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we have opened up many opportunities for outdoorsy people who would like to make a living doing something they love.
The hiking guide profession is exactly that – a profession. It’s a serious responsibility to be trusted with people’s vacations in a world where time is the most precious resource, and people work 50 weeks a year to enjoy two weeks off, one of which is on a guided tour with you. It’s also a profession with many benefits. Read on to learn all about what it means to make your living out on the trail!
Guide our most precious guest, in their most precious vacation time. Tell the stories that comes with the place you are visiting. And make the big difference.
The top reason to become a hiking guide is the positive impact you have on the guests you take out on the trail. For many people in the world, setting aside a week to experience the best. It’s a tremendous privilege to be able to lead guests on outdoor experiences they’ll never forget. Seeing the effect on them as the beauty of the world’s wild places sinks into their consciousness is an honor. That’s not to say every guest has a profound experience, but many do, and it’s largely because of a great guide when it happens.
What a gift it is to work in the outdoors, to wake up to a bright blue sky, to sit around a campfire at night, to spend your days in the world’s most beautiful places. It’s true, it doesn’t pay nearly what many professions do – but everyone else is working in their offices 50 weeks a year so they can spend their one week a year with you in your office.
The amazing irony is that many natural science jobs – outside of academia – are in the extractive industries like mining and drilling. Guiding offers natural science majors an opportunity to share their
knowledge and passion with their guests in a positive, education-oriented natural environment.
If healthy, physical work appeals to you, then finding a hiking guide job might be a great choice. Spending your work days out on the trail can be difficult at times, but also deeply fulfilling. Summiting peaks, hiking canyons, trekking to waterfalls – these are the activities that fill up a trekking guide’s average day. It also requires cooking, first-aid, natural interp, logistical planning, driving and more – but the first responsibility is taking people on great hikes.
Our areas of work give you the possibility to take world class nature pictures & videos. So if you have a passion for photos, this is your type of work.