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Dave is a professionally qualified and experienced trainer who runs his own training and consultancy company called Chase Training Solutions. Specialising in customised training for the voluntary, statutory and private sectors, the company delivers a variety of training packages that include; Effective Communication; Personal Development; Team Building; Management Training; Leadership Development; Problem Solving; Youth Work Skills; Outdoor Activities and much more....
Dave also delivers a number of courses on behalf of Sports Leaders UK including the Level 2 Award in Basic Expedition Leadership. The Award is intended to provide a common foundation leading to the training and coaching schemes of the National Governing Bodies concerned with outdoor pursuits. It is a nationally recognised qualification that local authorities and statutory/ voluntary organisations accept when taking groups into lowland areas.
Holding professional qualifications in youth work and having over 25 years experience of running Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions at all levels, both within the UK and abroad, the success of the Open Gold weeks that Dave organises can be attributed to many things, however, ultimately, the week not only offers young people the opportunity to complete their Expedition Section of the Gold Award, but an ‘all round’ positive residential experience that illustrates youth work practice at its best and this is reflected by the positive comments received from the 50+ young people who attend each year, their Award leaders and parents.
James is the Group Editor for Fsh Media, working across various different online magazines including BackAtBaseCamp.
Having participated in a Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition cycling around Holland and Belgium, a taste for 'The Award' developed into participation in the Gold Award, followed by supervising and assessing other Bronze groups.
James has worked in publishing for over 5 years on a number of UK, European, and International publications spanning a range of sectors including Golf, Sport, and Outdoor.
Andy works for Nite International Nite is an outdoor brand aimed at male consumers who pursue an active outdoor lifestyle and require a tough and reliable timepiece. Nite watches combine strength and durability with the added benefit of a unique illumination system known as GTLS (Gaseous Tritium Light Sources). This technology enables easy reading in any light condition without battery drain or the pressing of buttons. Nite sports watches are worn by outdoor & leisure enthusiasts and military professionals around the World.
Tara Basi was reluctantly dragged in to a charity event in 2004 to climb Kilimanjaro and hated every minute. Something must have stuck though as he now treks whenever he can and recently returned from another charity event in Namibia.
Having travelled widely, his unfulfilled passion is to be immersed in the more rural aspects of Japanese culture and the breathtaking natural beauty of the interior. This is a part of Japan that most westerners never see and is a world apart from the large metropolises for which Japan is most known.
He is now planning a series of trips to undiscovered Japan, starting with a truly amazing trek to the Northern Alps in October, again to raise money for charity.
