The Guide Life, with Ian Havlick

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)RELATED LINKSBecome a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s GuideSubscribe to our Gear Giveaways & NewsletterOUR OTHER PODCASTSBikes & Big IdeasOff The CouchGEAR:30 podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.