Personal Profile
Accredited Practitioner Achiever - CHRIS HUGHES
Who are you?
Chris Hughes, Shrewsbury
What was your first experience of outdoor activities?
Playing in the woods with friends (making dens & climbing trees) and then through the Scout Association.
Your most enjoyable day at work providing outdoor learning?
Instructing a group in navigation and then seeing their smiling faces as we finished the walk with the setting sun.
Where do you see your outdoor career eventually going?
I run my own outdoor company (CHMAS Ltd) and I’d like grow this so that it becomes my fulltime occupation and I can be my own boss. Bliss!
Outdoor learning might be your career, but how much of your spare time is spent in the outdoors?
Not enough at the moment but if I’m not outdoors I’m dreaming about it or planning the next adventure.
What is your most invaluable piece of kit/gear?
Apart from my sense of humour, I’d say my Tilley Hat superb no matter what the weather.
What influence has APIOL had on your career?
It’s had a huge impact by making me question why I do what I do, what benefit this gives, how it can be done sustainably and could it be improved.
If you could offer one piece of advice to new outdoor practitioners what would it be?
Instruct what you enjoy and enjoy what you do.
And Finally.....
Cake or pie?
Apple pie or perhaps apple & blackberry crumble.