Stefan Palm - UIAGM mountainguide

I became a Swedish International mountainguide in 1994, UIAGM.  Since then I have guided year round all over the world. Rockclimbing, alpine climbing, trekking, skitouring, offpist lift-skiing, heliskiing and expeditions. I love my job and I always think of new places to take my clients. Safety is the first issue, then comes happy days with magic ski-descents and good company. Never too far away from a good laugh and a good meal:)  My interest for skiing /climbing and the nature started early. After I finished school I spent quite a few winters skibumming in Chamonix,  then I attended a Tourism and Sport school for two years in Kiruna, in the north of Sweden.  During the years 1991-94 I did my training to be a mountainguide, and got my badge 1994. Member of the Swedish Guide Association (SBO) training and examining team since 2002. I have enjoyed longdistance multisport-races in NZ and Argentina, a great way to see the country. Pia and I decided to travel and take our jobs everywhere. We love New Zealand. My favorite travels for skiing at the moment is Japan and Chile, and India.... and northern Sweden.... well, in fact, the world is magic. Today heliskiing in the north of Sweden and around the world is popular, and I like it too. THOUGH skitouring is life :)

Education: • Swedish Mountainguide exam UIAGM • the french equivalence UIAGM guide * Member of bureau des Guides La Grave since 1999 * Swedish Ski Instructors exam ISIA • Swedish Rock Climbing Instructor • Swedish Ski Patrol Education SLAO • New Zealand Telemark Instructor NZSIA Expeditions: • Muztagata 7546 m, Swedish telemark expedition 1993 • Several skiing expeditions to Japan, India, Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Iceland, Chile, Marocco, New Zealand, Greenland, Corsica and of course around the european alps and the scandinavian mountains. Adventure races: Kebnekaise Classic, podium  two times• Keppler Mountain marathon, 67 km 5h 52min, NZ 1994 • Eco Challenge, Team Human Link Argentina 1999 •