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THE MOUNTAIN GUIDES OF TRENTINO
The history of the alpine guides in Trentino began with the birth of alpinism in the Dolomites. Its protagonists are explorers from England, Germany, Austria and local mountain guides. The mountain guide’s profession has been subject to changes and development. Until the end of the 18^th century they were the guides of rich aristocrats keen on granting their name to a famous peak or wall. The modern alpine guide however, is a professional with not only a profound knowledge of the manifold traditional and modern alpine techniques but is also an expert in nature, culture and history. In those days and at present, the mountain guides are the authors of national and international alpine history.
The Trentino Alpine Guide Association is preparing the guides for their professional life. In Trentino 220 alpine guides are registered; they are being distributed among 12 alpine schools and/or other types of guides’ associations. Practically in each valley of Trentino you can find an association of mountain guides which can provide information and advice. The alpine schools or guides’ associations are offering a vast range of activities and courses which can be booked directly. With a mountain guide on your side, a day in the mountains, a simple excursion through the forests of our National Parks or a climbing tour in the Dolomites, will become an unforgettable experience.
The alpine guides of Arco Trentino are publishing an annual program offering daily or weekly excursions/events which are suitable for everyone who has already been in the mountains but is mainly addressing those who want to make first contact with them. The program includes excursions, trekking tours, climbing trips, high alpine treks, freeclimbing or excursions in the National Parks with special park guides.

Karin
	Our German team coordinator is interpreter for the English language. She is keeping contacts with travel agencies and private clients, making reservations in hotels, apartments or camping grounds; she organizes adventure trips, group incentives and „active holidays“ around Garda Lake and abroad. She is very much familiar with our outdoor activities, as she herself loves to accompany our clients on climbs, excursions, trips to natural parks, vie ferrate or on high mountain tours. Hobbies: climbing, adventure trips, Trentino
Delio
	mountain guide – As a child already he had been following the paths and vie ferrate in the area around Garda Lake. He has been following the evolution of Trentino’s climbing history. In the mountain guides school he is mainly teaching climbing courses. His has acquired his climbing experience and specialization mainly in the climbing areas around Arco and Garda Trentino. Climbing has always been his passion, however, very often he is accompanying friends on excursions and vie ferrate. His favorite zone are the big walls of the Brenta Dolomites where he has gathered his first climbing experiences. Hobbies: adventure trips, diving instructor, webmaster, computer, Internet
Mariano
	mountain guide – canyoning expert – In our alpine School he is being considered the top canyoning guide. He is not only a very good climber but he has also been following the entire evolution of canyoning, from discovery to development of the torrents, in the area around Garda Lake. His working territory is in and around Arco. He organizes the canyoning trips and does personally accompany his clients in the torrents. His great passions are high alpine and skiing tours. He will join his friends to the highest tops of the Alps or climb with them on the walls in the climbing areas around Garda Lake (Trentino). Hobbies: adventure trips, trekking in Nepal, biological agriculture, viniculture and vegetable gardening
Lorenzo
	Mountain guide - With great success he has finished his studies in economy at the university of London. However, he had decided to give up the financial carrier and to follow his passion for the mountains, climbing, vie ferrate and the trekking on our grand glaciers of the Alps. He is now working as a competent mountain guide in the mountains of the Dolomites in Trentino. In our mountain school he is mostly working with our English speaking guests, as well as with foreign tour operators and company incentive trips, such as trekking, via ferrata, free climbing and snowshoe hikes in wintertime. Hobbies: collaborator with various mountain magazines as author and photographer.
Sergio
	mountain guide – expert for high alpine tours who knows every path in the Dolomites and Trentino. His is demonstrating his managerial qualities in his functions as keeper of two mountain huts and as organizer of group incentives, fairs and events. Even as a manager of two mountain huts in the Adamello Group – Brenta and Marmolada, he can make the time to practice his occupation as alpine guide. With great passion he will accompany his friends on high alpine tours, glaciers and vie ferrate. Sergio is the top advisor for all outdoor activities in the high mountains. Hobbies: managing two mountain huts does not leave him much time, otherwise: skiing, sharing time with and enjoying the company of his friends
Jo
	mountain guide - Young, ambitious and highly talented mountain guide in the process of entering the small circle of the world's best alpinists. With humility and perseverance he has accomplished significant results in international alpinism. As a passionate trekking excursionist, he has shown his talent in countless expeditions and new adventures in Bolivia, Ecuador, Alaska, Borneo and the Himalaya. In our organization he is the expert for special and adventurous outdoor activities, courses in high-alpinism, trekking in all parts of the world, excursions on glaciers. Hobby and secret dream: to train and teach his guests his experience and to enable them to reach a peak of 8000-meters altitude together.