Living Conditions and Career Development of Mountain Guides in Tibet

With the increasing popularity of mountaineering in China, Tibetan Mountain guides have become valuable to study as an indispensable group for the sport. This study studied the Living conditions and career development of mountain guides in Tibet by means of questionnaire survey, semi-structured interview and literature comparison. The results show the characteristic of mountain guides in Tibet and The Chinese government still needs to improve and enhance many policies for Tibet to ensure that Chinese Tibetan Mountain guides make outstanding contributions to the mountaineering industry in China and the world and have a positive development trend in the future. This study discusses the current situation and future trend of mountaineering in Tibet, analyzes the present and future role of mountain guides in Tibet, and direction for further studies are discussed.