About

RPM Guiding is the trading name for Ric Potter, IFMGA Mountain Guide.

I am a fully qualified International Mountain Guide (IFMGA), Mountain Instructor (MIC/WMCI) and Outdoor Activities Teacher (PGCE)

I’m a member of the British Association of Mountain Guides (BMG) . I am also a volunteer team member of Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue team (OVMRO)

I have been climbing and skiing since I was a teenager in the 1980s. Highlights include exploratory mountaineering in the Himalayas and the Andes, many of the famous Alpine and Scottish climbs ,  desert rock climbs and big walls in North America, and countless backcountry adventures on ski or snowboard in many parts of the world from Japan to the Arctic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I gained my MIC qualification (WMCI) in 1994, and qualified as a full IFMGA Mountain Guide in 2002. Since 1991 I have worked in the mountains with guests in lots of amazing places from all over Europe to the Himalayas and Antarctica. I worked full time in the Alps as a Chamonix based mountain guide for many years .

Now I mainly work in the UK,  the Alps and Arctic Norway.  I offer private guiding, courses and trips in all aspects of climbing, mountaineering and snow sports – for individuals and groups of friends.

The aim is to provide professional guiding and instruction without losing the adventurous spirit of amateur climbing, skiing or snowboarding, so that it’s enjoyable and fun, but also challenging and with a high level of safety.

The Mountain Guide Qualification

By employing the services of a qualified IFMGA Mountain Guide you are guaranteed to be guided by someone who not only has a wealth of experience, but has also been through a rigorous training and assessment program and apprenticeship, in all aspects of mountaineering and skiing guiding. It is only a fully qualified IFMGA Guide who can legally guide you in the high mountains and on glaciers – most Guides have spent 10 years of their life gaining the experience and attending all the courses and assessments necessary to pass all the exams.