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WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR GOOD PEOPLE BUT DON’T EXPECT TO FIND THEM IN THE USUAL PLACES, MAKING IT MORE EFFECTIVE FOR YOU TO FIND US THAN FOR US TO FIND YOU. IF YOU HAVE THE ATTRIBUTES LISTED BELOW – OR ARE CLOSE TO GETTING THEM – THEN THE BEST DAMNED GIG IN MOUNTAINEERING IS HERE.
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THE JOB
RUNNING EXPEDITIONS IS A COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED ROLE WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT TAKES A CERTAIN TYPE OF CHARACTER TYPE. BORED WITH COMMERCIAL CLIMBING, DON’T HAVE THE APTITUDE FOR GUIDING, OUTSIDE THE WAY INDUSTRIAL MOUNTAINEERING DOES THINGS, BUT STILL YEARN TO CLIMB BIG STUFF? THEN RUNNING EXPEDITIONS MAY BE FOR YOU.
CONTRARY TO THE SUPERFICIAL LOOK OF THE JOB, THIS ROLE IS AS MUCH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AS CLIMBING. NO TWO TRIPS ARE EVEN VAGUELY ALIKE DUE TO THE EXPLORATORY NATURE OF WHAT WE DO, WHICH MEANS A LARGE BODY OF WORK BELOW THE WATER EVEN BEFORE WE ARRIVE TO CLIMB.
ALMOST ALL OUR TRIPS ARE IN PLACES YOU PROBABLY WON’T HAVE HEARD OF, WHERE THERE NEVER HAS BEEN ANY PRESENCE OF FOREIGN CLIMBERS. THIS DEMANDS A MINDSET UNCOMMON IN CLIMBING CIRCLES, BUT THAT RUNS STRONG IN THOSE THAT HAVE IT. OUR TRIPS PLAY OUT THE BIGGEST IDEAS IN MOUNTAINEERING, UNCONTAINED BY THE LIMITS OF WHAT MANY KNOW AS HIGH-ALTITUDE CLIMBING. OUR TRIPS REQUIRE AN OVERLAP OF ABILITIES UNRELATED TO MOST OTHER JOBS, TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS IN PLACES AND WAYS NOT TRIED BEFORE.
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CONSIDER ALL THESE ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES
+ PASSPORT, A GOOD ONE*
+ BANK ACCOUNT, A PROPER ONE**
+ WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER QUALIFICATION
+ DEMONSTRATED APTITUDE FOR LANGUAGE, CULTURE & TRANSLATION
+ HIGH ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE (+6000m GOOD, +7000m BETTER)
+ ALPINE NIGHTS OUT, LOTS OF THEM***
+ LUCID COMMUNICATION SKILLS; WRITTEN, GRAPHIC & SPOKEN
+ DEMONSTRATED SENSE OF HUMOR (DARK & IRONIC PREFERRED)
+ BROAD CLIMBING SKILLSET; NOTHING FANCY, INCLUDING DARK ARTS+
+ HIGH LEVEL OF FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
+ STRONG DIY ATTITUDE
+ EXPERIENCE IN REMOTE & EXOTIC LOCATIONS++
+ LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE+++
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+ EXPERIENCE WITH PADDLING (KAYAKS & PACKRAFTS) PREFERRED
+ EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ANIMALS, GOVERNMENT & LOGISTICS PREFERRED
+ GUIDING CERTIFICATIONS NICE BUT NOT ESSENTIAL
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*PASSPORTS OF COUNTRIES WITH GOOD VISA ACCESS. **MULTI-CURRENCY, NOT THIRD-PARTY SYSTEMS, ie PAYPAL, WISE etc. ***ROADSIDE AND SINGLE-DAY CLIMBERS NEED NOT APPLY. +DARK ARTS INCLUDE AID, SHORT FIXING, GUERILLA TECHNIQUES, ROPED SOLOING & HAMMERED TECHNIQUES. ++GUIDED CLIMBING NOT INCLUDED. +++APPROX. 5 YEARS, MULTIPLE TRIPS PER YEAR.
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THE APTITUDE EVALUATION ‘INTERVIEW’ IS SIMPLE – YOU JOIN A TRIP AS A MEMBER. YOU NEED TO BE ON A TEAM BEFORE YOU CAN RUN A TEAM, AND WE NEED TO KNOW YOU KNOW HOW WE DO THINGS IN THE PLACES WE DO THEM.
FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS ENCOURAGES RADICAL INDIVIDUALISM & MISFIT LIFESTYLES. NORMAL PEOPLE NEED NOT APPLY.
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UPON EMPLOYMENT;
+ PAYMENT IS ROLLING CONTRACT STYLE, PER TRIP, BASED ON LOCATION, SCOPE, SCALE & ROLE.
+ FULL ACCESS TO FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS COMPANY RESOURCES
+ NON-DISCLOSURE REQUIRED
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ALL SERIOUS INQUIRIES WELCOME. ENGAGE US FOR THE CONVERSATION WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESSING THE LIST OF ATTRIBUTES OUTLINED ABOVE.
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