Stuart MacDonald

"Currently an IFMGA alpine mountain guide, I first visited the Alps at the age of 17 and immediately fell in love with the mountains. Since then I have taken every opportunity to climb and in 2003 I quit my career as an officer in the British Army to spend more time in the mountains. Over the years I have climbed around the world from the frozen mountains of the Antarctic to the giants of the Himalayas and quite a few places in between.

Achievements have included summitting Mount Everest, making first ascents on South Georgia and climbing numerous alpine test-pieces including the North Faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses and Les Droites (solo). Equally at home on rock, ice, mixed or on skis, I just enjoy being in the mountains. I am based in Chamonix in the French Alps and hope I can share my passion for the mountains with you."

Our Team

Nick Parks Nick founded Mountain Tracks in 2000. He is a member of British Mountain Guides (BMG) and has... Read full profile	Olly Allen As a director of Mountain Tracks and alpine mountain guide my aim is to pass on my passion for... Read full profile	Matt Dickinson "Mountain Tracks is an innovative and personal company, and as an alpine mountain guide it’s... Read full profile	Jon Bracey Jon Bracey is one of Britain's foremost alpinists having climbed some of the hardest routes in... Read full profile
Klemen Gricar Klemen Gričar. Slovenian IFMGA Mountain Guide based in the Julian Alps. We first met... Read full profile	Tomaz Jakofcic Tomaz is a Slovenian IFMGA-accredited alpine mountain guide who has been working with Mountain... Read full profile	Jonny Baird "I am a full time IFMGA alpine guide, living year-round in the Chamonix valley. Having been... Read full profile	Stuart MacDonald "Currently an IFMGA alpine mountain guide, I first visited the Alps at the age of 17 and... Read full profile
Hannah Burrows-Smith "I'm an IFMGA British Mountain Guide and, after many years living and working in the Scottish... Read full profile	Owen Samuel As an IFMGA alpine mountain guide, Owen Samuel’s life revolves around the mountains. He loves... Read full profile	Annie Donovan Annie is an internationally qualified alpine and telemark instructor - BASI Level 4 ISTD (... Read full profile	Bryan Hogg Bryan is a BASI Level 4, ISTD and ISIA ski instructor. He has been teaching for 24 seasons... Read full profile
Neil Johnson Neil lives in the Chamonix valley and guides throughout the Alps. For the past 20 years Neil has... Read full profile	Dylan Taylor Dylan is a 34 year-old alpine mountain guide from the USA who has worked with Mountain Tracks in... Read full profile	Tina Di Batista Tina is an IFMGA alpine mountain guide and a keen alpinist and skier. She was the first woman to... Read full profile	Paolo Paglino Paolo Paglino is an IFMGA Mountain Guide and works full time guiding clients in alpine rock and... Read full profile
Neil Hitchings Neil Hitchings has been living and climbing in the Chamonix valley for over thirty years and has... Read full profile	Willie Todd Willie Todd has been climbing and skiing in the Alps for over 20 years and lives with his family... Read full profile	Guido Candolini Guido is an IFMGA guide from Italy based around the beautiful Dolomite mountains. He was... Read full profile	Dave Meyer I am a fully qualified BASI Level 4 ski instructor and have over 16 seasons under my belt... Read full profile
Will Evans I am a BASI level 4 and Swiss Patente qualified instructor and have spent the last 5 years in... Read full profile