Profile

Full Name: Alexander Mitchell Aitken

Nationality: Scottish

Date of Birth: 18-12-1974, current age: 36 years

Civil Staus: Free union with 2 children

Profession: International raft guide, trip leader, expedition leader and kayaker.

Passion in Life: Running rivers and serving humanity.

Favourite River for Rafting: River Athi in Kenya.

Favourite River for kayaking: River Alseseca in Mexico.

Favourite Raft: Any will do as long as it floats.

Favourite Kayak: Jackson Star for play boating and Jackson Hero for creek boating.

Countries Paddled: England, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Norway, Turkey, Israel, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, India, Nepal, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatamala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru.

Years of Experience: 26 years, Started kayaking when i was 10 years old and started rafting when i was 12 years old. "Youngest and one of the first river guides in Scotland."

Education:

Primary Education- British International School, Saudi Arabia.

Secondary School- Breadalbane Academy, Scotland.

College- Perth Technical College, Scotland. Here i studied outdoor education for 2 years and specialized in outdoor ed with problemed kids and people with different abilities.

External Education:

Scottish Canoeing association, Senior Instructor.

Scottish Rafting Association, Trip Leader.

Israeli Rafting Association, Instructor and Assesor.

Pro Guide International, Instructor and Assesor.

Swift Water Rescue, level 1 and 2.

Royal Yaghting Association, power boat license. sailing level 3.

P.A.D.I., 3rd class sport diver and P.A.D.I. first aid.

Red Cross: basic and advance First Aid.

My Last Five Years: In 2005 i started a company in Mexico called "Imagina un Mundo". The company consisted of two parts. 1: A school of alternative education in which we ran classes of Kundalini Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Yoga for kids, Summer camps of six weeks long, social events like adventure birthday partys, weddings, religious events, team building course and much more. 2: A travel agency for alternative tourism in which we specialized in rafting and kayaking adventure on different rivers in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, India and Kenya. To know more about the company you should look at the following blog spots. http://imaginaunmundosc.logspot.com/ http://imaginarafting.blogspot.com/

Companys that i have worked for: 1: Croft na Caber, Scotland. 2: Splash white water Rafting, Scotland. 3: Pioneer Rafting, Wales. 4: Canolfan Tryweryn, Wales. 5: Evaision Rfating, Spain. 6: Alpine Adventures, France. 7: Medraft, Turkey. 8: Jordan River Rafting, Israel. 9: Savage Wilderness Safaris, Kenya. 10: Get Wet Adventures, Dominican Republic, 11: Snow Leopard Adventures, India, 12: Rio y Montaña, Mexico, 13: Expediciones Mexico Verde, Mexico, 14: Omega Tours, Honduras. 15: Hacienda Pozo Azul, Costa Rica. 16: Mayuc Expediciones, Peru. 17: Imagina un Mundo, International, 18: Water by Nature, International, 19: Discovery Expeditions, International. 20: Mountain Travel Sobek, International. 21: Neharot river Expeditions, International.

Languages Spoken: English and Spanish, i am 100% in reading, writing and speaking in both languages. I also know alot of Hebrew and any other language i will make up as i go along.

Hobbies: Kundalini Yoga, photography, music, exploring rivers and having fun adventures with my kids. ( to see information on the rivers that i have explored in Mexico, please click on the following blogspot.) http://guiadeagua.blogspot.com/

Services that i am able to Offer: Raft Guiding, Trip leading commercial rafting trips, Expedition Leading, Guide Training for guide course, rescue and evacuation course, trip leading course and saftey kayaker course, kayak instruction, planning and organizing for international trips, photo and video kayaking. ( if you would like more information of the course that i can offer, please visit http://proguidetraining.blogspot.com/ )

A few Achievments: 1: I was one of the first river guides in Scotland as well as the youngest. 2: i was a team member in a river challenge, on the T.V. program "You Bet". 3: I ran the adventure training program for the British Army in Kenya for some 2000 soldiers. 4: I trained the Israeli Army, Police and rescue teams in white water rescues and combat for 10 seasons. 5: i helped set up the organization I,A,G,A. (Inetrnational, Adventure, Guide, Association) for the company Get Wet. 6: I was one of the directors in the organization, "Pro Guide International". 7: I have run over 200 guide and rescue course in over 17 countries arround the world. 8: I have made a number of first descents on different rivers arround the globe. 9: I organized all the logistics for the Discovery Channel to make a reconstruction of a river that i explored in Mexico and all went wrong.

References:

Mauricio Morales, Mexico Verde mmorales@mexicoverde.com

Anne Beaumer, Imagina aventuras Imaginaaventuras@yahoo.com

Koryn Gould, International River Guide, mrkoryn@yahoo.com

Contact:

Mobile: 07849 397 508

e-mail: alexmaitken@yahoo.com

Another Day in My Office

The River Alseseca in Veracruz State, Mexico is becoming known as one of the top creeking destinations in centrel America. The best time for Paddling is from September to January and then it starts to get low, but will always be good fun. I first explored this river in 1998 on my second trip out to Mexico, it has various sections that can be run and all are just a blast. If anyone is planning on going out to explore the awsome white water that Mexico has to offer, give send me a mail and i can send you all the river descriptions.

Profile of Alex Aitken

alex kayaking in the river papagayo

The "Buenos Dias" rapid on the river Papagayo, has got to be one of the best playspots in Mexico, of course it depends on water levels, but if you catch it at the right moment your just going to have a blast, loops and kart wheels and a super good time. jijijiji

INSPIRIATION

Padme Nam Aitken

arrived to the world on the 12 of February 2009, bringing Love, Joy, and Inspiration to all that surround her. All my mates told me that when you get married, your life changes, this is not true, then i was told that when you have a baby, your life changes, this is true. Little Padme has given me so much Inspiration to do new things, complete projects that i had left for one reason or the other. I actually thought that having a child would make me calm down and not participate in so many extreme crazy sports, but Padme made me do the opposite, i started to Paddle waterfalls agian and much more.

One of the projects i started when Padme arrived is Called "AGUA", you could say that it is my social service to the paddling and rafting enthusiasts, it is a Blog Spot that gives detailed descriptions of the rivers of Mexico, where to stay, how to get a river shuttle and much more. All river enthusiasts can enjoy the information that i place on the blog by entering http://revistaagua.blogspot.com/

Sat Naam

Alex

So most people arround the world fly in hot air balloons and so i am sure at this moment you ask yourself what is alex doing now, its all explainable, i always wanted to swim with Dolphins and so i made a deal with the manager of the CICI water park in Acapulco to teach his staff how to rappel so that they can check the material of the balloon in exchange to swim with Dolphins which is a reall cool experience. Climbing the hot air ballon was also an experience especially when it stands 45 meters high. good fun but dont try this at home.

How many people can you get on a bike

I have seen alot of crazy things in this world in which i remember seeing ten people climb out of a Volkswagon beetle which just amazed me, so i asked myself how many people could i get on a bike safely, we managed 5 people on the bike but i reckon we could get another two on there with no worries. jijiji