I'm an ex colleague and fellow outdoor nut and my fondest memories of Dave were during the Colwyn Challenge (an outdoor corporate team event we both participated in for a number of years). His commitment was incredible – I remember shouting at him to slow down because I thought he was going to keel over! On one occasion he tricked me into training harder for one of the gym events (press ups I think) because he told me someone from another team was doing a lot more than me – it was nonsense but it did the trick.
On another occasion I was trying to prep the Team for an Orienteering event and asked if he'd brought his compass. Dave responded along the lines of "you're kidding - I left mine in a climbing hut on Ben Nevis 10 years ago". This was typical of Dave - you never knew if he was being serious or not (although in my experience the former was certainly likely).
I’ve recently been walking a lot of the wild areas where we did these events and reminiscing some amusing stories involving Dave and it seems like only yesterday. I can still see him trying to master a mountain bike on the forest tracks - he was a great runner but biking certainly wasn't his thing so he'd often get off and run with it instead!
I treasure these memories and they always make me smile. Dave was a real character with a genuine love for the outdoors and he'll be greatly missed. Its great that he put his name to numerous climbing routes which will now be permanent reminders of his achievements.
My heartfelt condolences to his family and those close to him.
Rest in peace Dave.
Rob Brookes
I'm an ex colleague and fellow outdoor nut and my fondest memories of Dave were during the Colwyn Challenge (an outdoor corporate team event we both participated in for a number of years). His commitment was incredible – I remember shouting at him to slow down because I thought he was going to keel over! On one occasion he tricked me into training harder for one of the gym events (press ups I think) because he told me someone from another team was doing a lot more than me – it was nonsense but it did the trick.
On another occasion I was trying to prep the Team for an Orienteering event and asked if he'd brought his compass. Dave responded along the lines of "you're kidding - I left mine in a climbing hut on Ben Nevis 10 years ago". This was typical of Dave - you never knew if he was being serious or not (although in my experience the former was certainly likely).
I’ve recently been walking a lot of the wild areas where we did these events and reminiscing some amusing stories involving Dave and it seems like only yesterday. I can still see him trying to master a mountain bike on the forest tracks - he was a great runner but biking certainly wasn't his thing so he'd often get off and run with it instead!
I treasure these memories and they always make me smile. Dave was a real character with a genuine love for the outdoors and he'll be greatly missed. Its great that he put his name to numerous climbing routes which will now be permanent reminders of his achievements.
My heartfelt condolences to his family and those close to him.
Rest in peace Dave.
Rob Brookes
