Victor Saunders

That's me on the left. I became a UIAGM mountain guide in 1996 after a career as an architect in London. I relocated to Chamonix, France and became a member of the SNGM (National Syndicate of French Mountain Guides) in 2003.

In the years as an amateur and later as a professional, I clocked up a large amount of expedition time in the Karakoram and Himalaya, and recently calculated that I have spent over four years of my life under canvas. Some of these adventure have appeared in print. When not working or writing, I spend my time with friends and family on steep little bits of rock.