The East European Mountain Guides Association is proud and happy to enter a relationship with SCARPA® as the association’s footwear partner. Since 1938 SCARPA® has been producing world class footwear. From 1956 family owned and run, the company has become synonymous with innovation and excellence in running, hiking, climbing and skiing footwear. SCARPA®’s mission statement, in […]
UPDATE OF 1 FEBRUARY 2021 – CHANGES OCCURING Due to the current travel restrictions in place across Europe we are being forced to postpone the 2021 Entry Test for IFMGA Guides’ Training from Central and Eastern Europe. At this juncture we are considering two options, either and both depending on the development of the SARS-COV2 […]
Asociația Est Europeană a Ghizilor Montani UIAGM (EEMGA) organizează în perioada 26-27-28 Decembrie 2020 în Munții Făgăraș, la Bâlea, un Curs de Dezvoltare Profesională. Acest curs se adresează în exclusivitate ghizilor montani profesionisti din România indiferent de formatorul profesional care i-a certificat. Prioritate o au ghizii montani care activeaza profesional. Instructorii sunt ghizi montani certificați […]
The East European Mountain Guides Association is proud and happy to enter a relationship with Grivel as the association’s hardware partner. The oldest mountaineering gear manufacturer still operating today, Grivel has been producing world class equipment since 1818. For over two hundred years Grivel has been at the forefront of innovation starting with the first modern crampons […]
During 27 February – 4 March 2019 the EEMGA had its second generation’s entry test. 17 people registered and 16 took part in the test. 14 male and 2 female representing: Bulgaria (5), Romania (5), Hungary (2), Czech Republic (1), Slovenia (1), Croatia (1), Ukraine (1).The exams took place in Slovenia around Kranjska Gora (ice […]
IFMGA Announcement of November 2018 Entry Test for IFMGA Guides’ Training from Central and Eastern Europe February 2019 The International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA – UIAGM – IVBV) is organising a new entry test for the Central and Eastern European Guides’ Training Programme in Slovenia. Exact locations will be made publicly available closer to the […]
For all interested parties. In order to prepare for the ski module of the guide’s training (but not exclusively!) we are organising a ski technique improvement course during 25 – 26 – 27 December 2018. The location of the course is Pitztaler Gletscher in Austria. Instructors will be Lisa Horst and Tim Fritz from DSLV […]
On 21-st of June 2018 fourteen mountain guides from East and South East Europe have received their IFMGA pin at Ecole Nationale de Ski et Alpinisme (ENSA) in Chamonix from the Director of the Alpinism Department, Francois Marsigny and the IFMGA President Christian Trommsdorff in the presence of some of their instructors and some of […]
A recent post on the Explore-Share blog described EEMGA efforts to organize an IFMGA training course in Eastern Europe. Several EEMGA members who are currently training to become fully-certified IFMGA guides are already using the platform to promote their programs, both in Eastern European countries and in other classic mountaineering destinations. Explore-Share has seen its […]
Unfortunately, the enrolment numbers for the entry test of 2018 have been particularly low compared to last two years. A minimum number of trainees is required by the fact that during the formation period (3 years), statistically, a number of people will leave the training either due to personal reasons, injury or due to failing […]
For all interested parties. In order to prepare for the ski module of the guide’s training (but not exclusively!) we are oganising a ski technique improvement course during 15-17 March 2018. The location of the course is Pitztaler Gletscher in Austria. Instructors will be Lisa Horst and Tim Fritz from DSLV (Deutscher Skilehrerverband). Both Lisa […]
The 2018 IFMGA Mountain Guides Training for the EEMGA will take place in Slovenia during 19-26 February. Exact locations will be made publicly available closer to the start date. Applications deadline 1 February! Candidates who have received in writing the confirmation that their application, based on their mountaineering CV, has been accepted will be tested […]
For all interested parties. In order to prepare for the 2018 Entry test (but not exclusively!) we are oganising an improvement / preparatory ski technique course during 4-7 December 2017. The location of the course is Pitztaler Gletscher in Austria. Instructor will be Tim Fritz from DSLV (Deutscher Skilehrerverband). Tim is experienced in teaching the ski technique […]
IFMGA Announcement Oct 2017 – Entry Test for IFMGA Guides' Training from Central and Eastern Europe February 2018 The International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA – UIAGM – IVBV) is organising a new entry test for the Central and Eastern European Guides’ Training Programme in the winter of 2018 in Slovenia. The dates for […]
Following a three week long rock and alpine course hosted by ENSA (Ecole Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme) in Chamonix the following 14 individuals have received the IFMGA Aspirant Guide attestation from ENSA and DDCS Haute Savoie: 1 Cosmin Andron (Romania) other affiliations: VOBS & AGMR 2 Ilia Berulava (Georgia) other affiliations: VOBS & GMGA […]
Adapted programme – PRO only – G1 11-25 February 2017 – Winter I Course and Winter Aspirant guide exam – Balea (Carpathians, Romania) 12-30 June 2017 – Summer I Course and Summer Aspirant guide exam – Chamonix (Alps, France) 1 July 2017 – 7 April 2018 – IFMGA Aspirant Guide Practicum 8-22 April 2018 – […]
2017 entry test took place in Romania. Candidates were tested on rock climbing (in climbing shoes and mountaineering boots), ice climbing (steep ice and classical 10 point crampon / one ice axe technique) and ski (ascent and descent). For this 'pro-only" entry test for the adapted curriculum there were candidates from Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and […]
For all interested parties. In order to prepare for the 2017 Entry test we are oganising an improvement / preparatory ski technique course during 14-15-16 November 2016. The location of the course is Pitztaler Gletscher in Austria. Instructors are Lisa Horst and Tim Fritz from DSLV (Deutscher Skilehrerverband). They are experienced in teaching the ski technique courses for the […]
Following the 2017 ENTRY TEST ANNOUNCEMENT below you will find the application form for the 2017 entry test. Please fill in carefully and please do not fill in duplicates! If by any chance the circumstances have changed after you have submitted the form please email us at admissions@eemga.org and we will tackle each case on an […]
IFMGA Announcement Oct 2016 – Entry Test Guides' Training February 2017 Following the first successful "Eastern European" entry test held in Romania last February, the International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA – UIAGM – IVBV) is organising a new entry test for the Guides’ Training Programme in the winter of 2017 in the Carpathians (Romania). […]
During 25-28 February 2016 the first entry test organised by the IFMGA for candidates from non IFMGA member countries in East and South Eastern Europe has taken place in Romania. The rock climbing was organised in the Turzii Gorge (Apuseni Mountains) and the ice climbing and ski tests were held in the Fagaras mountains. There […]
Invitation: IFMGA mountain guides formation for individual alpinists from central, east and southeast Europrean countries without IFMGA membership Dear interested alpinists As already anounced earlier we (the IFMGA) are on the way to start an guides training and examination for individual candidates from different countries, especially from central, east and south east […]
A concept Initial situation: The IFMGA is the organization of all associations with an internationally recognized mountain guides training and has been existing for 50 years now. At the beginning the members were the classic countries where mountain guiding was practiced in the Alps: Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy and Germany. Over time also […]