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Everest Mountain Guide by Guy Cotter
September 2023 - Pre-order your signed copy! Everest Mountain Guide follows the career of Guy Cotter, AC CEO and mountain guide, who has been leading guided ascents of Mt Everest since the early 1990’s. An authentic and riveting behind-the-scenes insight into what actually transpires on the mountain, the huge challenges faced by both guides and climbers, and the life and death dramas that inevitably unfold. Guy Cotter is one of the most respected and experienced Everest guides in the world. His remarkable story will appeal to anyone with a taste for adventure, and who wants to know what a high-stakes life really looks like.

All About Everest Podcast - Interview with Guy Cotter CEO of Adventure Consultants
August 2023 - Guy Cotter talks about how mountaineering has changed, the good and the ugly on Everest, and his book coming out in the fall: "Everest Mountain Guide: The Remarkable Story of a Kiwi Mountaineer".

Nepali Times - First Scotch on the Summit of Everest by Lisa Choegyal 
June 2023 - Around 7,000 people have now reached the highest point on the planet, the top of Mt Everest since it was first scaled by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. But only one bottle of whisky has ever made it to the top, and that was on 23 May this year.

Cool Conversations - From dirt bag climber to international business owner 
December 2022 - Guy Cotter has been at the cutting edge of high-altitude guiding since the 90s. A guide on one of the very first commercial expeditions to Everest, there is little he hasn't seen in the ever-changing world of 8000m climbing.

1964 - Lost and Found - Mount Aspiring Mystery by Dan Slater
May 2022 -  The last thing I expected to see on my way to climb a mountain was evidence of someone who had tried the same thing before me, but never made it back...

Radio NZ - Guy Cotter: Kiwi Mountaineering Legend on Returning to the Himalaya
April 2022 - Forced into hibernation as the Covid pandemic decimated tourism, Guy Cotter talks about bringing his global mountaineering company back! 

Explorers Web - Manaslu: A Climber's Guide
September 2021 - Manaslu (8,163m) is the most popular 8,000m peak in the post-monsoon season, at least since China closed Cho Oyu and Shishapangma to foreigners during the pandemic.

The Wanaka App - Backyard Bliss: Adventure Consultants - Keeping it Local
October 2020 - Long standing international mountain guiding business Adventure Consultants has been pleasantly surprised by the number of Kiwis who have signed up for climbing expeditions and courses in New Zealand’s own backyard.

Wanaka Tourism - 5 Reasons to do an Avalanche Awareness Course
July 2020 - These days, everyone is on the hunt for the freshest lines. That’s why it’s become incredibly important to get educated before heading into the side or backcountry. So, we joined Adventure Consultants for their Avalanche Awareness Course.

Guy Cotter Interview - High Alpine Film Productions Podcast Part 3
July 2020 - Katja Seyffardt interviews AC CEO Guy Cotter on his extensive career managing high alpine film productions. Part 3 of a 3-part podcast.

Guy Cotter Interview - When things go wrong on Everest Podcast Part 2
July 2020 - Katja Seyffardt interviews AC CEO Guy Cotter on his experience of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake and the rescue and recovery that followed. Part 2 of a 3-part podcast.

Guy Cotter Interview - Surviving the Extremes: Mount Everest Podcast Part 1
July 2020 - Katja Seyffardt interviews AC CEO Guy Cotter on the mental mindset of high altitude mountaineering and the fortitude and resilience he has built over his 30 year climbing career. Part 1 of a 3-part podcast.

Wilderness Magazine - Going Guided: First Tracks Wanaka Ski Camp
May, 2020 - If you’ve skied all the runs at your local field, you may be wondering what to do next. Wanaka-based Adventure Consultants has the answer: a two to four day ski camp at 1600m on the McKerrow Range.

The Wild Podcast - Life & Death on Everest
29 April, 2020 - In this episode of The Wild Podcast, Guy Cotter, CEO of Adventure Consultants talks about his history in the mountains, his influences and his experiences.

Alan Arnette - Virtual Everest 2020 Interview with Guy Cotter
12 April, 2020 - Alan Arnette interviews Guy Cotter as part of his Virtual Everest 2020 Coverage and Support the Climbing Sherpas Fundraising efforts.

KTVN - Brain Tumor Survivor Completes Explorers Grand Slam
10 July 2019 - After less than 3 consecutive years climbing the world's tallest peaks, Northwestern graduate and brain tumor survivor, Alexander Pancoe, has successfully become the first Chicagoan and 16th American to complete the Explorer's Grand Slam.

Idaho Statesman - This Boise man just climbed Everest for the 20th time. He's never seen it so busy
13 June 2019 - In recent weeks, crowds of climbers attempting to conquer Mount Everest have made international headlines as several people died in “traffic jams” atop the tallest peak in the world. Ang Dorjee Sherpa, a Boise resident, was there.

NZ Herald - Kiwi Mountaineer Guy Cotter on conquering Mt Everest
1 June 2019 - Kiwi mountaineer and AC CEO Guy Cotter tells the Weekend Herald what it's like to conquer this pinnacle of human achievement - what it feels like, what it takes, and what it gives in return.

Sydney Morning Herald - No Place Like Dome
1 June 2019 - The Geo Dome is a captivating base for ski touring remote and pristine slopes, writes Jim Darby.

Stuff - New Zealand's Geo Dome heli-camp a merge of modern technology and Kiwi can-do
29 May 2019 - I'm ski touring with Guy Cotter; it's a bit like having Bruce Springsteen play in your garage band...

Traveller - New Zealand's Geo Dome heli-camp: A merger of modern technology and Kiwi can-do
May 2019 - Jim Darby is hosted by AC CEO Guy Cotter at New Zealand's first Geo Dome heli camp, a remote and inspired ski touring camp in the mountains above Wanaka, a merger of modern technology and Kiwi can-do.

Stuff - 'Buyer Beware' for cut-price Mt Everest Expeditions
27 May 2019 - What's really the problem behind this image? AC CEO Guy Cotter weighs in on the recent media coverage around overcrowding on Everest.

Wilderness Magazine - Ice Ice Baby
20 May 2019 - What happens when a long-time tramper but novice climber heads into classic ice climbing terrain with a professional ice climbing guide? Kathy Ombler found out.

Chicago Tribune - Tackling Mount Everest
20 March 2019 - Alexander Pancoe discusses the highs and lows of his personal quest to raise money for the Lurie Children's Hospital while undertaking one of the world's toughest challenges—the Explorer's Grand Slam.

Rock & Ice - Two Climbers Paraglide From the Summit of Aconcagua
11 March 2019 - Standing on the summit of Aconcagua, AC Guides Jean-Baptiste Chandesris and Gabriel Mazur could not believe there was no wind. It was the morning of February 15, 2019. The sun was shining and everything was calm at 7,000 meters. It was not what they had expected...

Wilderness Magazine - Making Mountains Accessible
November 2018 - Guy Cotter makes a living guiding people to the summits of the highest mountains in the world. Now, he tells Kathy Ombler, he wants to make New Zealand’s mountains and wild places more accessible.

QT Magazine - Major Mountain Milestones
October 2018 - Wanaka company Adventure Consultants is celebrating another milestone climbing year in Nepal, with eight clients successfully summitting Mt Everest, along with 20 guides and Sherpas.

Stuff - First Tracks Wanaka Alpine Heli Camp Ski Touring
October 2018 - Jim Darby visits First Tracks Wanaka Alpine Heli Camp, built for ski tourers in the winter and bushwalkers in the summer, the camp is in the McKerrow Range, well above the snowline at about 1600 metres.

The Sun Herald - Snow place like dome
September 2018 - They organise Himalayan base camps and expeditions, so surely it wouldn't be too difficult for Everest veteran Guy Cotter, his partner Suze Kelly (she has also climbed that peak) and their team at Adventure Consultants to make a camp in the alps above Wanaka.

Space Camp - Contours & Coffee
September 2018 - A visit to Adventure Consultants‘ new alpine heli camp high in the mountains of Wanaka’s Southern Alps will give you the opportunity to experience space in every definition of the word.

AC Blog - Welcome to the Geo Dome
September 2018 - Sitting snug into the mountainside of the McKerrow Range, near Wanaka, you’ll find New Zealand’s newest alpine experience, the First Tracks Wanaka Geo Dome Heli Camp.

Snowsbest.com - Camp in an 'igloo' and ski tour New Zealand's Backcountry
September 2018 - First Tracks Wanaka is pleased to announce that the Geo Dome Heli Camp has been set up in the McKerrow Range.

Wilderness Magazine - Record Breaking Season on Everest
July 2018 - Kathy Ombler talks to Guy Cotter about the record breaking 2018 series and how budget Everest operators are cashing in on the world’s highest climb, but at a huge risk.  

NZ Adventure Magazine - Defining Failure by Guy Cotter
July 2018 - If you're going to be a mountaineer you've got to make peace with the fact that you're going to be a failure, repeatedly...

Ervin Shares his 2 Month Journey up Everest
July 8, 2018 - Union County's very own Gary Ervin completed his mission to reach the highest spot in the world on May 19 as he completed his summit on Mt. Everest. Ervin sat down with me to tell about his journey up the mountain.

Stuff NZ - The 'bitter dispute' that led to knocking off Everest
22 April 2017 - In 1951, four New Zealanders headed to the Himalaya to climb. Their primary objective was a previously unclimbed mountain called Mukut Parbat, Guy Cotter's father Ed Cotter was one of them.