Experience

Peak Potential Adventures

• Australia
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director and Adventure Guide

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Adventure is our passion. Peak Potential Adventures was founded by a group of adventurers who have a passion for adventure and the great outdoors. To us, “Adventure is a Way of Life”. We are an Australian based adventure company that provides small group personalised adventure experiences. Our primary focus is to deliver a level of service and adventure experience that exceeds your expectations. We can do this because of our extensive adventure experience, and because we only work with the best guides and support operators in the business. With more than 25 years of combined experience in adventure travel, outdoor recreation leadership, and mountaineering the team at Peak Potential Adventures are avid believers in our mantra, ‘Adventure is a way of life’. By using well thought out itineraries, we’ve developed a diverse range of international and local treks, adventure packages and escapes, so whether you’re looking to discover just what is on offer in our own backyard, or keen to explore further afield, we have an adventure to suit your needs. We provide training insights and support to ensure you are well prepared for our range of single day, daypack only adventure packages, right through to multi-day mountain climbs and treks. No matter your fitness level, outdoor trekking experience, or age, at Peak Potential Adventures our mission is to provide a safe, supportive and positive experience that will leave you with memories to last a lifetime. Products and services: - Adventure Travel Peak Potential Adventures website and social media sites at: Website: www.peakpotential.net.au Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/peakpotentialadventures Instagram: www.instagram.com/peakpotentialadventures



Australian Army

• Australia
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Infantryman and Paratrooper

  • Jun 1986 - Feb 1990

  3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 'Parachute' (3RAR 'Para') was Australia's only parachute infantry battalion of the Australian Army. 3RAR 'Para' provided [1983-2011] Australia a high readiness capability and, contributed a major element within the nations Ready Deployment Force. As a conventional combat unit, 3RAR’s primary airborne role was developed around their parachute capability. Beyond the role of infantry soldiers adept in all forms of conventional warfare, the Unit’s strategic role was to deploy by air and parachute, to secure either a port air-head or beach-head in advance of larger conventional forces. Members of 3RAR are highly adaptive, full-time professional Soldiers who -- beyond combat tasks, perform peacemaking, peacekeeping, force-security, force-training and humanitarian roles as tasked by government. Australian (AU) Paratroopers were cross-skilled; multi-role, direct-action combat-operators capable of rapid deployment – AU infantry members’.[all RAR Battalions] are hardened soldiers capable of excelling in complex, arduous and austere operational settings – their mission: Win the land battle. Regiment Motto: Duty First Battalion Nickname: Old Faithful Due to ongoing injury, he transferred out of 3RAR and served with the Royal Australian Army Ordinance Corp (RAAOC) from 1990 -1992. Serving with the Australian Army, especially as an Infantry Paratrooper, developed Darren's leadership and team building skills. It also developed and honed his self-discipline and organisational skills due to the ongoing demanding requirements for combat and deployment readiness. His military service also instilled a winning attitude, as well as the mental determination to never give up, no matter how difficult or adverse the situation or conditions to achieve the desired objective.