Feature  History  Bios  Events  Orgs  Gear  Photos  Forum  Quotes  Reads  Links  Home		This feature article was snagged from . Click here for the previous articles Questions to Ask a Guide or Guide Service - Ask the guide service who will be your guide! They should be able to tell you who will be leading your trip or climb, or at least give you a short list of those among whom they will choose, as scheduling or other variables may dictate flexibility until the last minute. - Ask the guide if they have permits for the area in which you will be climbing (not necessary with UIAGM guides in UIAGM countries outside the U.S.) - Ask the guide if they have liability insurance to cover the activity and the area (not necessary with UIAGM guides in UIAGM countries outside the U.S.) - Ask guides in the United States if they are AMGA certified in the activity you will be doing with them - Ask the guide if they are UIAGM certified when your trip or climb will be in a UIAGM member country (Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Austria, Peru, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, or Spain), and if not, ask whether this is required in the area where you will be climbing. - If your guide is not certified (or perhaps even if they are, depending on your interest), ask them, their employer or another guide you trust, about their training and experience, about their company's training policies or programs, how long they have been in business, any incidents or accidents in their history. How deeply you delve into all of this depends on how much energy or concern you have, and with how well known or documented their business is.
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