Ski Guides, Ski Instructors and Adventure Ski Leaders

Experience

Ella is an ex-worldcup Swiss ski racer. She's a fully qulified ski instructor who speaks fluent English, German, French and Spanish and has over 10 years' of teaching experience. Ella says "My coaching can have you confidently making your first turns on-piste or smoothly gliding through deep-powder off-piste. Everyone has varying learning styles, comfort levels and differing goals. I work to understand your unique needs. I love the Chamonix valley and am passionate about helping you to make the most of your course."

Experience

I’m a British ski instructor with 19 years of teaching experience. From New Zealand to America and the European Alps I've seen some great skiing locations. I think I have finally rested in the best of them all- Chamonix. Not just for skiing, Chamonix has lots more to offer and I love all the mountaineering, climbing and ski touring this place has. In the summers you can find me guiding groups around the walking trails as I am also a fully qualified International Mountain Leader.

As a ski instructor, expect what you ask for. I'm a good listener and work hard to give what's required. As you'd expect it's mostly the desire to become an awesome skier. I'll explain, we'll go practice and by a constant shaping of your skiing performance we'll get you faster, on steeper slopes and looking more and more stylish with every bit of effort you put in…... let’s go shred!!!

Experience

Richard Dupont was born in Annecy but has lived in the French Pyrenees for the past 30 years. Richard guides each summer on Jagged Globe Alpine Mountaineering courses, and has climbed ice with Jagged Globe Marketing Director, Tom Briggs, in his local area, Gavarnie. Richard is also a very keen ski tourer and has led ski tours to lots of interesting places. He speaks excellent English, has an incredibly relaxed demeanour and is a brilliant person to spend time with. Richard has a wealth of experience, not just in the Alps, but all over the world.

Recent Trips
Oberland 4000ers 2026

Experience

Enrico began his career as an aerospace engineer, his first love, before becoming a Mountain Guide in 2013. Both passions have been driven by a quest to take paths unknown to him, in any area, from the mountains to engineering, but he derives the most gratification from being a Mountain Guide. What he enjoys most about guiding is sharing his knowledge about the mountains and its activities with his friends and clients, always looking for the best way to teach what he has learned. His mountaineering activity found its playground in the Dolomites, where he enjoys ice climbing, ski touring, freeride skiing, rock climbing, and mountaineering. He has climbed most of the mountains in the area, and has ventured beyond the Dolomites all over the Alps, continuing to hone his technique on snow, rock, and ice in the high mountains. Enrico divides his time between Padova, east of Venice, and Alleghe, in the Dolomite foothills.

Experience

Slovenian Mountain Guide, Klemen, has a long history with Jagged Globe which begun guiding on Jagged Globe ice climbing courses, in 2007. He has led expeditions to the Himalaya for us (Ama Dablam), as well as regularly guiding on Spring Ski Tours and Summer Alpine Courses.

Experience

A fully qualified mountain guide for nearly twenty years, Jim climbs mainly in Europe, with trips to Peru, Bolivia, Nepal, Canada and rock climbing in France, Italy, Spain, Sinai and North America. He is a past trainer and assessor for the British Mountain Guides Association and has been a regular Course Director and guide on Jagged Globe Alpine Courses for many years. Jim is based in the Chamonix Valley and is a brilliant skier and teacher, as well as mountaineer and guide. His wealth of experience has been appreciated by our course participants time and time again, and we're lucky to have him as part of our guiding team.

Recent Trips
Saas 4000ers 2026
Alpine Diploma in Mountain Medicine Course Arolla 2026

Experience

Rachel is an independent ski instructor with 17 years' ski experience in the French Alps. Based in Chamonix, the mecca for all that is off piste, she has a sound knowledge of vast terrain to suit all ski levels. Running off piste courses, on piste technical development and woman’s all mountain weekends. She is a mountain addict who is constantly challenging herself through many endurance events. If your'e looking for a unique experience that will boost your confidence and take your skiing technique to another level then sign up for one of our courses in Chamonix.

Qualifications

• BASI Level 4 International Ski Teacher Diploma
• European Off-Piste and Mountain Safety
• Alpine Development Coach Level 2
• BSc Honors Sport Science with Psychology at Northumbria University

Experience

Hailing from Slovenia, Lori has an incredible mountaineering CV, which includes bold first ascents in the Himalaya and 8,000m summits. He qualified as an IFMGA mountain guide in 2004 and has been a popular member of our guiding team, since 2015.

Recent Trips
Alpine North Faces 2026

Experience

Graham has been climbing and skiing for nearly twenty-five years and has been involved with Jagged Globe in one way or another for over fifteen years now. Graham is also an MIC, based in North Wales, where he still lives for part of the year. As such he comes from an instructional background and is not only a superb guide, but teacher of mountaineering skills. He qualified as a British Mountain Guide in 1997 and works each spring and summer in the Alps, as well as leading expeditions further afield and still rock climbing to a high standard. Graham has led previous Jagged Globe teams in Nepal and on Khan Tengri in the Tien Shan.

Experience

"Neil was the best instructor I’ve had, he was very thorough, great feedback and always had a smile on his face".

Neil is a BASI Coach and BASI Off Piste and Mountain Safety Trainer. He has been based in The 3 Valleys for the past ten seasons. Neil has also worked in Italy and Switzerland, as well as other areas of France. Neil is an excellent Instructor who has done a great job working on our Off Piste Introduction week. He's not just a skier and during the summer months leads treks throughout the Alps.

Experience

Caroline Ogden qualified as Guide in New Zealand and she is now a member of the British Mountain Guides Association. She also holds NZ instructor association qualifications in Rock Climbing and Mountaineering. Caroline hails from Anglesey in North Wales, but lives for much of the year in New Zealand, where she works in the winter as a Ski Guide, doing a mixture of Heli-skiing, day-guiding and ski-mountaineering. She has also guided in the New Zealand summer on Mount Cook. Her thirty years of mountaineering and skiing experience has been gained in many ranges all over the world, and she has led expeditions for Jagged Globe to Kilimanjaro, Khumbu Climber and Ama Dablam. Caroline is one of key guides during the ski season and the summer months. Caroline is a great teacher, incredibly hard working and superb fun to be with in the mountains.

Other Interests

Caroline is a super enthusiastic rock climber. She is equally happy on traditional English run out naturally-protected routes as climbing bolt-protected tufas in the south of France! She also enjoys the occasional glass of wine!

Recent Trips
Saas 4000ers 2026

Experience

Andy Owen joined Jim Blyth in 2009 to help expand our All Mountain Skiing programme. Andy has been a guide on Jagged Globe Alpine Courses since his time as an aspirant and works exclusively for us throughout the summer season. During the winter, Andy has guided on our Snow and Ice Climbing courses in Scotland. He has now swopped climbing on the Ben, for European Icefalls, and during the spring, he straps on the planks and shares the joys of ski touring with our clients. Andy spent a couple of ski seasons in Chamonix prior to qualifying as a mountain guide, so he has a long pedigree of skiing and ski touring. He is a huge amount of fun to be with in the mountains, and has relished the opportunity to guide on our growing programme of skiing courses and tours.

Experience

Cristina was born in 1984, in Romania. Her initial profession was civil engineering before she became a full time mountain guide. She's a fully certified IFMGA Mountain Guide and member of the East European Mountain Guides Association (EEMGA) and the Syndicat National des Guides de Montagne (SNGM). She has climbed Khan Tengri, attempted a new route on the SW Face of Shishapangma and made the first ascent of Gandharva Chuli (6248m) in the Annapurna region of Nepal. In the Indian Himalaya, she attempted the SW Face of Bhagirathi I (6856m) and in the Zanskar region, attempted TI3 (6436m), climbing TI6 south summit (6431m) the same trip. Cristina enjoys all aspects of mountaineering and ski touring/mountaineering.

Experience

Based in the Central Highlands of Scotland, Lou hails from Devon and in 2022 qualified as a British Mountain Guide, having previously worked as a mountaineering instructor with a WMCI qualification. She is also a BASI Level 2 Ski Instructor and enjoys teaching and guiding in all aspects of climbing, mountaineering and skiing.

Experience

Greg has been working forJagged Globe since 2007. He is from La Palud, a tiny village on the edge of the Verdon Gorge in Provence, Southern France. During the spring and summer months, Greg guides in the European Alps and is frequently a Course Director on our Ski Touriung and Alpine Courses. As well as guiding for us, Greg also leads expeditions, most recently to Kilimanjaro.

Experience

Yildirim was born in Adana, southern Turkey and started his mountaineering life in university, where he studied economics. He has been an instructor in the Turkish Mountaineering Federation (TMF) since qualifying in 1997. He is also a licenced mountain ski guide and Sport Climbing Trainer of the TMF. Yildirim has 27 years' experience in the mountains (both winter and summer) and has climbed all over the world. Outside of Turkey he has climbed Mount Demavand (Iran), Kazbegi (Georgia), Elbrus (Russia), Island Peak (Nepal). In Tajikistan he has climbed both Korjenevskaya (7,127m) and Ismail Somoni (7,495m).

Yildirim worked with Jagged Globe trekkers and skiers since 2022.

Experience

Paul has been a British Mountain Guide and Swiss Mountain Guide since 2000. In addition he is a BASI Level 3 Instructor. He lives in the ski area of Villars, high above Lake Geneva, just over an hour from Chamonix. For many years he headed up the outdoor programme at the prestigious Aiglon College in Switzerland. He now acts as a full time Guide and regularly leads groups for us on our ski tours. He's also led trips for us to Kilimanjaro, Ecuador volcanoes and Everest Base Camp.

Recent Trips
Zermatt 4000ers 2026