Mark Charlton

IFMGA British Mountain Guide

Qualified at 25 year old as an IFMGA guide, Mark has worked for ISM during his first Alpine season. Having skied from a very early age rock and ice climbed as a young teenager he has made first ascents and descents on all continents of the world. Mark has been guiding for over 30 years working at Glenmore Lodge, Plas y Brenin, before playing a major role working at ISM and throughout the Alps and numerous other parts of the world.

A full time resident of the Chamonix Valley, Mark is currently the president of the British Association of Mountain Guides and has been involved in the training and assessment of guides for the British, Swedish and Polish Mountain Guides Associations.

Very keen climber and skier, Mark is still actively exploring new places with great consideration to environmental concerns.

Testimonials For ISM

Perfectly paced and tailored, great variety of skills learned. Guiding and Instruction? Thomas was fab! Everything was pitched at the right level (no pun intended), safety was always paramount and everyone had so much fun learning everything.

Clare
Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

Just a quick word of thanks for the course last week. Our guide Tom was excellent and covered a lot of miles to ensure we got the best conditions and great routes in and was always ready with a word or two of advice when needed - please pass my thanks on to him,

James (2017)
Classic Alpine Rock

Thanks for organising an excellent week. The course format, accommodation and set up was perfect. The guide was outstanding and gave us a full week of constructive tuition. I was able to put his training into practice the following week when I met up with a friend and did the Cosmiques Arrete.

R W (2017)
Classic AlpinISM (Instructional Course)

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