Quentin Colombat

Like most Mountains Guides and outdoors addicts, I'm not from the mountains, but from the North East of France where fog and mud are more common. Since my childhood, I dreamed of climbing, mountaineering, and skiing. My life has been driven by playing in the natural environment, discovering what's out there, and traveling.

After graduation as a sports teacher, I moved to the Alps and graduated as a ski patrol and trekking leader mtb guide. These professional activities brought me a strong knowledge of the snow/alpine environment and allowed me to discover European mountains and trails with groups of clients. My time off was dedicated to rock climbing and mountaineering.

A few years later the natural evolution has been to take the UIAGM/ IFMGA mountain guide qualification, to get more technical knowledge, and the ability to bring people to discover mountains higher and further.

I'm now based in Morzine, a quiet mountain village 1 hour from Chamonix, where I spend wintertime working for the ski patrol and also as a ski guide (off-piste skiing and ski touring) with a slice of ice climbing, and summers as a full-time mountain guide, from canyoning to mountaineering ascents. Spring and fall time are for traveling (Norway & Iceland are awesome for spring skiing, Jordan is great for rock climbing late October.