The outdoors world has always been very important to me and has been a focal point of my life for many years. I was always very interested in learning survival skills and hearing about tales of surviving in extreme conditions.

Most of my initial experience was gained hill walking and camping out in the woods or on Dartmoor. From a brief background in climbing I delved into the worlds of Mountaineering. It was only after a few trips practicing the required skills that I set off to summit the ten highest peaks in Scotland during a particularly bleak winter. 

I got deeper into the world of physical challenges and pushed myself more. 2017 saw two trips to Iceland,  summitting the highest Mountain, followed by a "summer" Traverse of Iceland with a small team. 

2018 was full of challenges. I managed to squeeze in a multi peak bagging trip to the Atlas Mountains in Winter and then a two week expedition in Svalbard either side of my son being born, a new challenge in itself! 

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Ultra Marathons and Mountain Running seemed a natural progression from all of my experiences. I wanted to do more in a day and go further, lighter and faster. 

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This extra endurance training fitted in well with a massive plan to complete a Winter Crossing of Iceland, a so far unachieved feat. The end of 2019 saw myself and my team mate take on this crossing, our biggest challenge yet.

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With 2020 pretty much being a washout for everyone, I put more into running and undertook my own Mountain running challenges to see how much I could really do. 

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Every year I try to complete a challenge or Expedition in aid of a chosen charity. Over the past few years I have successfully raised over £6000 for various charities.