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IVBV · UIAGM · IFMGA Mountain Guide

Experience thethrill of skiing and climbing

IVBV · UIAGM · IFMGA certified mountain guide

Climbing, mountaineering and skiing with a certified guide — built on trust, mountain craft and a deep love of wild places.

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The spirit of the mountains

Mastering the alpine — safely, purposefully.

The mountains ask for respect, preparation and an honest commitment to the craft. That's the foundation of every day we spend together.

I don't just lead the way — I partner with you to move well through complex terrain, reading conditions and managing risk so the experience stays both ambitious and safe. I share my knowledge, I ask questions so we both learn through the experience. Whether it's your first summit or your fiftieth, the goal is the same: a journey and adventure.

Where the nature take us

Many disciplines, one philosophy

A ski tourer on the Silvretta traverse

Ski Touring

If you already enjoy skiing on-piste or off-piste, ski touring is the next step beyond the resorts — climbing on skins to earn untracked descents. From half-day outings to multi-day haute-route type traverses that link high passes, glaciers and mountain huts, it trades lift queues for wild winter terrain, fewer people, and the quiet satisfaction of earning every turn.

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Ilona on a summit ridge of Leysin ski resort, ready to ski

Freeride

Lift-assisted off-piste for the descent-focused — deep powder, open faces and couloirs reached quickly by lift or a short skin. All the reward of big-mountain skiing, with every line and the timing of it chosen through avalanche craft and a careful read of the snowpack.

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A rock climber on red desert sandstone above the vast Wadi Rum valley in Jordan.

Climbing

Rock and ice climbing across the Alps and beyond — granite and limestone, single pitch to long multi-pitch routes. Switzerland alone ranges from the accessible multi-pitch of the Alpstein to the steep, technical walls of the Wendenstöcke and the classic ridges of the Salbit. Further afield the granite of Norway's Lofoten Islands rises straight from the sea. Whether you're stepping onto real rock for the first time or chasing a hard objective, the day or a trip is built around your level and the conditions.

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Spaghetti tour

Mountaineering

The great summits of the Alps. Switzerland holds 48 of Alps' 82 four-thousand-metre peaks — a true mountaineer's playground of classic glacier ascents, technical ridges and exhilarating mixed routes, from Weissmies and Alphubel to the Zinalrothorn. Beyond the giants lie quieter, equally rewarding peaks, and multi-day traverses like the Spaghetti Tour that link 4,000m summits across the Monte Rosa massif, hut to hut, deep in the heart of the Alps. Or maybe you'd like to explore Cordiliera Blanca in Peru or other remote mountain ranges...

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Ilona Switzerland Climbing Guide

Meet your guide

Ilona Gaweda

A certified IVBV/UIAGM/IFMGA guide, I've spent my life learning to read the mountains — their weather, their snow, their rock. Guiding, for me, is a partnership: I bring the craft and the calm so you can meet the summit on your own terms.

Every certified guide trains for years across alpine, rock and ice climbing, backcountry skiing and rescue. It's a promise of safety, judgement and genuine professionalism in wild terrain.

Let's talk

The mountain is waiting.
Let's plan your line.

Tell me your objective, your dates and your experience — and I'll shape a trip around them. You can also explore proposed trips.