The Hiddleston-Scaife Commemorative Trust has been registered and aims to raise a minimum of $150,000 from contributors to enable sponsorship of at least two Aspirant guides each year. A formal application and interview process will be undertaken by Aspirant guides who wish to apply. Details on how to apply for a grant will be advised shortly.

The Board of Trustees - John Hiddleston, Hugh Barnard, Jean Clairmonte, Nick Cradock and Grant Fyfe invite David and Paul's friends, former clients, sponsors and people in the mountaineering fraternity to contribute to the Trust. We believe this is a worthy cause and your enthusiastic support is welcomed.

LOCAL news in Wanaka: A fundraising event for the Trust has been organised by Milo Gilmour of Aspiring Guides. A FUN RUN or WALK on Rocky Hill Dec 31st at 8am will bring locals and friends of Dave and Paul together for a fun event. Participants will carry an egg to the cairn at the summit and back, to be in the spot prize draw. Entry is $10 and can be made on the day or in advance from Aspiring Guides' office. For more details click here or email us.

The Fun run organisd by Milo Gilmour on Dec 31st on Rocky Hill was enjoyed by 48 entries. A further cash donation of $20 was given by a friend. Best costume was EGGMAN of Wanaka who had a silver cape and dressed like an egg. Unfortunately the egg fastened to a dome on top of his head hit a branch and his egg broke. He won a battery-less torch as a prize for best costume. What was the point of the egg ? Each participant had to carry a raw egg (provided), to the summit and back, and the point was to do anything you like as long as you look after your egg. Andrew Town did the run top to bottom in 39.5 minutes. Spot prizes were plenty and extravagant. The Earth-Sea-Sky Traverse jacket was won by Jules Scaife. Simon Scaife won the family rock climbing day with Aspiring Guides. We were delighted by out of town guest appearances : Dave Hiddleston's cousin (Sam Morrah); Mark and Sally Dossor. Thanks to all sponsors and friends. The first donation to the Trust was made today $500 ! Photos of the Fun Run

The TRUST has now setup up a credit card facility (Visa, Mastercard) to allow easier transfer of donation funds, especially for those residing internationally. A secure web credit card facility will be up and running shortly from this web-page. In the meantime, please use the donation form to manually post your cheque or credit card donation. Please click here or email us for a copy.

Mountain Guides have been notifed of the Trust's aim. Aspirant status guides are to apply for funding for upcoming courses.

Congratulations to Jamie Robertson who is employed mainly by Alpine Guides at Aoraki/Mt Cook village, who has been awarded $500 towards his guides course. The course is currently somewhere between Centennial and Pioneer huts on the West Coast.

The Hiddleston-Scaife FUN RUN is scheduled for Dec 31st 2006. Participants to walk or run carrying an uncooked egg up Rocky Hill and back. The egg must remain intact, and is provided by sponsors. Fancy dress is optional. Pre-registration at Aspiring Guides office is a good idea, entry costs only $10.

The Fun Run on Dec 31 2006 provided 26 entries. Only one person wore fancy dress. The weather was chilly in the morning and warmed up to a scorcher pretty soon afterwards.Some people showed up with competition numbers on their legs from a triathlon the day before! The sponsors were generous - almost every entry won a prize. The main prize of a day of local rock climbing for two with Aspiring Guides was won by local doctor Suzie Meyer. Thanks to Milo Gimour for organising and donating the proceeds to the TRUST.

James Hamilton  has been accepted on the next Winter Guides Course scheduled late Sep 2007. A donation of $500 has been paid to James from the Trust - all of the best to you James for your Winter 2!

(Congratulations James !  yes he passed and is well on his way to the next stage of becoming fully qualified)

Lisa Auer of Albert Town, Wanaka, has today been donated $500 towards her final IFMGA guides examination early next month.

She writes....... "Thank you very much for the $500 donation to help towards my final summer guide course. I am honoured to receive this donation. Dave Hiddleston was a source of inspiration and great encouragement to me towards my guiding goals.I will carry his smile onto the upcoming course! This contribution will help me achieve my dream of becoming a fully certified international guide, that I have been working towards now for close to ten years.Thanks again." - Lisa

Mark Woodward of Queenstown successfully completed his second ski guides course and has been granted $500."Woody" who is now guiding Mt Everest wrote just before he left NZ,

"Thanks to the Trust for the grant of towards my ski guides course in September ’07. I’m sure both Scaife and Hip would be pleased to see guides getting that helping hand in finishing off their courses. I was happy to pass the course and enjoyed the time and great conditions that we had.I have many good memories of the guiding and climbing trips, especially the bivi’s! I had shared with Paul.I find that I think of the boys often when topping out on mountains they knew and loved. Cheers Scaify and Hip."

Wanaka local guide Davie Robinson will be attending the next ski guides course September 20. The Trust donated $500 towards Davie's course fees.

"Aspiring guides was my first employer after I passed my climb 1 exam. I've continued working on and off for Aspiring guides over the years and have fond memories of guiding with both Paul and Hip. As senior guides they were very supportive during my early years of guiding. I learned a lot from both of them. Beyond guiding they both had a fantastic outlook on life and were always leading from the front when fun was to be had. It's not uncommon to find myself sitting in some hut laughing with other guides as we trade Scaife and Hip stories. They are sadly missed but still enjoyed."

Stefan Sporli has signed up for the December Guides Course. The trust has donated $500 to him. Good luck Stefan!

"As an Aspirant Guide working in Wanaka, the memory of Paul Scaife and David Hiddleston has a strong presence. I experience it through the stories that are told of them, from climbing routes they authored, and from the lessons that can hopefully be learnt from their accident. In my own journey through the mountains, and through the NZMGA training scheme I aspire to leaving a trace as positive as the ones they left for us upcoming guides."

The Trust has granted $500 to Tim Robertson who will be under the ski guiding microscope for the next two weeks.

Tim writes "I was fortunate enough to have David Hiddleston as an assessor on my  first climbing guides course. His comfort in the Alpine environment was inspirational. Paul Scaife was also one of the first guides I worked with. I have found the guiding profession rewarding in many ways, it is very satisfying to be able to help people realise their dreams. The culture among most guides is very enjoyable and most will freely give their time to colleagues to help them achieve a successful trip." 

Good luck Tim !

The Trust has granted $500 to Mark Austin who is packing and planning for his guides course going to the Darrans 18th March 2012.  The weather forecast is excellent, not to mention the superb location for this course.  

Mark commented on his application form "I have a passion and respect for the alpine environment. I have enjoyed sharing this passion with both clients and my friends. I have enjoyed acting as an informal mentor to my friends and would like to be able to continue this in the more formal roll of a supervising guide. I have always felt that if you start down a training pathway that you need to work towards completing it. There have been a lot of family and financial sacrifices in training to be a guide and a grant would be a great recognition of this."

Good luck Mark !

Marty Schmidt has been awarded $500 from the Trust towards his upcoming guides course late November. 

"I would love say thank you to the Trustees running this Hiddleston-Scaife grant towards furthering the education of Mt/ Ski guides of New Zealand. I am honoured to pick up this torch and carry it with me whenever I head out into the hills. I knew both of these amazing guides at their peaks and will strive to have them smile upon all of our progresses in the mountains. Cheers, Marty."

May the force be with you Marty!

Mike Madden

"I started my IFMGA training pathway and qualifications just under 6 years ago after an apprenticeship of climbing in the New Zealand's Southern Alps. I have had some great adventures over the past 6 years, visiting and working, climbing, and skiing in many different places around the world on the pathway towards completing the IFMGA qualification. 

The best part of guiding has been the people and friendships I have made in and around the mountains with other climbers, skiers, and guides. I think that mountain people are a special kind... I did not know Dave Hiddleston and Paul Scaife but you guys were my kind of people!

Thank you to the Hiddleston Scaife Commemorative Trust and board of trustees for the donation towards completing my guiding qualification."

Jane Morris

"NZ has a respected guiding community which has benefited over the years from having ambassadors like Dave and Paul. 
I met Dave when I was a recreational climber and was impressed with his openness and professional manner.
This is now something as an aspirant guide I value greatly and attempt to uphold in my work.
I have had a variety of mentors over the years, directly and indirectly, which have helped me arrive at this point now. 
And I can see the tables shifting slowly to being able to offer support and mentoring to others, even if its simply a passing conversation in a hut or on the neve.
Guiding is something I would like to be doing for many years to come.
Its an amazing office and an honour to have such supportive and inspirational colleagues."

Andy Cole is enrolled in the next summer guides course and has been granted $500 towards his course.  Good luck Andy!

"My first exposure to mountain guides was working with John Entwisle while I was still in the air force. I guess you could say he was the inspiration to change tacks mid career and enter the guiding world. Some years on; I think what keeps me guiding is the incredible Espirit de Corps within the guiding community. There are not many industries where you get the level or support, advice, information sharing and friendship that you do in guiding. I always look forward to seeing who is "in the hut" to catch up with, to learn from, to poke fun at, and to share a giggle with."

Dave Alderson has been granted $500 towards his final guides course with a successful result. Congratulations, Dave.

"The past two weeks have reminded me what I love about NZ guiding. The journeys, the challenges, the laughs, the characters, the team spirit, the hut banter. The beauty of the NZ mountains - nature the finest sculptress. The fall of snow flakes from the clouds and their journey down snow field, glacier and river to the sea."

Penny Goddard is enrolled in the next summer guide's course and has been granted $500 towards her course. Good luck Penny!

"Receiving this award means a lot to me. Dave and Paul were both instrumental figures during my early days as a young polytech student in Wanaka. I was lucky enough to tag along on a couple of "Scaifey" guided trips and experienced his kindness and patience. He truly loved sharing his mountain paradise with those around him and was calm and smiling in whiteouts and dripping bivvies.

I'll always remember Dave's flashing grin as he warned me against some of the "nutters" I might encounter as a rock guide working for his company, Wanaka Rock. I could tell by the way he said it that "the nutters" were some of this dear friends. He was full of support and encouragement as I started out in the outdoor industry and always had a smile.

Thanks to Paul, Dave and the Trust for your support. It all helps carry me forward."

James Hamilton has been granted $500 towards his final course. Good luck James!

"I went down the New Zealand Mountain Guides pathway and sat my first guides course in 2000. Leading up to the course was very intimidating because I had never experienced a 2 week long guides course. I had heard that there were two grumpy old assessors running the course and I was the youngest by about 10 years. Anyway, it turned out to be fine, the weather wasn't, though. This was the start of many guides courses and many dream guiding jobs and amazing adventures to many parts of the globe. Finally, I'm sitting my last course!

Hip and Paul would be saying "about bloody time" from the top of their mountains.

Thank you Hiddleston-Scaife Commemorative Trust!"

Taichiro Naka is enrolled in the next summer guides course and has been granted $500 towards his course. Good luck Tai!

"I started the IFMGA Pathway in October 2014 and I have my final exam coming up in February 2018. I have been guiding for Alpine Guides for 4 years now" - Taichiro Naka