Seminar 3: Guy Cotter, mountain climber
Who is this Man?
When he looks out the windows of his Wanaka base, Guy Cotter looks on some of New Zealand’s most elegant mountains. They’re his inspiration, and his workplace. Guy owns and runs Adventure Consultants, an international high-altitude mountain guiding company specialising in expedition climbing in the Himalayas and Antarctica.
Guy’s whole life has been spent among mountains. Now in his mid-40s, he began climbing with his father at age 11, and, at 15, completed a traverse of New Zealand's wild Southern Alps, from Arthur's Pass to Mt Cook. One of his companions on that early trip was Rob Hall, a founding director of Adventure Consultants. Guy took it over in 1996 following Rob’s untimely death on Everest, building on a lifetime’s love of the mountains, 10 years’ experience as an internationally qualified mountain guide and expedition leader, and a good understanding of the international climbing market.
Today, Guy’s achievements include four ascents of Mt Everest, in 1997 he became the first westerner to guide clients to the summits of three 8000-metre peaks in one year, and in 2005, he summited on Denali, which completed his Seven Summits.
What does he Do?
Guy expanded the focus of Adventure Consulting beyond high-altitude climbing, to also include trekking and introductory climbing programmes. This allows his team to build long-standing relationships with clients and work with them to achieve their longer-term goals, whether they have just put crampons on for the first time, or are a seasoned climber.
To find out more, go to www.adventureconsultants.co.nz
What this Adventure Heroes Seminar will Cover
Guy’s work with clients who have little or no climbing experience is very much about helping them find the hero within.
We will talk with Guy about how he helps people to identify their goals, and the path they must take to achieve them.
We’ll find out how he helps people to find the hero within – what practical things he does that brings the seeming impossible within reach.
We’ll ask Guy whether he thinks there are particular traits or characteristics we need to develop to allow us to work with our hero within.
We’ll ask him about the critical moments in his life that have helped him crystalise his path.
We’ll find out who his heroes are, and why they are.
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