Before you hire a guide

Some important information...

Thank you for your interest in my guiding services. Before you decide to hire a guide, please read all the important information below.

The most important role of a mountain guide is to make your outing safe. This does not mean, that mountain guides and their clients never have accidents. This type of mountain activities is dangerous by its nature and accident can happen to everyone, even the professionals. 

However, the mountain guides, especially those working at their home ground, have a great experience and the best knowledge of the terrain, which all together reduce the risk of an accident to the minimum. 

Outing objective and the price

Outing objective and the price for guiding are always discussed in advance and are tailored to the client’s abilities and the weather conditions. 

In the case of an unexpected weather change during the outing, or other, hard to predict circumstances, such as client’s inadequate fitness, guide can make a decision to return. In this case agreed cost of guiding will be reduced adequately. 

All the specialised climbing equipment required for the outing has got the highest possible quality and obey CE and UIAA standards. 

Insurance  

In the Polish Tatras all the rescues are free of charge, but EU or UK basic insurance is obligatory. On the other hand, in the Slovakian Tatras all the rescues must be paid by the victims unless they are insured. For that reason a special insurance, which includes high risk sports like climbing, is a must. Do not worry - you can obtain this type of insurance in one of the offices in Zakopane. You  can do it even a day before the trip and covering just the day of our climbing.