The author has pursued outdoor adventures throughout his life, hiking or 'tramping' in New Zealand, river and coastal kayaking, exploring the Australian high country and fly-fishing in remote watersheds. After studying arts at a university in New Zealand and spending time as a 'hippie' hobby farmer, the author and his young family moved to Australia where he was involved in the establishment of a company applying mineral processing technologies to environmental remediation. In 2002, he completed an MBA and has since worked in the university sector managing cutting-edge research in diverse disciplines such as neuroscience, plant genetics, emergency management and climate change.
