Name:
| Pete Carol |
Full Time Job:
| Managing Director for ProAdventure |
Age: | 42 |
Outdoor Qualifications: | Mountain Leader
Single Pitch Award
Mountain Instructor Award Trained
Raft Guide
BCU Level 4 Kayak Coach
BCU Level 3 Canoe Coach
BCU Level 3 Sea Kayak Coach (Trained)
5 Star Kayak
Mountain Bike Instructor Award Level 4
UKCCLevel 1 & 2 Course Director (Temporary)
Foundation Safety and Rescue Traininer / Assessor
Rescue Emergency Care Assistant First Aid Trainer
Association Ski Slope Instructors (Trained)
RYA Tidal Dinghy Instructor
RYA Powerboat Level 4
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Other Qualifications: | BEng Mathematical Engineering |
How long have you been working in the outdoor industry? | 24 years |
What did you do previously? | Student |
What’s your biggest achievement to date? | Setting up and running a successful outdoor centre and shop. |
What do you love most about your job? | Delegating! |
What do you like least about your job? | Not enough time to instruct courses. |
What do you do for fun? | Running, biking, sea kayaking, spending time with my kids |
What’s your ultimate ambition? | To be able to hire someone to run the business so I have more time to instruct. |
What’s your favourite… | |
…climb/walking route, etc? | Clogwyn y Person Arete |
…river/paddling venue, etc? | Fairy Glen |
…book? | The Earth Sea Trilogy |
…film? | Leon |
…song? | Songs form the Wood - Jethro Tull |
Something not a lot of people know about you: | I can juggle fire clubs. |
Anything else interesting about you? | My first business was selling butterscotch on the playground at school! I am now a Young Enterprise Advisor at Ysgol Dinas Bran, the local secondary school. |
