Career
With his postgraduate qualification, and climbing and mountaineering experience, Boardman was set on the path to becoming a professional mountaineer. In 1973, he became an instructor at Glenmore Lodge, Aviemore. He moved on to become the National Officer at the British Mountaineering Council in 1975. In 1978 Boardman took over as Director of the International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland after Dougal Haston's death, a position he held until his own death in 1982. Other positions and qualifications held by Boardman include:
- Mountain Guide Carnet - September 1977.
- Vice-president, British Mountaineering Council. Elected in 1979.
- President, Association of British Mountain Guides. Elected in 1979.
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