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The International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA), founded in 1965 by guides from Austria, France, Switzerland and Italy, is the international umbrella for mountain guide associations from more than 20 countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania, representing a total of almost 7,000 guides. Each national association represents all of that country’s mountain guides who are qualified according to IFMGA guidelines. The IFMGA is also known as the Union internationale des associations de guide de montagne (UIAGM) and Internationale Vereinigung der Bergführerverbände (IVBV) in Europe. In 1972, the ACMG became the first member nation outside of Europe to be permitted to join the IFMGA.
IFMGA

IFMGA Mission:

The IFMGA governs for its members the profession of mountain guiding internationally by:

  • developing and maintaining standards of practice that drive consistency in the mountain guiding profession for its member
  • developing and maintaining a model code of professional ethics for mountain guides for its members
  • facilitating information exchange and fellowship among its member associations and their members
  • holding member associations accountable to its mandatory training standards
  • promoting reciprocity of access among member associations
  • supporting the development of each national mountain guide association, who is member of the IFMGA
  • actively representing the interests of the mountain guides to national and international authorities and media

 

 

Aims of the IFMGA:

  • Regulate the mountain guide profession at a global scale
  • Represent the interests of the mountain guiding profession to governments
  • Support standardized laws and regulations for the mountain guide profession
  • Determine mandatory international training standards
  • Implement reciprocal acceptance of IFMGA qualification
  • Support free professional activity for mountain guides
  • Support existing national mountain guides associations and develop new ones
  • Provide services and assistance for mountain guides

Visit the IFMGA Website Open link