- Respect and enjoy the mountain environment
- Enjoy people and teaching wilderness travel
- Demonstrate a high level of professional competence and ability to instruct sound wilderness and backcountry travel skills
- Aware of strengths and weaknesses; yours, your clients’ and our company’s
- Demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Tolerance and patience for adversity, diversity, and uncertainty
- Be punctual and reliable
- Able to give and receive constructive feedback, sense of humor (important!)
- Maintain a high regard for client safety and client experience (critical!)
- Learn client expectations and strive to meet them
- Relate local knowledge including natural and cultural history
- Demonstrate and promote minimum impact practices and environmental awareness
- Provide leadership, instruction, and medical care during an emergency
- Inspect and maintain equipment
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