Myles Farnbank

ISKGA Status : Advanced Guide (P) / Module Provider

Location: Inverness, Scotland

Myles is  primarily a sea paddler and open boater, both personally and professionally, although white water and surf for fun from time to time.

He is passionate about sea kayak & canoe expeditioning and has paddled in many locations from Antarctic Peninsula, Greenland, Baffin Island, Norway, Sweden, Austria, France, Canada, Madagascar, New Zealand, West and East coast USA as well as extensively in his  home waters of Scotland.

Myles is definitely a guide first and foremost and a coach second. Although he enjoy’s coaching, it is only part of the offer he provides. He believes in the potential for transformative adventure travel experiences – ‘trips of a lifetime’ This informs both his practice as a guide, as well as, the guide training and standards work that he is  involved in in the UK and internationally.

Myles is the Head of Guides & Training for Wilderness Scotland an award winning adventure travel company based in Aviemore.

module	date	trainer assessor	tick	NGB qualification	Document	Provided Modules
Advanced guide observation
Advanced Skills				BCU 5* Sea
Advanced Planning				BCU Open Water Navigation
Advanced Leadership				BCU 5* Sea
Coastal guide observation
Coastal Skills				BCU 4* Sea ( Provider )
Coastal Planning				BCU Coastal Navigation and Planning        (Provider)
Coastal Leadership				BCU 4* Sea
Generic Modules
Incident Management	Feb 2016	Jeff Allen/ Howard Jeffs
Sea Survival	Feb 2016	Jeff Allen/ Howard Jeffs
VHF license				Yes
Food Hygiene
Coaching				BCU Level 4 Sea  Coach
First aid				BASP 2 day Outdoor First Aid
Expedition Skills				Woodlore Instructor
Environmental Modules
Paddling in Ice
Marine Environment
Tropical Waters
Surf
Winter Skills & Survival