New Zealand Mountain Guides Association
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The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association provides training programmes and certification for professional Mountain and Ski Guides in New Zealand.
[edit] History
The NZMGA was established in 1974 and joined the IFMGA in 1981. The first professional guide in New Zealand was Ulrich Kaufmann, a Swiss guide, who attempted the first ascent of Aoraki/Mount Cook in 1882.