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

This was a fantastic trip. Paolo was excellent. The accommodation great. All helped along by wall to wall sunshine, stunning arctic scenery and some superb snow, so no problems as far as I'm concerned.

Steve (2017)

Learned loads and acclimatised well during the course. Its obviously been very carefully planned. Guiding and Instruction was excellent. Anders was fantastic throughout and made the whole course really good fun. A very professional instructor with a great sense of humour. Highly recommended.

Leigh Ritchie
Summits & Skills 4000m (Instructional Course)

“What an incredible week learning the basics of Mountaineering. The course is perfectly balanced between summiting high alpine peaks and learning rope, climbing and glacier skills.

William 2021

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