Class discussion - Duties and responsibilities of a guide

Duties and responsibilities of a guide:

• Keep the group together / do not lose people (one guide in the front and one in the back)

• Reach the end of the route

• Ask for consent/permissions (under age/private property…)

• Have the necessary knowledge (landmarks/route and the possible alternative routes/technical knowledge)

• Make group dynamics / entertain the group

• Have and know how to use a first aid kit

• Ecological responsibility

• Take care of equipment/space

Skills/abilities - professional qualities (hard / soft skills)

Hard skills - how to organise a route / how to read a map / how to use equipment / how to make group dynamics / how to descend a canyon

Soft skills - be resourceful / be kind and attentive / explain yourself / give clear instructions / be helpful / be inclusive