Guides & Staff
Guides & Staff
Meet our friendly team at Alpine Recreation
Whether it's a friendly voice at the end of the phone or guiding you in the mountains, our enthusiastic team is here to look after you and provide advice. We pride ourselves in being a small, family-run business with high standards - many of our guests return year after year. Many of our guides speak a second language. Wir sprechen deutsch!
The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA), has international accreditation with the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations, IFMGA / UIAGM.
Management Team
Anne Braun-Elwert
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Elke Braun-Elwert
She has climbed and skied throughout the New Zealand Alps for most of her life, represented…
NZMGA Ski Guide
NZMGA Assistant Alpine Trekking Guide
Axel Reiser
Ko te kupu tuatahi ki te Kaihanga
Koia ra te timatanga me te whakamutunga o nga mea katoa.
Kaua ma te waewae tutuki, engari ma te upoko pakaru.
E rere taku manu ki te tihi o…
Florencia Diaz
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Mark Austin
Guiding Team
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Jane Morris
After a…
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Pablo Borjas von Bach
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Roy Smith
A talented guide, climber…
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Thomas Vialletet
His quest for mountain…
IFMGA Mountain Guide
Tim Robertson
He loves helping people realise the dreams they have for challenges in the mountains. He has worked with school…
NZMGA Alpine Trekking Guide
NZOIA Alpine 2
NZOIA Bush 2
Gideon Geerling
Gideon's experience includes…
NZMGA Hard Ice Guide
NZMGA Assistant Climb Guide
NZMGA Assistant Alpine Trekking Guide
Simon Ball
When not at the other end of your climbing rope, Simon can be…
NZMGA Assistant Alpine Trekking Guide
NZMGA Assistant Ski Guide
NZOIA Rock 1
Monika Bischof
NZMGA Assistant Climb Guide
Sooji Clarkson
NZMGA Assistant Ski Guide