I’m a long-distance backpacker, hillwalking instructor and outdoor writer from the UK.
As well as being a qualified Summer Mountain Leader, I’m also training for my Rock Climbing Instructor and International Mountain Leader qualifications.
When not on a mountain somewhere, I also work as a live sound engineer for touring musicians.
With 12 years of hillwalking and climbing experience, I’ve made solo traverses of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Alps, and the Pyrenees. My backpacking trips have also taken me across mountain regions throughout Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Mexico and Iceland.
During 2018, I attempted to follow a self-researched backpacking route across The Greater Caucasus Mountains. My two-month journey led me from the Black Sea, passing through tightly-controlled border regions in Russia’s North Caucasus Mountains. I often relied on Soviet-era maps and advice from local shepherds! I continued into eastern Georgia, before crossing Azerbaijan to reach the Caspian Sea. My short film, titled “Crossing The Caucasus” was released as part of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival in 2021. It can now be watched for free on Youtube.
Throughout 2022, I spent several months volunteering in the Glarus region of the Swiss Alps. Whilst there I worked to maintain the local hiking trails for the cantonal community. I also backpacked along the newly-established Via Glaralpina long distance trail.
Through my experiences, I’ve contributed feature articles, route guides and equipment reviews to UK Hillwalking, TGO Magazine, Trek & Mountain and Outdoors Magic.
In 2024, I plan to gain more outdoor instructing experience, whilst continuing my development as a writer, photographer and filmmaker.
