerary to your goals, experience, and ability.
Bringing a group of friends makes private guiding more affordable, while having your own guide as an individual is a luxury well worth experiencing!
Our website offers a selection of refined courses and programs that we do on regular bases. During your mountain time with us we constantly adapt to the conditions, weather and your needs.
Off Piste Skiing & Ski Touring
December, January, and February are the best months for off-piste skiing and ski touring around Chamonix.
In spring, we head to the Lyngen Alps and surrounding areas to enjoy a longer cold winter, before continuing further north to Svalbard.
Climbing & Mountaineering
In summer, we love sharing our knowledge through alpine climbing courses, guided mountaineering, and alpine rock climbing. Our base is Chamonix, but we equally home in many other corners of the Western Alps.
We are very familiar with the classic climbs, such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. But our real strength lies in the extensive and detailed knowledge of climbs across the Alps that we have built over 25 years of guiding.
When choosing a climb, local knowledge and an open mind are essential for a good over all experience and for your safety. We constantly adapt to changing weather, mountain conditions, and your climbing level.
Get your tailor made program for private guiding in the most beautiful skiing and climbing locations on the planet!