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TOUR GUIDE AND MOUNTAINEER
 Desmond grew up in Pacaltsdorp, awhere he excelled at school and later attended the University of the Western Cape where he qualified as a teacher. Not forgetting his roots, he returned to Pacaltsdorp where he taught and played an active role in the upliftment of especially the youth. After several years of teaching he decided that it was time for new challenges.
Qualifications and credentials
Tour Guide (accredited for the Western Cape) Mountain Guide (South African Qualifications Authority certification pending) Served on Southern Cape Tourism Board Member of the Cape Province Mountain Club Bachelor of Arts Degree Higher Diploma in Education Adventure Ecology Courses
Mountaineering and Outdoor Adventure experience
International trekking experience: French Pyrenees and Ben Nevis. African climbing and hiking experience: summited Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and completed Fish River Canyon (Namibia) hiking trail. Hiked extensively in South Africa. Expert knowledge of especially the Outeniqua and Tsitsikamma hiking trails (Southern Cape). Above average knowledge of the fauna and flora of the Western Cape. Widely travelled, especially Europe and Africa.
Work Experience as a Tour and Mountain Guide
Standard tour guide operator for the Western Cape region for the past 5 years. Highly experienced tour guide having worked for several large tour operators. Professional mountain guide for the past year.
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SOUTH AFRICAN MOUNTAINEER
 Trevor Johnston grew up in an area of Cape Town. He succeeded in developing strong survival instincts and the will to win. This, together with his unassailable sense of community and family values, saw Trevor embrace and create unique opportunities to rise above his circumstances, dare to dream and climb the world’s highest mountain.
Trevor’s Vision:
“I strive to promote the rights of all children. I passionately believe in outdoor experiential education as a means to instil positive values and attitudes, enhance leadership abilities and self reliance through encouragement, motivation, patience, leadership and understanding.”
Trevor has 20 years of hiking, rock climbing, ice climbing and mountaineering training and experience.
Educo Africa Programme Director 2001 – present Climbing member of the South African expedition which successfully climbed Mount Everest in 1998 Climbing member of the South African Mount Aconcagua Expedition, Andes 1998 Mont Blanc Solo Expedition, French Alps 1999 South African Mountain Development Trust mountaineering and rock climbing guiding qualifications South African Mountain Development Trust committee member International School of Mountaineering course, France BA (Human Movement Science) and Diploma in Higher Education coupled with 10 years teaching experience at Ocean View High School 1989-1998 Outward Bound Instructor and Safety Coordinator 1999 Trojan Outdoor Institute Programme Manager and Safety Coordinator 2000-2001 Free to Decide Adventures Mountain Guide and Office Manager 2000
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