Hi, I’m Kieran, an Irish expedition and private chef and mountain instructor. I’ve been working, cooking and travelling on mountains around the world for 20 years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share and learn new skills with/from hosts. To pick up tips from locals and hopefully make new friends.

Interests

Splitboarding, Nordic skiing, winter mountaineering, scuba diving, trekking, climbing

• cooking
• backpacking
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• snowshoeing
• rock climbing
• food
• splitboarding
• backcountry

Music, Movies, and Books

Metric, The Cure, Tangerine Dream, Clannad, Royksopp, Sigur Ros, Fleeteood Mac, M83, LCD Soundsystem, Silversun Pickups.

The Martian, Sherlock - series, Dances With Wolves, Fletch, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Midnight Special, The Life of Brian, Das Boot, Headhunters

Terry Pratchett, Dick Francis, Bernard Cornwall, Scott Lynch, John Long, Jeff Long, Sam Llewellyn, Raymond E Feist, Andy Kirkpatrick

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Month long backcountry ski tour in the Arctic.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hands-on cooking lessons, climbing instruction, mountain navigation skills, gourmet home cooked dinners.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Andorra, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Cambodia, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, India, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Wales, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Nepal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom