David is a teacher by profession and has been guiding professionally for the past 16 years. He first gained his MLC in 1968 and has walked and led extensively in the UK (especially the Pennines and Lake District) plus parts of the USA , NZ and Israel. He has walked the Pennine Way twice, the Cleveland Way, Hadrian's Wall National Trail, the Cotswolds Way and St Bega's Way.
David has a countryside/outdoor background after early years in Scouting, being a Scout Leader and through the YHA following on to involvement in the Mountain Bothies Association and Lake District National Park Voluntary Wardens. Of late, David has specialised more on Hadrian's Wall activities and is a Hadrian's Wall National Trail Volunteer Ranger being responsible for the Carlisle Sheepmount to Grinsdale section. For 12 years he guided on the Hadrian's Wall Country bus from Carlisle to Hexham and return.