On Patrol

Since 2009, he has been showing off the breathtaking landscapes of the region as an expedition team member with HX Expeditions, delivering lectures on the evolving nature of the environment as well as leading trekking excursions at stops along the way. His guide work has also taken him to the other end of the world, leading tours through Antarctica.

“I have just always loved having that connection to nature and the experience of being there,” he says. “When you are up there, amid the beautiful scenery that runs from little hills up to the mountain ranges of the highest alpine areas, the dramas of the rest of the world seem so very far away and don’t seem to matter so much.

“That feeling I have always had in these areas is what I attempt to share with other people when guiding a group. I want them to enjoy it as much as I always have, but to also understand what they are seeing and experiencing so they recognise why these lands are so very special.”