Rodden McGowen
Certified Guide
Born 1951-06-16. Initial membership in ACMG: 1985. B.Sc. in biology and geography from Trent University and Forest Technician Diploma from Sault College, Ontario. Eclectic interests. Formerly resident of upper Bow River Valley, Alberta for 20 years. Resident of Japan since 1998. I have extensive experience guiding both mechanized and ski-mountaineering, and general mountaineering, on and off trail hiking and nature interpretation (e.g.
Westerners like to conquer mountains;
Orientals like to contemplate them.
As for me, I like to taste mountains.
~~ Santoka Taneda (1882 - 1940)
- Guide Director For:
- Misty Ridge Mountain School and Guiding Service
- Base Location:
- Chiisagata Gun, Nagano-ken , Japan
- Base Region:
- HIGH ASIA / KOREA / JAPAN :: Japan
- Website:
- www.hakubaalpineguides.com
- Email:
- roddenmcgowan@gmail.com
- Phone:
- 080-1142-3221
- Alternate Phone:
- 080-1160-5919
Types of Guiding Provided
- Alpine Climbing
- Ice Climbing
- Rock Climbing
Services Provided
- Private Guided Climbs / Instructional
- Group Guided Climbs / Instructional
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More can be found about Rodden at: www.mountain-tours.org
Guided Destinations
- North Alps-Japan
- Purcells-Canada
- Monashees-Canada
- Canadian Rockies
- South Alps-Japan
- Yatsu ga Take-Japan
Special Guiding Permits HeldAuthorized Land Use / Private Arrangement / Outfitter-Guide Permit / Incidental Business Permit
Climbing areas and locations in which the the guide or guide agency above has specific permission to conduct the business of paid guiding services.
- Canadian National Parks-Canada
- Provincial Mountain Parks-Canada
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival