Queyras Mountain Guides

Téléphone : +336 30 59 61 75

Mail : sebfourure@gmail.com

My name is Seb.

I was lucky enough to grow up in the Queyras, a wonderful playground as a kid and still now as an adult.

When I was a kid, I threw all of my energy into cross-country skiing, racing for the local club and then at a national level as a high school student. Towards the end of my cross-country racing days, I started ski-mountaineering competitively as well as spending most of my time in the high mountains.

That is of course when I caught the travel bug. I spent several years experiencing adventure all across the globe, from Canada, to India, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, as well as all over the Andes in South America (where I scaled several 6000m peaks on my own) to name just a few places.

At one point I decided to return to my native Alps to train to become a high-mountain guide. The four-year program allowed me to travel even more and climb in such incredible locations as the USA, Jordan, Morocco, Sardinia, Corsica, and of course all over the French Alps.

Today I am lucky to work in a profession where I continue to travel. Every ascent, every outing is an adventure. Perhaps we can share the next one together? On skis? On a climb? On ice?

Téléphone : +336 50 40 95 35

Mail : nb.guide@gmail.com

My name is Nicolas. 

The mountains, climbing, and mountaineering have been an integral part of my life since I was twenty years old. I decided to turn this passion into a way of life by becoming a High-Mountain Guide. Today, I enjoy showing clients around my backyard, taking them to the area's best-kept secrets, as well as sharing incredible experiences and adventures in the vertical world! 

The Queyras has become my home and base camp. Its wild mountains, picturesque valleys, and Mediterranean climate make it ideal for those who love the lost remote corners of the great outdoors. Here, the mountains offer something unique each of the four seasons. 

The mountains are also a great reason to travel. On summits from one continent to another, experience the amazing diversity and beauty of our planet.

Téléphone : +336 83 10 82 57

Mail : damien.tron@posteo.com

One could say that I started mountaineering by climbing the olive trees and going to pick genepi in Ubaye!

It was in 2006 that I landed in Queyras. Before that, I was busy with cross-country skiing competitions and training for nordic ski qualification. Once settled in Aiguilles, I enjoyed to practise ski touring through the secret valleys of Queyras in winter and to climb on the rocky ridges in summer. And so was born the desire to focus on the formation of high mountain guide.

But it was during adolescence, after having started climbing and mountaineering in the next range of Ecrins, when I go with my friends "up there", that I understand the meaning of the mountain guide job. Accompany rather than guide. Build a confidence, to share a language that other passionate people have given me. Have your eyes everywhere, in front of and behind your head. Organize an ascent as a trip.

After 20 years of practice, each day in mountain is a pleasure. I like the mix of fear and wonder that the mountain arouses. I enjoy disconnecting myself, increasing elevation to gain in humility, being faced at the same time with the severity of the mountain, and the comfort of a ray of sunshine.

Téléphone : +336 21 25 31 47

Mail : jb2acastellani@yahoo.fr

I spent my childhood walking the paths and the Corsican peaks, before going to "the continent" to learn the profession of carpenter, which I practiced for 10 years. By traveling thanks to this profession, especially in New Zealand, I discovered the high mountains. After several years of amateur practice, I wanted to make a living from my passion all year round and I started training as a high mountain guide, as well as an alpine ski instructor. I practiced these trades in different resorts in the Alps, and it is quite logical that I decided to settle in the most beautiful of the massifs, the Queyras ;-) Today, I take pleasure in sharing up there in the moutains my passion and also my knowledge, in order to allow my clients to progress in their practice.

Téléphone : +336 76 57 27 13

Mail : bruno.froidurot@gmail.com

I didn't grow up in the mountains, but on islands. And yet, having discovered altitude as a teenager, I gradually transformed a pleasure into a hobby, then a hobby into a passion, to end up making it a life and a job.

After practicing in Norway as Mountain leader and as ski-patroller in the Alps, we and my family ended up putting our luggage in Aiguilles.

Since then, I take pleasure in sharing this passion for exploring the snow and the rocks, summer and winter, in the Alps and the Queyras in particular !
 

Phone : +33 6 41 05 40 66

Mail : sylvacima@gmail.com

As a graduate in Spanish language studies, I love traveling through history and across valleys to forge connections between mountain cultures and the places I visit. There is a tenuous thread linking the people who shaped the landscapes of yesterday and today to the natural environments—mosaics of fragile ecosystems in perpetual flux. It is along this thread that I love to walk. With you.

Certified as a herbalist by the School of Medicinal Plants in Lyon, I practice herbal medicine and share my knowledge through field courses and workshops. I’m also interested in birds, their wild poetry, and the way they shape our relationship with the world and with time. I am moved by the contours, shapes, and colors of the highlands. As a mountain guide who is curious and constantly seeking wonder, I am also a musician because music brings people together.

To find meaning in my work and, together with you, a way to move forward as a group, I invite you to shift your perspective while we hike: let the changing moods wash over you; let’s step out of our comfort zone for a moment—away from everything that’s measurable and quantifiable. Let’s embrace these unique atmospheres and take the time to reflect together. Mountain activities, far from being mere playgrounds where we compete, are also opportunities to learn and to grow—both physically and as human beings. It is on this long journey of discovery that I invite you to join me.

Téléphone : +33 6 74 15 97 04

Mail : fornelliaurelien@gmail.com

I was born and raised in Haute-Savoie, where I was lucky enough to discover the mountains from a very young age through the eyes and footsteps of my grandparents. After studying in Grenoble, my first professional experience as assistant director of a socially-oriented vacation center led me to settle deep in the Queyras region, in Ristolas. From that moment on, I fell in love with the mountain range; it has been 17 years now that this beautiful region has welcomed me.

The mountains and all the activities they offer have been at the heart of my life all these years. For me, they are a special place where, with great respect and humility, it is possible to discover oneself. No matter how you choose to explore them, the mountains are a space for self-expression, escape, and connection, where the simplicity of each moment is a source of renewal.

So it was only natural that, after working in social services for five years, I turned to the profession of mountain guide—a role that bridges the mountains and people.

With over 10 years of experience guiding groups in all seasons and throughout the Alps, I remain deeply committed to helping others discover the wonders of this natural world—so powerful and yet so vulnerable at the same time. Up there, we are not in control; we can only observe, listen, and adapt as we make our way through. It is a joy to experience all these sensations together.