As I entered this world into a pothole in a parking lot outside of a pub late one night, it is no surprise that my life has been an adventure. Whether skipping school to adventure with my dad (a ski patroller and mountain guide), going on solo mountaineering adventures from the age of 10, commercial fishing in Alaska, or asleep on the couch, I am usually in my element. Naturally paragliding is an evolution of the wild at heart and has opened a whole new world of new friendships, successes and failures, heart-warmth and heart break, adventure and of course constant learning and discipline. I hope that volunteering with THPA is another great adventure and to pass on what I have learnt to the benefit of the association and fellow members.