Lead guide, Dolomites and Swiss Alps

Marco Dellantonio

“A good day in the mountains ends with tired legs and a full plate.”

Marco is a qualified mountain guide from Val di Fassa who has spent twenty summers between the huts of the Dolomites. He plans every route around the best coffee stop and the best view, usually in that order.

Lives in: Canazei, Val di Fassa
Guiding since: 2006
Speaks: Italian, Ladin, English, German
Trips: 6

Trips with Marco

Why I guide

My grandmother ran a mountain hut above Canazei, and I washed dishes there every summer as a boy. The climbers who came in at night told stories I never forgot, so at twenty I trained as a mountain guide.

The Dolomites have changed a lot since then, but the huts are still run by families, and the light on the towers at sunset still stops conversations. Showing that to someone for the first time is why I keep doing it.

How I guide

I plan routes around the weather, the huts and the people in the group, in that order. I explain every choice I make, so by the end of the week you understand the mountains, not just the path.