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Thibaud DUFFEY, mountain guide and nature animator

Once upon a time there was a son of Angora goat breeders and market gardeners of the Mercantour, who grew up, played and worked between these mountains. Passionate about this sumptuous valley full of life and surprises that is the Roya-Bevera, this boy of the country decided to create his profession on this territory that he wishes to preserve and share with all the curious of nature and stories.
                              
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Holder of a BTS in Agricultural Management and Protection of Nature with specialty Animation, I was interested in the complex interrelations of the living world, ethnobotany (edible and medicinal plants...) and activities to discover and understand the wild world.

Then I validated a BPJEPS Activity of Hiking, which targets hiking and mountain biking, orienteering games, as well as cultural and natural heritage visits.

I worked one year with Planète Science Méditerranée to realize animations and workshops with children (around the fields of sport, science and nature).

I completed this skill set with the Brevet d'État d'Alpinisme d'Accompagnateur en moyenne Montagne, which offers me other knowledge, international recognition and the opportunity to offer snowshoeing in winter.

And finally, living near the archaeological sites of Wonders and Fontanalba, I also validated the approval Wonders to offer guided tours of the rock engravings of the great site of Bégo.


I travelled a lot, which allowed me to improve my English. I worked in the mountains in Italy to perfect the Italian language, and I volunteered in Chile where I learned some Spanish.
I traveled many trails, and wandered off-trails in Roya and elsewhere, seeking the secrets of remote areas and the more or less hidden wonders of our mountains.

I continue my training, around geology, the art of storytelling, mountain fauna, archaeology? Paleontology...

I am now developing hikes around edible and medicinal plants, sports, traces of the agricultural and cultural past, archeology, observation of animals and their traces, geology and geomorphology, meteorology and well-be as well as personalized projects with other partners (artists, specialized educators, teachers, associations, sports coaches, works councils, travel agencies...)

I hope to meet you soon on our trails and mountains, arouse your curiosity and transmit you a little of my passion.

 

Who am I ?

Hike to the peaks of Mercantour with a mountain guide
Hiking in Roya Bevera Mercantour between mountains and Wonders

Who am I ?

Thibaud DUFFEY, mountain guide and natural organizer

 

Always living in the Mercantour mountains, I am passionate about this beautiful Roya valley, full of life.

Holder of a BTS in Agricultural Management and Nature Conservation specializes in Nature animation, I was interested to complex interrelations of living, and ethnobotanism (edible / medicinal plants ...).

Then I validated an hiking activity BPJEPS, targeting hiking and mountain biking, as well as visits of cultural and natural heritage.

I worked one year with Planète Science Mediterranée to make animations and workshops with the children (especially around the areas of sport and the environment).

Finally, I completed this skill set with the State Diploma of Mountain leader, which gives me more knowledge and ability to offer snowshoeing in winter.

I traveled a lot, which allowed me to improve my English, I worked in the mountains in Italy to perfect Italian, and I volunteered in Chile where I acquired some knowledge of Spanish.

I have traveled many paths, trails and off-Roya and beyond, looking for remote areas secrets and hidden wonder of our mountains.

 

And today I develop hikes around edible plants, sport, agricultural and cultural traces of the past, observing animals and their tracks, geology and geomorphology, meteorology and well-being.

I hope to meet you on our trails and transmit you a little of my passion...

About us

Thibaud DUFFEY, guida alpina e organizzatore di animazioni nella natura

 

Da sempre vivo nelle montagne del Mercantour. Questa bellissima valle piena di vita, la Roia, mi appassiona.

Sono titolare di una qualifica BTS agricole per la gestione e conservazione della natura conspecializzazione in animazioni nella natura.

Ho conseguito un'ulteriore specializzazione BPJEPS per il trekking e la mountain bike, e come organizzatore di visite del patrimonio culturale e naturale.

Ho lavorato un anno con Planète Science Méditerranée per fare animazioni e laboratori con i bambini (soprattutto per quanto riguarda lo sport e l'ambiente naturale).

Infine ho completato la mia professionalità con il conseguimento del Diploma di Stato come accompagnatore di montagna. Questo comprende anche la possibilità di gestiregrupi con le racchette da neve in inverno.

Ho viaggiato molto, cosa che mi ha permesso di migliorare il mio inglese, ho lavorato in montagna in Italia per perfezionare l'italiano. Mi sono offerto come volontario umanitario in Cile, dove ho acquisito una certa conoscenza della lingua spagnola.

Ho percorso molti sentieri, anche fuori i tracciati ufficiali, alla ricerca degli spazi e dei tesori nascosti delle nostre montagne.


Oggi propongo passeggiate per trovare le piante commestibili, per sviluppare la forma fisica e benessere, per cercare le tracce agricole e culturali del passato, osservando gli animali e le loro tracce, per leggere il paesaggio attraverso la geologia e geomorfologia, e per interpretare la meteorologia.

 

Spero di incontrarvi nei ​​nostri sentieri e di trasmettervi un po 'della mia passione...

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