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.
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Contact:
Mobile: 07849 397 508
