Dave Searle
IFMGA certified
I’m a British IFMGA guide based in Chamonix where I’ve been resident for the past 15 years.
IFMGA Mountain Guides · The Alps
Hire a top IFMGA mountain guide in the Alps
Ski the Vallée Blanche. Climb Mont Blanc. Learn to move on a glacier. Tell us what you want to do and we'll put you in contact with top IFMGA mountain guides — you get real quotes back, compare them side by side, and book the one you like.
Where do you want to go?
From the Chamonix glaciers to the Arlberg powder — pick a valley and see what the guides there run.
Book your winter now
Powder days, glacier descents and the avalanche skills to enjoy them safely. The best guides get booked out by autumn — these are the trips worth locking in early.
Haute Route Ski Tour, Chamonix to Zermatt
6 days+ · Advanced
From 1,700 EUR
Crevasse Rescue Course in Chamonix
1 day · Beginner
From 120 EUR
Avalanche Course in Chamonix
1–3 days · Beginner
From 50 EUR
Off-Piste Skiing Guide in Chamonix
1 day · Advanced
From 120 EUR
Ski the Vallée Blanche with a Guide in Chamonix
1 day · Intermediate
From 120 EUR
Ski Touring Course in Chamonix
1 day · Beginner
From 120 EUR
Ice Climbing Course in Chamonix
1 day · Beginner
From 300 EUR
Crevasse Rescue Course in Courmayeur
1 day · Beginner
From 80 EUR
Off-Piste Skiing Guide in Courmayeur
1 day · Advanced
From 120 EUR
Climb the Breithorn with a Guide: Your First 4000er
1 day · Intermediate
From 200 CHF
Freeride Guide at Monte Rosa
1 day · Advanced
From 130 EUR
Ski Touring Course in Innsbruck
1 day · Beginner
From 150 EUR
Freeride Guide in Innsbruck
1 day · Advanced
From 150 EUR
Avalanche Course in Innsbruck
1–3 days · Beginner
From 150 EUR
Climb Gran Paradiso with a Guide
2 days+ · Intermediate
From 260 EUR
Ice Climbing Course in Cogne
1 day · Beginner
From 150 EUR
Multi-Pitch Climbing Course, Aosta Valley
1 day · Intermediate
From 250 EUR
Off-Piste Skiing Guide in St Anton
1 day · Beginner
From 170 EUR
Ski the Valluga with a Guide
1 day · Expert
From 290 EUR
Alphubeljoch Ski Tour with a Guide, Saas-Fee
1 day · Advanced
From 270 CHF
Off-Piste Skiing Guide in Verbier
1 day · Advanced
From 140 CHF
Off-Piste Skiing Guide in Engelberg
1 day · Advanced
From 180 CHF
Meet our Oak partnered guides
Every guide on Oak is a working mountain professional.
Didac Bartolome
IFMGA certified
I’m Didac, a IFMGA mountain guide, canyoning guide, ex-profreerider, surfer and paraglider.
Bjartur Ólafsson
IFMGA certified
IFMGA Mountain Guide from Iceland 🇮🇸 📍Living in Chamonix
Polly Harmer
IFMGA certified
I’m an IFMGA mountain guide based in Chamonix where I’ve been resident for the last 12 years.
Tom Ripley
IFMGA certified
I am an IFMGA Mountain Guide based in the Chamonix Valley.
Ben O'Connor Croft
IFMGA certified
International Mountain Guide, IFMGA qualified through the ENSA school here in Chamonix, 20 years skiing experience here in the valley, Have worked all over the world, Climbing Volc
Will Harris
IFMGA certified
IFMGA Mountain guide based near Chamonix, France.
Naoise Ó Muircheartaigh
IFMGA certified
IFMGA mountain guide based in Chamonix, France and Kerry, Ireland.
Why Book With Oak
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What people say afterwards
Reviews from people who booked their guide through Oak.
Santeri
Steep Skiing Techniques with Dave Searle
★★★★★
Really great course. I got a lot out of the course that helped me progress my skiing the rest of the season. 5/5 would recommend.
Enea
Basic Mountaineering Course – Punta Helbronner 2 days
★★★★★
Really good, Francesco was great, I learned a lot and had a great time
yanxiang
3 days Alpine Training & Summit Pigne d’Arolla (3,796 m)
★★★★★
It was great! I had a lot of fun and learned a lot about alpinism techniques.
Alexandra
Crevasse Rescue course
★★★★★
The guide was super competent and the course was very useful for me. Thank you!
Satyen
Basic Mountaineering Course – Punta Helbronner 2 days
★★★★★
Really great 2-day BMC course in Italy! Learned a lot about mountaineering, safety, and glacier travel. The instructors were knowledgeable, patient, and made the whole experience super fun. Highly recommended!
Finlay
Monte Rosa tour: Climb, learn and discovery the High Mountains
★★★★★
Absolutely incredible tbh. The guides were always willing to give more info than the course outlined if you had a question.
Sam
Monte Rosa tour: Climb, learn and discovery the High Mountains
★★★★★
We were really impressed with the skill level of the guides. Many thanks to Francesco and his team
Tell us what you want to climb or ski. We'll find the guide.
One short form — your dates, your group, what you have in mind. It goes out to qualified guides across the Alps and their quotes come straight back to you. Nothing to pay to ask, and no obligation to book.