Name                                                      Graham Derbyshire

 

Address                                                Sycamore House, Stainton, Penrith, Cumbria. CA11 0EP

 

Telephone                                            01768895418   Mobile: 07825305789   

                                                               

Age/Date of Birth                                 48/ 13th October 1960

 

Family Commitments                         Married with two children.

               

Academic Qualifications                    10 ‘O’ Levels - Merchant Taylors School, Crosby, Merseyside. 1977    

                                                                Degree - Geography B.A. (Hons.) Lancaster University 1982

                                                                4  ‘A’ Levels - Merchant Taylors School, Crosby, Merseyside. 1979

 

Relevant Qualifications                       Mountain Instructor Award – Plas y Brenin June 2000

                                                                Caving Instructor Certificate - November 2003 - valid to November 2009

                                                                Mountain Leader Award (Summer) - Plas y Brenin March 1993

                                                                Single Pitch Award - September 1994

                                                                National Powerboat Certificate (RYA) Levels 2 &  3 (Safety Boat) August 1993

                                                                Local Cave Leader Award Level 1 - October 1998

                                                                Mountain First Aid – Blackhill/Woodhead MRT - HSE Approved – Valid May 2010

Full Driving Licence with D1 and D1E entitlement.

 

Relevant Courses                               Mountain Instructor Award Training Plas y Brenin November 1993

                                                                Mountain Instructor Award Assessment Sept. 1998 and June 2000 

                                                                Local Cave Leader Award Level 1 - Training - November 1996                                                                                   

                                                                Local Cave Leader Award Level 2 - Training - November 1998

                                                                Caving Instructor Certificate - Pre Assessment - July 2002

                                                                Youth Leaders Training Course - Cumbria Youth Service - 1985

Canoe 3 Star Award  BCU - October 2002

Minibus Drivers Awareness Scheme (MiDAS) Certificate Training

 

Relevant Work Experience                Instructor/Tutor - Outward Bound Ullswater   July 1982 - December 1983

Tutoring and teaching a wide range of outdoor activities as part of development training courses.

                                                                Freelance Outdoor Pursuits Instructor   January 1992 - Present

Delivering outdoor and associated activities to a variety of clients - Brathay, Acorn Coaching and Development, Eclipse, The Associated Group, Patterdale Hall, Glaramara Activity Centre, Pennine Adventure, Adventure Experience, Adventure Learning, Ghyll Head, Tormead School, High Points, Symbiosis, John White Mountain School, Longrigg Centre, Dalesbridge, Dynamic Learning, Victor Training, High Adventure, Above and Below, Matrix, Breakthrough, IOL, Ingleborough Hall, Vertical Air, World Challenge, Yarm School, King Edwards School (Birmingham), TQ.

 

Professional Engagements              Recently delivered four caving and climbing related technical workshops at IOL and AMI annual conferences and as part of the IOL workshop programme.

Technical Advisor for Caving for World Challenge, Brathay, Victor Training, Pink Adventures.

Trainer/Assessor for LCMLA Northern Area Panel. (Caving)

 

Memberships                                      Association of Caving Instructors (ACI)

Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL)

 

Other Work Experience                      March 1984 - March 1986

                                                                Recreation Assistant, The Langdale Hotel, Cumbria (Leisure Club)

                                                                April 1986 - June 1991           

                                                                Manager,The Heaton Cooper Studio, Grasmere, Cumbria. (Fine Art Print Retailer)

 

 

Experience Summary

 

Began Hillwalking in 1971, Rock Climbing in 1975, Caving in 1980.

 

Hillwalking

 

                1020        Logged 2000 foot Summits

                501          Logged Summer Hillwalking Days

                114          Logged Winter Hillwalking Days

 

                                Wainwright completer 1992 (214 Summits), 97/116 Outliers

                                325 out of 488 Nuttalls (2000’ England and Wales – 91 Welsh, 234 English)

                                58 Munros, 38 Munro Tops

 

                                KIMM 1990, 1991, 1992

 

 

Rock Climbing

 

                6771        Logged Named and Graded Rock Climbs - UK, Europe and USA

                1235        Logged Rock Climbing Days

                544          Routes Multi Pitch VS and above

                856          Extremes (349 Led or Soloed, 507 Seconded)

                7              New Routes in the Lakes(Mart Crag), Northumberland(Walltown) and N. Ireland(Fair Head).

                1526        Routes in the Lake District

                249          Routes in North Wales

                853          Routes in the Peak District

                1937        Routes in Lancashire

37            Routes in Scotland

                60            Winter Routes

                200 +       Unlogged visits to climbing walls

 

 

Caving

 

1034        Logged Caving Trips in Yorkshire, South Wales, Peak District, Devon, Mendip,

               Ireland, Scotland (Assynt), Lake District Mines and Slovenia.

 

Open Canoeing/Kayaking

 

                122          Logged Open Canoe trips – lake and river -  work and recreation -  Lakes, Scotland, Peak

                                Kayaking on most of the major NW England rivers and lakes – mostly in the mid ‘80’s

 

 

Instructional Experience (approx)

 

                500+        Days Rock Climbing (400+ Days Single Pitch, 100+ Multi Pitch)

                300+        Days Hillwalking and Navigation

                400+        Days Scrambling/Group Adventure

                400+        Days Caving

                300+        Days Watersports - Canoeing, Kayaking, Safety Boating

                               

 

In Total

 

                                Over 4000 Days Relevant Outdoor  Pursuits Experience