Name:
| Tom Robinson |
Full Time Job:
| Instructor for ProAdventure |
Age: | 22 |
Outdoor Qualifications: | BCU UKCC Level 1 Paddlesports Coach
BCU UKCC Level 2 Coach Trained
BCU 4 Star Leader in Canoe
HSE First Aid at Work
Single Pitch Award |
Other Qualifications: | BTEC National Diploma in Outdoor Adventure Sports
Degree in Outdoor Management |
How long have you been working in the outdoor industry?
| 3 years |
What did you do previously? | Not a lot (I was a student!) |
What’s your biggest achievement to date? | Getting a big spider out of the bath |
What do you love most about your job? | Putting smiles on people's faces |
What do you like least about your job? | Wet ropes! |
What do you do for fun? | Tiddly-Winks, and downhill Mountain Biking |
What’s your ultimate ambition? | To do as much snow boarding and skiing as possible, and travel the world, New Zealand and Asia in particular |
What’s your favourite… | |
…climb/walking route, etc? | Tryfan, the Glyderau and Y Garn |
…river/paddling venue, etc? | Loch Shiel |
…book? | Too many to choose from... The Lord of the Rings, perhaps. |
…film? | Again too many to choose from, but Shrek is pretty good! |
…song? | "Through Fire and Flame" by Dragon Force |
Something not a lot of people know about you: | I like Pokemon and have a lot of Pokemon merchandise! |
Anything else interesting about you?
| The interesting thing about me is that I am an interesting person with lots of interesting interests |
