About
I've been in the mountains all my life, but it took a while until I climbed my first 6000 meter mountain.
At first I was very happy not to go near a mountain for about two weeks. But slowly I was thinking of another climb.
But which?
That's where the idea for this site came from. Slowly I decided on a mountain (Mt Elbrus), but still it took half a morning of googling around to decide on:
- what route to do (if there even were multiple)
- what time of year is it climbed
- what gear would I need, what I already had or much more
- were permits required?
- of all the tour companies, who were legit and well reviewed
- what would it all realistically cost
- how long would it take
All this info is easily found online, but I wanted a better way - with everything gathered in one place.
As I've travelled around the world mountaineering, there are some common experiences to finding a guide. There are guide agencies/companies with nice websites (the kind you find on the first page of google), and then there are less sophisticated but equally capable guides who just have a small store front - if that.
Usually you'll get basically the same trip from either guide, but with a gigantic price difference. For example, I first climbed Island peak in Nepal for a few hundred dollars, but encountered others paying $1k or $2k and saw trips online going for $3k or $4k and upwards.
The goal with Guided Peaks is to open up the market of guides, to help climbers find a better deal and likewise let guides find more clients. Win win.
So Guided Peaks serves three goals:
- help you discover mountains
- give you all the information in one place to decide if a mountain is for you
- connect you to guides
Contact
If you have any questions/feedback about the site, as a guide or climber get in touch: [email protected]