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Client Testimonials
What clients thought about Bigfoot
First Aid Courses:
"The most enjoyable first aid course I've been on. The
course was informative and engaging, with plenty of opportunities
to practice vital skills such as CPR. During breaks, Alan showed
some inspiring slides from treks he is has led in Patagonia
and Nepal. I would highly recommend the course to anyone interested
in outdoor first aid."
Jon Roberts, Senior Instructor, Proactive Adventure, South Powys
"I have attended two REC Level Two First Aid courses with
Bigfoot in the past four years. Bigfoot came highly recommended
to me as a provider that understands what outdoor professionals
first aid requirements are and delivers just that. I was not
disappointed. Returning for a second course three years later
is testament to this. Bigfoot has a relaxed and flexible approach,
whist still adhering to the syllabus requirements. It is suitable
equipped with up to date resources (manikins etc.) and technology
(digital projector & power point presentations), as well
as fake cuts and broken bones to add a bit of reality to the
first aid incidents. I would certain recommend Bigfoot to anyone
wanting to remain up-to-date with first aid, particularly outdoor
professionals, and will certainly be booking onto my next first
aid course with them."
Paul Donovan, International Mountain
Leader – Escape Routes
"This is an excellent course which has a great mixture
of theory and practice. The course is fun, packed with just
the right amount of information and includes realistic scenarios
which really let you try out what you've learnt. It is the only
course I have attended which I really enjoyed, covered everything
I needed to know and gave me 100% confidence of putting my learning
into practice when faced with a real situation."
Ruth Nicholson, Visitor Services
Manager, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
"This course has a great balance of classwork and practical
work. Indoors, there were clear interesting slides packed with
essential information, Q&A sessions to make sure it was
going in and we were encouraged to share our experiences with
the group. We had access to advanced equipment for practicing
CPR and other lifesaving techniques. Outdoors, the hands-on
scenarios put our freshly-learned skills to immediate use, and
these really did feel urgent, stressful and scary – totally
realistic, and an ideal way to prepare for a real incident as
well as practically."
Jenny Lyon, Mountain Bike Leader,
Swansea
"Thank you for providing such a good first aid course.
I hadn’t been looking forward to the weekend as all my
previous courses had been so dull. I thoroughly enjoyed the
course and it was a great opportunity to meet other like-minded
people. I will recommend Bigfoot to all my colleagues and peers."
Gemma Wadey, Outdoor Education Tutor,
Pendarren House O.E.C.
What clients thought about our expeditions:
“My sincere thanks for your kind and calm support throughout
our trek in Iceland”
Mrs
Margaret Pemberton, London
“I have known Alan for many years and he has developed
from being just one of many wear testers to our principal wear
tester and outdoors expert. His knowledge and skills in the
outdoors are exemplary and of enormous benefit to Rohan. I have
had the pleasure of being personally led by Alan on a number
of significant trips, the most memorable of which was the first
circuit of the year of the Torres del Paine, Patagonia in Spring
2002. Due to our complete trust in Alan we have developed a
series of outdoor activities for Rohan both in the UK and abroad.
Highlights include a reconnaissance trek in Jordan for the Design
department, across the desert and mountains and into Petra by
the "back door". As a natural progression to these activities
Alan and I cooked up the idea of a Rohan Trek for fee-paying
customers, with Alan naturally as the trek leader. We had the
most fantastic trip in August 2009. One of the critical factors
in making this such a success was Alan's excellent skills in
coordination, route finding, group management, care and first
aid. Customer comments include: "Fantastic leadership", "Alan
was great, supporting everyone on the walk without fussing"
and "Caring and very supportive leadership and very well organised".”
Tim Jasper, Rohan Brand Director
“Two years ago, in November 2007, I was fortunate to trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal as the expedition doctor with Alan Ward who was the Expedition Leader. We had 24 clients, mostly young people aged 25-35, who had each raised significant sums for charity. We were supported by a good team of Nepalese and Indian guides and porters. Alan Ward is an extremely experienced International Mountain Leader and he organised and led this expedition extremely well. He is very easy to get on with and a natural leader and our clients were immediately confident that they were in safe hands. This made for a happy team and helped the group to "gel" and pull together on what was a shared challenge. He gave me great support as the doctor with his very good knowledge of altitude medicine and I would have no hesitation on joining future expeditions led by him.”
Dr David Johnson, Brecon
"This was the final day of the first ever Audley Travel sponsored
trek to Mt Toubkhal (4,167m). Our group comprised seven of us
from the office, 15 guests, quite a few Mohammeds, several mules
and Alan Ward, award winning mountain leader and a great friend
of Audley's (Alan is also a hardy porter, medic, pace-setter
and raconteur). We got to the top and as a group, we bonded
somewhere on that mountain. As a footnote, throughout the trip
Alan had sagely advised us to take our time and to respect the
altitude."
Nick Coates, Director of Audley Travel
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