CURRENT MISSION

Bike the crap out of New Zealand, and South Dakota!

ABOUT ME

I try to go where I want to be and let things unfold as they arise.
My travels have landed me hitch-hiking in Northern India trying to get to a barber shop, haggling in street bazaars in several countries, skiing across the largest ice field in America, on top of stone pillars and deep in glacial moulin's, and most recently living and working in Antarctica for 16 months.

PHILOSOPHY

Integrity is what you do when no one is looking/
If you want to have sweet dreams you gotta lead a sweet life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Many folks ask me about CS and I like to tell them how positive of a community I have seen it be. I try to spread the word and be open and gracious to folks both, CSers and others. I try to respond to requests, but often I am in the field and/or away from the intertubes for extend periods(hence the less than perfect reply rate). I have been to a couple of meet ups in Christchurch NZ too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have both hosted and surfed. I have met a number of good friends and have had some great experiences through CS. Drop a line.
Fair winds,
Dan

Interests

Ice/rock climbing, Mt. biking, hiking, sea kayaking, getting to both of earths poles(finally made it to the South Pole), knot tying, general adventuring, tee shirt collecting.

• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Any Edward Abbey book, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Master and Margarita, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, John Dies at the End.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunrise at Masada and Tikal, winter in Alaska, working on a glacier, driving ice roads in Antarctica, seeing both the Northern and Southern lights, the South Pole.

Teach, Learn, Share

Rock and ice climbing, knots, outdoor skills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from both poles of the planet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Australia, Belize, Fiji, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, Greenland, United States

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