Activity: Alpine Treks
Hamid Shafaghi
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Having written two instruction manuals for Navigation training in Iran, plus another for Bigwall climbing, Hamid is the founder of these courses in Iran and has taught them in Iran, Europe, and Australia. Hamid operates his own Iran-based guiding business, and spends his Australia-based months running courses, guiding and ski touring. Make sure to check…
Simon Mentz
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Co-author of the acclaimed “Arapiles Selected Climbs” guidebook and one of Australia’s most respected climbing instructors, Simon Mentz brings unparalleled expertise to our guiding team. Based in Natimuk just minutes from Mt Arapiles, Simon has established numerous first ascents including the iconic free route on Tasmania’s Totem Pole. With decades of experience guiding everyone from…
John Kazanas
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John is a passionate rock climber who has been an ACIA qualified single and multi-pitch climbing guide since 2015. He has been rock climbing since 2003 in both sport and trad climbing environments. John has also spent many years in various alpine environments backcountry skiing and ice climbing including in New Zealand’s Southern Alps and…
Alysa Atkinson
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Working as a ski patroller between Australia and Canada, and having just finished a season ski patrolling in Japan, Alysa spends 11 months of the year working and recreating in snowy alpine environments. Prior to patrolling, Alysa spent 2 years working in outdoor education, facilitating hard top and journey programs to young people in the…
Lachlan Short
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Lachlan Short spends 200+ days a year working and breathing in the outdoors as an outdoor educator and adventure guide, working primarily in alpine and rock environments. Some of the organisations and clients he has worked for include the University of the Sunshine Coast, Mt Buller, Thredbo Backcountry Guides, The North Face, Australian School of…
Luke Frisken
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Luke has a wealth of experience backcountry skiing in many locations in Australia. He currently lives in Mt Beauty (near Falls Creek) and has spent Winter seasons at a wide range of interesting ski touring locations around the world including Republic of Georgia, Kamchatka Russia, New Zealand, and Japan. Luke contributes his skills as an…
Simon Murray
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Simon ‘Wombat’ Murray has extensive local snow camping, ski mountaineering and rescue experience, he’s the local area expert for the program and affectionately termed ‘Camp Dad’. He’s put together the Ski/Split touring program for the Victorian Backcountry Festival six years running and before that, the ‘MSCs Slay Safe’ Program, overseeing literally hundreds of independent ski/split…