International Mountain Leader
Jon Holland
Jon was born in Derbyshire, England, close to the mountains of north Wales and the Lake District. He has spent many years pursuing his passion for trekking all around the world – in the Himalayas, Chile, Argentina, Morocco, the Canaries, and in all the European Alpine countries.
Following a degree in German and French and a Masters in Business Administration, Jon has lived in several European countries enjoying a career as teacher, airborne soldier, credit analyst, export sales manager, translator, musician and, in more recent years, a mountain hiking guide.
Jon now lives in the Three Valleys ski area in the northern French Alps, leading snowshoe tours in the winter, groups of contenders for the UK’s National Three Peaks Challenge in the spring, and trekking groups in the French and Swiss Alps in the summer. Jon is never happier than when in the mountains and is always keen to share his broad knowledge of Alpine culture and the Alpine environment.