LHO Veteran Guide
Frédéric Degoulet
Certified IFMGA Mountain Guide
Frédéric Degoulet is a French IFMGA mountain guide, accomplished alpinist and LHO Veteran Guide based in Chamonix. He has worked with Life Happens Outdoors since 2019 across Mont Blanc, the Monte Rosa massif, the Matterhorn and advanced technical Alpine programmes.
Credentials
Professional credentials
- Qualification: Certified IFMGA Mountain Guide
- National body: Syndicat National des Guides de Montagne, France
- Public IFMGA ID: FR-DEGF2756
- Nationality: French
- Languages: English and French
- Professional base: Chamonix
- Working with LHO since: 2019
Chamonix roster
Veteran Guide with Life Happens Outdoors
LHO Veteran Guides are fully qualified professionals who have worked with the company over a sustained period. They lead programmes primarily in Chamonix and the Mont Blanc massif, with further work across the Vanoise, Écrins, Valais, Bernese Oberland, Aosta Valley, Dolomites and Piemonte.
Field experience
Guiding experience with LHO
Fred has led multiple Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa climbs with LHO and has been responsible for a number of LHO Matterhorn courses. He also leads specialist advanced courses on routes graded D and TD, including objectives on the Innominata and routes on the Pyramide du Tacul.
These programmes draw on his experience in steep ice, mixed climbing, technical rock and committed high mountain terrain. Objectives are selected according to the client, current conditions and the guide’s assessment of the most suitable progression.
Professional profile
Experience and highlights
Fred, Benjamin Guigonnet and Hélias Millerioux completed a new route on the south face of Nuptse Nup II in 2017. The ascent received a Piolet d’Or in 2018.
In 2022, Fred and Benjamin Ribeyre completed the first full circuit of the geographical watershed of the Mer de Glace. Their nine day Ultra Traversée de la Mer de Glace linked sixteen summits above 4,000 metres around the massif.
Verification
Qualifications and achievements
The following records support the qualifications and achievements described on this page.
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Plan your Alpine mountaineering programme
LHO builds Alpine programmes around the objective, the client’s experience, the required guide ratio and the conditions expected during the chosen season. Guide assignments are confirmed according to availability and the technical needs of the programme.
