Associate Leaders 2

DAVE MARSHALL

Dave has been an Outdoor Pursuits Instructor for 18 years and leading groups overseas for 14 of those, to 15 countries.

Dave began his career in the Youth Service. Taking groups out climbing, caving, and canoeing. Working with all kinds of teenagers, from Disabled groups to groups with behavioural problems.

Dave has Summer ML and Canoe L2 with 4* Leader and has lead groups in the high mountains, such as Mount Kenya and the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru, as well as climbing Mount Toubkal in winter and summer, trekking in the Tagong grasslands, China and exploring the High mountains of Kyrgyzstan. He has also led a 7-day self-supported canoe expedition in Canada.

In the UK Dave trains teams That are going on expedition and is a Duke of Edenborough supervisor and Gold assessor.

Dave’s personal adventures have included successful ascents on the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc. Paddling specialist white water open canoes on Grade 4 white water in the States and Europe and putting up a new WI4 ice route in Norway.

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'NOBBY' CLARKE

Nobby (Adrian) Clarke gained a wealth of experience in leadership and personal development during nearly 20 years as an Officer in the Armed Forces. During this time he led numerous mountaineering expeditions to the Himalaya and other high ranges and gained qualifications in mountaineering, kayaking/canoeing, rock climbing, skiing and first aid.

For the past 10 years he has enjoyed passing on these skills to school groups and young adults working as an Outdoor Instructor. He is highly experienced in teaching and is a Gold D of E trainer and assessor. He also regularly leads school groups on overseas expeditions to Indian Himalaya, Iceland or South America.

Nobby's personal adventures have included:

Summiting on several of the World’s highest mountains including: Mt McKinley (6,192m) in Alaska, Aconcagua (6,959m) in Argentina, Kilimanjaro (5,896m) in Tanzania, Mt Elbrus (5,642m) in Russia and Island Peak (6,160m) in Nepal.

Climbed to the summit of Mt Blanc, Matterhorn and Eiger in the Alps.

10 off-piste ski seasons in St Anton, Austria.

White water kayaked through the Colca Canyon in Peru, the deepest canyon in the World and also an 18 day kayaking trip through the Grand Canyon in USA

Numerous visits to South America including climbing in Columbia, kayaking jungle rivers in Ecuador, trekking the Inca trail in Peru and skiing in Argentina.