About this episode
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 LINKS Become a Blister Member / Get our Buyer’s Guide Subscribe to our Gear Giveaways & Newsletter OUR OTHER PODCASTS Bikes & Big Ideas Off The Couch GEAR:30 podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.