Pearse O’Toole

For over ten years, I worked as an Outdoor Instructor in Ireland and New Zealand. A chance trip to Southern Africa in 2011 created an opportunity for me to lead personal development programmes as Head Guide with Irish charities over the next eight years to some of the most remote and amazing parts of the world.
I currently lead an adventure therapy programme for Ireland’s harshest critiques – teenagers.

• BA Honours in Outdoor Education and Heritage of the Irish Landscape
• MA Personal and Guidance Counselling
• Dip Business, Executive and Life Coaching
• Dip Outdoor Recreation Management
• Dip Drug and Alcohol Addiction
• Level 3 White-water Kayak instructor
• Single Pitch Award Trainee
• Surf instructor
• Dinghy Sailing Instructor
• Windsurfing Instructor
• City & Guild Accredited Bike Mechanic
• Mountain Leader Award

It’s been my ambition for a long time now to travel to wild, remote and exciting parts of the world. I try to make at least one big trip each year. Some of these trips include kayaking around Ireland in 37 days, cycling through Mexico in 33 days or living in one of the most remote and poverty-stricken areas of Southern Africa for two years.

I grew up playing GAA (Gaelic Football and Hurling) but while in college, I fell in love with white water kayaking. Over the years, it has brought me all over the world to some amazing places while connecting with amazing people. More recently, I’ve swapped the kayak for a bike but with the same results.

Connemara, the Burren National Park and North Mayo.