Podcast "From the Alps to the Rockies " - S2 Ep7: Swiss Guides in the Rocky Mountains

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Swiss Guides posing in traditional gear © Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

If you are an avid climber, skier or mountain enthusiast in Canada, you have probably followed in the footprints of the Swiss Mountain Guides!

In today’s episode, Dr. Ilona Shulman Spaar will take us back to 130 years ago, when the first Swiss Guides arrived in the Rocky Mountains. Hear how they shaped Canada’s mountain culture that is so famous today.

If you wish to receive access to the documentary film "Swiss Guides in the Canadian Rockies - Beyond Adventure" or the catalogue by Dr. Ilona Shulman Spaar, please contact us at vancouver@eda.admin.ch.

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