TRAINING

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & ASSESSMENT
Senior Instructor Kayak Certificate, Scotland and Wales
Advanced Whitewater Kayak Certificate, Wales and Australia
Mountain Leadership Certificate, Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre, Wales
Winter Mountaineering, Glenmore Lodge National Mountain Centre, Scotland.
Mountain Instructor Certificate, Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre, Wales
Advanced Winter Mountain Rescue, Scotland. Supported by British Army Helicopter Squadron.

CLIMBING
First Australian Ascents:
Dolomites, Italy 1974
Grossglockner Alps, Austria 1974
First solo winter ascent, Mt Ida, Crete 1984

KAYAKING
Hebrides circumnavigation, Scottish western isles 1975
Great Glen trans-navigation, Scotland, 1976
Major white water rivers, Dauphin Alps, France, 1977

EXPEDITIONS
First sea kayak circumnavigation of Tasmania 1979
Chief Leader: ANZSES Expedition Granite Mountain 1980
Leader: First Australian raft descent of Sun Kosi River, Nepal 1981
Co-Leader: Quail Creek Expedition, Kimberley region, Western Australia 1985
Leader: First northerly kayak crossing of Bass Strait 1986
Leader: First Australian Arctic Expedition, 1986. Patron: HRH The Prince of Wales
Leader: First Australian Sailing Expedition, West Greenland 1988
Skipper: British-Australian Arctic Cruise, West Greenland 1989

FOUNDER
Victorian Sea Kayak Club 1979
Mansfield Chamber of Commerce 1982
Great Mountain Race of Victoria 1983
Co-Founder: Mansfield Mountain Country Festival 1983

ADVENTURE-BASED KEYNOTES & WORKSHOPS
National Outdoor Education Conference, Queensland 1984
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Trust National Leaders Forum, Victoria 1987
National Outdoor Education Conference, Western Australia 1987
Royal Geographical Society Expedition Planning Seminar, London 1990
Expedition Advisory Centre Effective Leadership Seminar, Cumbria 1993

LECTURES
Audio-visual lecture tours and engagements, Australia and Britain 1979-1995
Leadership seminar for Bristol Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, UK 1997

FILM
The Greenland Expedition - 1 hour documentary released internationally 1987

ADVISER
For the Royal Geographical Society, London: Various Arctic and desert expeditions.