HERE BE DRAGONS

The Edges of the Map. The Edges of Recovery. The Edges of What Comes Next.

You’ve found my corner of the world — the place where I’m slowly charting a life after stroke, heart complications, seven rounds of learning to walk again, and a brain that turned out to be ADHD all along.

This is where I document the comeback:

• getting back outdoors

• getting strong again

• studying Outdoor Leadership at 66

• rebuilding a life with some dignity and dark humour

• helping other older men who’ve fallen off the edge of the map find their way back

If you’re here for glossy inspiration, you’re in the wrong valley.

If you’re here for honesty, stubbornness, and real, evidence-based reclaiming of the outdoors — pull up a chair.

60 something survivor constantly battling the aging process -

Transitioning from Mountaineer back to Paddler

Over 50 years spent in the Great Outdoors

Holder of National Governing Body Qualifications

NVQ4 Applied Sport Psychology and Leadership

Accredited Coach

Undergraduate Studies in Outdoor Leadership & Adventure Sports at the University of Central Lancashire - United Kingdom 🇬🇧

After my stroke in 2018 I was told to “take it easy.” Instead, I have begun to rewrite the rules - Getting back Outdoors and proving that recovery does not mean retreat.

Now I help men like me adventure safely, strongly and on their own terms

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