Jonathan Ellsworth is in Iceland this week, skiing at Deplar Farm and being guided by AMGA-certified guide, Ian Havlick. And in between their time in the mountains, they sat down to talk about Ian’s path to becoming a professional guide; the misperceptions about the profession; recommendations for how to get into guiding; they try to clear up the confusion around tipping; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Skiing at Deplar Farm (2:27)
• Ian’s path to becoming a professional guide (4:55)
• AMGA Certification (13:34)
• Guiding fly fishing (15:44)
• Recommended steps to becoming a guide (17:53)
• Responsibility & risk (28:11)
• Tipping (37:52)
• Guiding & family life (44:10)

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