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30 Nov 2025
We would like to remember and honour our friend and colleague Thomas Vialletet.
Thomas was a French IFMGA guide who made Aotearoa New Zealand his home, and was a valued part of the NZMGA and Alpine Recreation community. He was an outstanding guide, a trusted colleague, and someone who brought warmth, humour, and deep professionalism into the mountains every day.
His loss is being acutely felt across the New Zealand and French mountain guiding communities and by the many people who had the privilege of climbing, skiing, instructing, and sharing huts with him. Above all, Thomas was a devoted family man, and our hearts are with his family at this unimaginably difficult time.
Thomas leaves a lasting mark on our community, our profession, and our hearts.
You will be deeply missed. Fly high e hoa 🕊️
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A Give a Little page has been set up to assist his young family during this incredibly difficult time:
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/emergency-support-for-thomas-wife-and-young