It has been said that all a company
is, is it's people and in no business is that as much of a fact as in the business of mountain guiding. Our guides come from all over the world and are all personal friends of Jökull Bergmann
the founder of Bergmenn Mountain Guides, friends that have shared many sunny days in the mountains as well as challenging and dangerous situations. That is how we know for a fact that they are among
the best in the industry.
Jökull is Iceland's first and only IFMGA Internationally certified mountain guide. He is a member of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides ACMG with whom he finished his certification. Jökull is the owner and lead guide of Bergmenn Mountain Guides. Jökull or JB as most people call him has climbed and skied extensively all over the world, and lived and worked in both the European Alps and the mountains of Western Canada. He has brought this wealth of diverse experience to Iceland and the Arctic North where he has to his name over a hundred first ascents and descents in Iceland and Greenland. JB's love of the mountains grew from an early age working as a shepherd on his grandparent's farm on the Troll Peninsula in Northern Iceland or maybe it had something to do with his name which in English would translate directly to Glacier Mountainman.
Gregory Facon
Gregory has had one foot in Iceland and the other in his home the French Alps for the past decade or so. He is a French IFMGA Mountain guide and a member of the SNGM the French Mountain Guides Association. Gregory is responsible for all Bergmenn activities in the European Alps as well as guiding ski touring trips to all four corners of the world. Gregory holds a couple of degrees in Biology and splits his time between guiding and teaching. Gregory speaks fluent Icelandic after spending a year in Iceland as a teenager where he met and climbed with Jökull Bergmann.
Jim Gudjonson
Jimmy G is a Canadian IFMGA Mountain Guide, climber and skier par excellence. Jim's family moved to Canada from Iceland a couple of generations ago but he is still proud of his Icelandic heritage and enjoys nothing more than exploring the mountains of Iceland on his skis. When not slaying powder or climbing ice around his home town of Golden BC Jim works as an examiner for the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, the ACMG.
Norm
Winter Norm Winter is an IFMGA certified mountain guide and a member of the ACMG, the Association of Canadian mountain guides. Norm has traveled extensively guiding, and has become one of the most experienced heli ski guides in the world. Norm played an instrumental role in the build up of Bergmenn's heli ski project in Iceland, Arctic Heli Skiing. When not exploring new terrain around the globe, Norm spends his time in Revelstoke BC where he runs his own company Revelstoke Alpine Guides.
Jia
Condon A self proclaimed professional recreationalist Jia is also An IFMGA certified mountain guide and a member of ACMG. Jia is a man of many talents and has traveled the world extensively on climbing and skiing expeditions racking up a long list of first ascents and descents. Jia is also a photographer par excellence and splits his time evenly pursuing those passions. Jia pioneered sailboat ski touring in Iceland along with Jim Gudjonsson and Jokull Bergmann one of many expeditions he has been on involving sailboats.
Paul Gnos Paul is a member of the Swiss Mountain Guides SBV and the UIAGM.
An all around high performance mountain athlete Paul is your man if you are looking to climb the high peaks of Switzerland. The Eiger and Matterhorn are practically in his backyard. When not high up in the Alps, Paul can be found heli ski guiding in Canada or rock climbing the sunny cliffs surrounding the Mediterranean.
