UIMLA Trekking in the Alps with Hilary Sharp

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Trekking in the Alps is my business and I guide all the treks (that’s me in the photo!). I’m English and have lived in the French Alps, near to Chamonix, since 1990. 

I have walked and climbed extensively in Britain, Europe, Australia, North America, Africa and Thailand. I trained as a Teacher of Outdoor Education and History at Bangor University and spent several years working in outdoor centres in Britain. I hold the British Summer and Winter Mountain Leader Certificates and the Mountain Instructor Award. I also hold the European Accompagnateur en Montagne diploma, which is a legal requirement to lead walks in France, Italy and Spain. 

The Alps are both playground and office for me, and I love hiking here. I’m equally at home in the Mediterranean regions, such as Corsica, Mallorca and Provence, where there is a wealth of great walking to be enjoyed. 
For several years I was a keen mountain runner and participated in many mountain races, including the Mont Blanc Ultra Trail which I completed in 2006 and 2008. This race follows the Tour of Mont Blanc route and is 166kms long with 9400m of ascent and descent. I am now an enthusiastic road cyclist, as well as a passionate rock climber.

I’m very interested in the flora and fauna of the regions and will be happy to share my knowledge with
you. I’m also knowledgeable about the history and geology of these areas and am constantly improving
my knowledge through  research and in service training. 

I’ve written 6 books and contributed to several more - "Trekking in the Western Alps", "Snowshoeing: Mont Blanc and the Western Alps", "Mont Blanc Walks", "Tour of the Matterhorn", "Tour of Monte Rosa", and Chamonix Mountain Adventures. 
To find out more go to my personal website www.hilarysharp.com

My husband is Jon de Montjoye. He is a High Mountain Guide and offers guided summits and rock climbing. He has also written a guidebook to the local cliffs near Vallorcine where we live. He guides glacier treks and peaks as well as the glaciated summits in the Tour of the Matterhorn, Tour of Monte Rosa and the Gran Paradiso treks.


 

 
Hilary Sharp, Trekking in the Alps, Chemin des Biolles, Vallorcine 74660, France  [ Tel: +33 6 8265 4214 ]