Outdoor Adventure Instructor | Wilderness Escape Outdoor
Adventures

My love for the outdoors grew after joining Scouts and in 2022, I joined Wilderness Escape Outdoor Adventures.

Becoming part of the Wilderness Escape team has enabled me to increase and gain valuable experience in the outdoor education industry. Wilderness runs numerous industry recognised trainings and I have been able to upskill and finish a lot of qualifications.

If I’m on a camp, my day can start off with preparing breakfast, then move onto teaching an activity like rock climbing or sailing or leading a bushwalk. When not on a camp, I could be going out with one of our mobile rock walls to an event or leading a kayaking group through the Dolphin Sanctuary.

I love the variety of the work I do. Experiencing different locations, working with different age groups, teaching activities and being able to watch a team of students learn how to work together over the course of a camp is really rewarding. There’s nothing like doing a bushwalk in the Flinders Ranges, where you walk through a dry creek and coming back a couple days later, the creek is full because it’s rained – it’s amazing!

My advice if you are looking for a career in tourism is to get out there, gain experience and start studying. A positive attitude is important – working outdoors when it’s pouring with rain is hard, but you have to be encouraging and motivate students to carry on.

It’s also really handy to know about the region you are going to and to share your knowledge with students. Keep it interesting and always try instill a sense of fun
and excitement.