Kristina Wetter

General: Summer Mountain Leader, International Mountain Leader, Winter Mountain Leader
Mountaineering: Summer Mountain Leader, Winter Mountain Leader, International Mountain Leader
Paddlesport: UKCC Level 2 Generic
Other: Mental Health First Aid, ILM L5 Certificate in Leadership and Management

Over the last 18 years, I have worked with a large variety of groups, from young people to adults. I have worked in various outdoor settings, from facilitating individual days for groups or individuals (mainly on the hill, but sometimes ghyll scrambling or rock climbing) to multiday expeditions and walking holidays. Besides my work here in the UK, I have led expeditions in various countries of South America, India, Nepal, Tanzania (including Kilimanjaro), and Morocco (including Toubkal). I have led walking holidays in the Alps and Poland and taken snowshoe trips to Norway and Sweden. I like to get to know the groups and individuals I am working with, hear their ‘stories’, and support them in having a great and safe time away with good experiences – whatever their reason/objective to come along may be.

Not sure if it is the biggest adventure, however probably the most ‘impactful’ adventure I had in my life was a month long trip to Southern Africa, which included a 21 day trip on an overland truck going from Cape Town to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, via Namibia and Botswana in 2000. This trip triggered a total change in my life from being in a rather settled, well-paid job as a social support worker in Switzerland to becoming an Outdoor Instructor and Expedition Leader.

I do like cheese; on a trip in the Alps, I like to include a visit to an alpage that still makes and sells their own cheese. I haven’t tried all of the Scottish cheese, but I am sure there is some scope there – perhaps with oatcakes? Apart from that, I know a bit about a lot of things. Crucially, whenever I don’t know the answer, I am good at doing quick research to deliver the answer later.