hiking Tasmania

Your WALKING TOUR Guides

Matthew Eaton

Where do you come from? Originally from Burnie on the North West coast of Tasmania, currently spending the majority of the year in Launceston in order to study at UTAS.

How long have you been guiding? This will be my second season with CMH/BoF

What do you enjoy about this job? Waking up every morning knowing that I'm going to spend my day at one of Tassie's best and most beautiful locations, being able to drop my pack and swim in the sea, the smell of salty ocean air! Also being able to meet a great deal of people that have a lot to share, be it knowledge or humour!

I'm quite an active person, love participating in outdoor activities, being stuck inside is not my idea of fun! Also enjoy strumming out a tune on the guitar, and don't even get me started on the thought of Rob and Aimee's rhubarb and cinnamon cake! Wow!

Megan Thorp

Where do you come from? The island paradise of Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? I started guiding in 2002 as a summer job whilst at university, my love for the outdoors and guiding people through, soon saw me working the winter months as well. I have since guided throughout New Zealand and Central Australia, but it is Tassie that I always return to.

What do you enjoy about this job? To be surrounded by natural beauty day after day and to be able to share this with people from diverse backgrounds and then call it a job is rather sensational!! Of all the hikes I have done throughout the world, the Overland track has the most variation and unique Tasmanian beauty that I have experienced, it is for this reason that I return season after season and am constantly revived and humbled by its majesty.

Claire Tetley

Where do you come from? From Manchester, UK

How long have you been guiding? I've been guiding for 3 years

What do you enjoy about this job? I enjoy this job because I get to explore the great outdoors and go swimming every day. This is especially satisfying if I can convince guests to swim too!
I'm in love with Tasmania it is undoubtedly the most beautiful place I've ever been.

Anna Reddington

Where do you come from? Hobart, Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? The coming season (2010/2011) will be my fourth guiding for Cradle Mountain Huts and third at Bay of Fires Walk.

What do you enjoy about this job? Guiding for Cradle Mountain Huts is more than a job, it is a lifestyle. It is a commitment to spending the majority of my time in the outdoors; my ideal home and where I feel most connected to my surroundings. As a wilderness guide I find it immensely rewarding to be given the opportunity to show guests firsthand the Tasmanian outdoors, in all its raw beauty. Showing people the beauty of a place can reinforce or lead to a respect for the environment. It is rewarding to see people connecting with the environment and finding a sense of place. With any luck this newly formed relationship will then lead to a desire to preserve and protect our beautiful backyard for future generations to enjoy. It doesn't take much to keep me happy in this job.

Imagine having an office with no windows, no walls and no doors... imagine calling this your home...

Sam Cuff

Where do you come from? Launceston, Tasmania

How long have you been guiding? I began in 2005

What do you enjoy about this job? Sharing this beautiful part of the world with others

Lucy Titmus

Where do you come from? Devonport, Tasmania.

How long have you been guiding? Three years.

What do you enjoy about this job? Working in one of the most beautiful parts of Australia, Spreading awareness about the environment, Opening guests' eyes to the richness of the outdoors and Sharing the beauty of my home state with others.

Kate  McWhirter

Where do you come from? Hobart Town

How long have you been guiding? Since 2006

What do you enjoy about this job? Spending my summers on the beach; looking for seals and whales and shells. Meeting new people and sharing my love  of  the coast with them.  Being part of a great team of guides;  working hard together but also having a good laugh at the same time. Eating tasty food... oh so many things!