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EnGLISH SummArY
English SUMMARY
ProfESSIon: mountAIn GuIDE
In 2008 Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Russia
initiated the opening of Russian school for training the
mountain guides. From the very beginning it was decided
that the school will perform in compliance with UIAGM
standards (International Federation of Mountain Guides
Associations).
According to the expert’s assessments at present 250 - 500
specialists who might be called mountain guides work in Russia.
The lower limit means the specialists working full time. The
upper limit means specialists combining the profession of a
mountain guide with any other work. Today this profession isn’t
included in the register of professions. The Mountaineering and
Climbing Federation makes the first steps on the way to the
official recognition of this profession, i.e. the ethical code of a
mountain guide has been ratified, and the problem is now being
discussed with the Ministry.
ThE mEaSurES aImEd aT ThE formaTIon of mounTaIn guIdE
aSSocIaTIon In ruSSIa
Long before this day on October 30, 2009 the representatives
of Mountaineering and Skiing communities of Russia had
a meeting with Bruno Pellicier, President of International
Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (UIAGM). Then
the round table “Mountain guides: the formation of the
professional community” was organized and supported by FAR
(Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Russia). Andrey
Volkov, President of the Federation, participated in the work
of the round table, acting as a moderator. The President of
Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Russia set an
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ambitious goal, i.e. to have 100 000 members in
the Federation by 2020.
“I am not interested in lesser activities,”
Volkov said. “In Germany they have almost
million members in Alpine Club (DAV). Yes, I
agree that only the minority belong to real
mountain climbers, all the rest are tourists, fans
of mountain hiking (tracking, skis, mountain
cycling), preferring spending their week-ends
in mountainous atmosphere. Nevertheless,
all these people have the feeling of closeness
to the same community. Till recently the
Federation was engaged only in elite sports
and there are only 100-200 people in the whole
country. We should emphasize the problem
of alpinism in our work and make adequate
proposal to those who would like to combine
mountain hiking with other passions both
associated with the mountains and not.”
WhaT ProbLEmS WErE dIScuSSEd?
First of all, Pellicier conveyed the opinion of the inspectors who
assessed the skills of the Russian mountaineers obtained after the
training courses carried out in the Central climbing school in the
“Bezengi” mountaineering camp. On the whole, UIAGM assessed
the results of the Russian climbers positively and supported the
aspiration of our country to have more rational approach to the
professions. During the round table talks the mountain climbers
and skiers offered to form the Mountain Guide Association in
Russia as the part of the Mountaineering and Climbing Federation
of Russia. In its turn, the Mountaineering and Climbing Federation
of Russia opened the National climbing school, an analogue of
UIAGM climbing school, to train Russian mountain guides.
The procedure initiated by the Mountaineering and Climbing
Federation of Russia in spring 2009 should stimulate the market
of the professional mountain guides. The main task of the
Federation was to help the mountain climbers and guides in
realization of their professional and sports skills.
The questions raised by mountain climbers and skiers at the
round table were answered by Alexey Ovchinnikov, Executive
Director of the Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of
Russia; Bruno Pellicier, UIAGM President; Sergey Zon-Zam,
an organizer of freeride competitions and Fedor Farberov, a
mountain guide.
Of course, the most part of the questions concerned the
training courses and its prices. The Russian program will be
based on the Canada model. It will include two parts: “Alpinism”
and “Alpine skiing”. Upon the completion of each training course
the student will be certified as the National Mountain Guide with
the reference to the respective specialty. Upon the completion of
the full training course, i.e. both parts the graduate will receive
UIAGM International certificate with the right to work abroad.
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