Summary of experience

 

Thirty years of recreating in the outdoors

• 30 years caving and have discovered at least 50 caves including the deepest and longest caves in the southern hemisphere and explored 110km of new cave passage in New Zealand

• 20 years cave diving and have been the first to explore 3km of underwater cave passages in 30 cave diving sites throughout New Zealand

• 20 years mountaineering and rockclimbing

 

Work experience:

• Mountaineering instructor

• Cave instructor and guide

• Freelance outdoor instructor

• Technical and safety expert on a feature film and on 12 documentaries

• Cameraman on two documentaries and underwater cameraman on one

• Centre manager for the largest Outdoor Education provider in New Zealand

 

Previous Employers

-TVNZ, TV3, Discovery Channel, National Geographic

- Redbull media house, BBC Natural History, Natural History New Zealand

- Paramount pictures

- Te Awamutu College, St Peters, Auckland Grammar, Hamilton Girls, Cambridge High School, Wanganui

   Collegiate, 

 

Past sponsors include:

• Sport New Zealand

• New Zealand Geographic

• Red Bull Media House