ABOUT

Tobias Granath is the founder of Granath Mountain Guiding and an IFMGA Mountain Guide based in Switzerland. Since moving to the Alps in 2000, he has dedicated his life to skiing, mountaineering and guiding in alpine environments around the world.

Today Tobias spends up to 150 days per year in the mountains, leading private ski tours, alpine traverses, ski mountaineering trips and remote expeditions. His guiding is built on experience, careful decision-making and attention to detail.

Many guests return year after year to join Tobias on trips in Switzerland, the Arctic and other mountain regions and expedition destinations around the world.

PHILOSOPHY

The goal is not simply to reach a summit or ski a particular line.

The best mountain experiences are created through sound decisions, strong mountain skills and a deep understanding of the conditions. Every trip is different, and adapting to weather, snowpack and the abilities of the group is an essential part of the guiding process.

Whether skiing powder in the Alps, crossing a glacier on a Haute Route or exploring remote Arctic mountains, the objective remains the same: to create memorable experiences in the mountains while maintaining a professional and conservative approach to risk management.

EXPERIENCE

• IFMGA / UIAGM / IVBV Mountain Guide
• Based in the Alps since 2000
• More than 15 years of professional guiding experience
• Up to 150 guiding days annually
• 35+ Urner Haute Routes completed
• Regular guide on Svalbard Ski & Sail expeditions
• Extensive experience throughout the Alps, Scandinavia and the Arctic

GRANATH MOUNTAIN GUIDING

Granath Mountain Guiding was founded in 2011 and works with a small network of carefully selected IFMGA Mountain Guides and Aspirant Guides.

Depending on the destination, dates and group size, trips may be led by Tobias himself or by one of the guides within the Granath Mountain Guiding team. All guides share the same commitment to professionalism, sound decision-making and high quality mountain experiences.

This structure allows us to offer both private guiding and larger programs while maintaining the same standard of safety, flexibility and personal service.

LANGUAGE

Swedish, English, French, German.

FACTS

AGE
HOME
SPONSORS
FAMILY

46 years
Engelberg, Switzerland
Tripoint,Elevenate,Fischer
Wife and four kids, Malin, Louis, Ella, Ville, Ted

 

IFMGA/UIAGM/IVBV

UIAGM/IFMGA/IVBV is an international association with qualified member countries from all over the world. Sweden is member in IFMGA with the organization SBO – Svenska Bergsguide Organisationen (Swedish Mountainguide Association). It takes about four years with structural training to become a certified mountain guide.

As a mountain guide you are internationally qualified to guide mountaineering, alpine offpist skiing, through glacier terrain, rock climbing, ice climbing, and backcountry ski touring. A mountain guide is capable to take any person in a secure, responsible and autonomous manner for activities specific to the profession.

Jakob Edholm

Q&A

  • HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A MOUNTAINEERING WEEK?

    This is a big question! A simple answer is that you have to do long training sessions, more than 3hours. Preferable a couple of times per week. Mix your training time with both strength training and cardio training. Focus on legs and core muscles for classic mountaineering. Hill hiking is also very recommended. Contact us for more info and help with you training and preparation.

    HOW DIFFICULT IS THE CLASSIC SKI-TOUR HAUTE ROUTE BETWEEN CHAMONIX AND ZERMATT?

    The traverse between Chamonix and Zermatt is a long ski-tour at high altitude so very good fitness is required for this ski-tour. You also need to be able to ski in different snow conditions and steep slopes. Previous experience of ski-touring is required. We ski in small groups. The reason of keeping the group small is to increase security on steeper ground.

    DO I NEED ANY ACCLIMATION BEFORE A HIGH ALTITUDE CLIMB OR HIGH MOUNTAIN SKI-TOUR?

    Acclimatization is a very important part of the preparation for any activity on high altitude. Everyone need accustom the body to the “thin air” that is at high altitude. The best way to be acclimatized is to stay a couple of nights on altitude(minimum 2500m) and get some climbing or hiking done at higher altitude. Contact us if you need tips for how you can acclimate before your trip with us.

    I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE ACTIVITY, CAN I RENT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT?

    You can rent all kind of skiing and ski-touring equipment, just inform us before your trip of what you need. Technical climbing equipment such as harness, helmet, crampons and ice-axe can be borrowed.

    WHICH PERIOD OF THE YEAR IS THE BEST TO GO ICE CLIMBING?

    We need cold temperatures for a while to get frozen ice. From beginning of December it can be possible to go ice-climbing. The season for waterfall ice-climbing is short. In end of January it can be over. The alpine ice is often in good shape from Oktober to beginning of June.

    WHICH PERIOD OF THE YEAR IS THE BEST TO CLIMB MATTERHORN?

    Climb Matterhorn by the normal route is possible when there’s not to much fresh snow on the mountain. Usually, the period with less snow is in mid July to end of August. A good tip is to look at the live webcam. If the Matterhorn is white, you probably have to wait or go climb a other mountain that is less sensitive for snow.

  • WHICH PERIOD OF THE YEAR IS THE BEST TO CLIMB MONT BLANC?

    Mont Blanc can be in good conditions to climb at any time of the year but the most common period is between June and September. Best conditions is when it’s cold and not too much fresh snow and off course clear weather and not too much wind.

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