Name: Joe Alexander

Best known as: Joe

Hometown: Wakefield

Living now: North East England

Discipline: WW kayak, Canoe & Sea kayak

Current boats: Jackson Gnarvna, Armerlite canoe, North Shore Atlantic RM (Sea kayak)

Big volume or tight and technical: Big volume

Favourite paddling spot: WW (Kali Gandaki (Nepal) – Canoe (Royal Dee) (Scotland) = Sea kayak (Farnes) (Northumberland)

Why should you be on the Peak PS team?: Love getting people on the water and experience amazing places with paddle sport

What can you bring to the party?: paddled in all seven continents/ travelled to over 70% of the world and still get out paddling..

How did you get into paddling?: With Scouts

What's your paddling goals for 2025? – Lots of sea kayaking in Scotland & Borneo, WW in Nepal, some big canoe trips

Do you have any paddle sport qualification? – Advanced leader / coach (WW Kayak, Sea & Canoe) – and a lot more bits

Best things about paddling: Accessing amazing places

Best boating moment: Sea kayaking with dolphins / Sea kayaking in Patagonia

Worst boating moment: Stuck in the bottom of a waterfall (popped a few ribs)

Any other Hobbies: Mountaineering, mountain Biking, scuba diving, running – working towards BTS27.com

Extras / Favourites:

Ultimate worldwide destination: West Coast of Scotland & Komodo (Indonesia)

Food: Good quality meat pie

Drink: Yorkshire tea

Music: Hard house / trance

Movie: Shawshank redemption

Read: Diving into Darkness (Scuba diving)

Piece of Peak PS Kit: Adventure one piece suit, River guide PFD), Adventure double evo