#mountains #careeradvice #outdoorprofessional Should I go to university to become a mountain guide? - Ask a Professional Ep 1 A new Q and A series from Original Outdoors. In this episode Barry from South Wales (possibly Barry FROM Barry?) asks: "My daughter is 16 and considering her university options. She loves coming climbing and walking with me and wants to become a mountain guide. Should she look to go to a university that has an outdoor education degree course?" Richard Prideaux answers this question based on his experience working in the outdoor training and activity industry in the UK for the past 15yrs, and his complete lack of any university education whatsoever. Throughout the answer Richard covers subjects such as: - How much does an outdoor instructor earn? - University mountaineering clubs - Injury and self-employment - Making your hobby into your career Mountain Training Website: https://www.mountain-training.org/ Inspirational female Mountain Leaders and instructors: Lucy Wallace Twitter: https://twitter.com/snoweider Rebecca Coles Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllbutEssential Kate Worthington Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtnRunningKate Susan Digges La Touche Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susandigges/ Women Climb Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenclimb This Girl Can Climb Twitter: https://twitter.com/tgcclimbing ***************************** Original Outdoors is an established outdoor skills training business based in the U.K. - specialising in wilderness skills, bushcraft, foraging, mountain safety, survival skills and private events. We run training courses for the general public, outdoor instructors, emergency services and the military. We also consult for major outdoor events, television and film and other projects. You can find out more about our courses, plus articles, blogs and more free information at https://www.originaloutdoors.co.uk/ and https://www.outdoorprofessional.co.uk/ ***************************** Video Technical Camera used: https://amzn.to/2IWZuR0 Lens 1: https://amzn.to/2IYGcdY Lens 2: https://amzn.to/2J0YP17 Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/36UIALL On-camera mic: https://amzn.to/2LB8Eoj Tripod used: https://amzn.to/2LqwnY0 Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro. ***************************** Original Outdoors Social Media: Facebook: https://goo.gl/bC8h6i Instagram: https://goo.gl/5Rq4AL Twitter: https://goo.gl/tBdKA1 Richard Prideaux Social Media: Facebook: https://goo.gl/Cf2gEZ Instagram: https://goo.gl/1JVYu3 Twitter: https://goo.gl/TMTpqU