iskga technical advisors
ISKGA Technical Advisors have been selected for their specialist knowledge and practical experience in the below listed areas of expertise.
Technical advisors, offer advise and guidance to the ISKGA technical team and are a valuable resource for other ISKGA members to reference to.
They offer guidance in the following areas:
First aid
Paul Cahill
Anna Shekdar
Roderick Dunn
Sea safety / sea survival
Dave Whiddon
expedition skills
Hefin Jones
Jim Bonney
Hostile environments
Hefin Jones
Leadership
Nick Arding
Jim Bonney
environmental module
Dr Lou Luddington
Paddling in ice
Martin Rickard
Winter paddling and survival skills
Matt Larsson-Clifford
Expedition skills
Hefin Jones
Jim Bonney
Expedition skills
Daniel Bengtsson
ISKGA Advanced Guide
Daniel was born into the kayaking industry through the family business. He was introduced paddling at the age of 3 and worked as an instructor in the family business from the age of 14. At university he started to play and compete in Canoe Polo both nationally and internationally representing Sweden.
Torbjörn Söderholm
ISKGA Advanced Guide
Torbjorn has a background in whitewater kayaking and climbing. He started with sea kayaking as a profession in 2005 after completing a one year long outdoor education with focus on practical skills for outdoor leadership, survival and safety in the activities mentioned above. Torbjorn and his business partner and wife currently own´s and run’s a sea kayaking business (Nautopp Kajakcenter Grebbestad) in the town of Grebbestad on the west coast of Sweden.