How much does an IFMGA guide make?

Depending on certifications and experience, guides can make anywhere from $120 for an overnight on the low end to $500+ for IFMGA certified guides, though those rates are not fixed.

How long does it take to become a mountain guide?

To achieve this certification: You must have 86+ days of training with the AMGA. Current CPR Certification. Current Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Certification or higher that meets the Minimum Guidelines and Scope of Practice for a WFR.

How much does an AMGA guide make?

Some of the highest pay in the industry: $285 to $350 per day depending on level of AMGA training/certification & assignment.

How many IFMGA guides are there?

IFMGA guides
The IFMGA is the international governing body responsible for guiding standards and education around the world. When an Aspirant Mountain Guide become certified in all three disciplines by the AMGA, the IFMGA licenses them as an international Mountain Guide. There are about 150 IFMGA guides in the United States.

How much does Ifmga cost?

IFMGA Credentials: The process of obtaining IFMGA credentials can cost upwards of $50,000 and takes about 5 years.

How much money do mountain guides make?

How much does a Mountain Climbing Guide make? The average Mountain Climbing Guide in the US makes $30,709. The average bonus for a Mountain Climbing Guide is $406 which represents 1\% of their salary, with 100\% of people reporting that they receive a bonus each year.

How long does it take to get AMGA certified?

The process of obtaining IFMGA credentials can cost upwards of $50,000 and takes about 5 years.

How Much Do Mountain Guides get paid?

How Much Do mountain Guides get paid?

How do I become an IFMGA certified mountain guide?

Our program includes three certification streams: Alpine, Rock, and Ski. Complete all three disciplines, and become an American Mountain Guide, able to work wherever IFMGA Mountain Guides are permitted. To achieve this certification: You must have avalanche training for the professional mountain guide as outlined in the section for each discipline.

Why become an Amga certified guide?

The AMGA’s training courses, exams, and certifications are designed to certify you, the individual guide, with the skills necessary to effectively guide clients in Rock, Alpine, and/or Ski terrain.

What is an American mountain guide certification?

The AMGA’s American Mountain Guide Certification is the highest level of credential attainable by a professional mountain guide, and is an achievement recognized in more than 20 International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA) member countries.

What is the Amga’s climbing instructor certification?

The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) has endorsed the AMGA’s Single Pitch Instructor and Climbing Wall Instructor certificates. The UIAA sets world standards for Climbing Instructor certification.