Dick Everard is 72 years old and a retired civil engineer who spent a considerable part of his career working overseas. Being brought up on a farm, he has always spent as much time as possible outdoors and beside walking enjoys trout and salmon fishing and game shooting as well as enjoying days beating and occasionally picking up with his labrador, Rice. He also works part time helping out on a small game shoot. Dick has walked the GR20 in Corsica; the GR5 in France; the TMB in France, Switzerland and Italy; the Haute Route Pyrenees in Spain and France; The Walker's Haute Route in France and Switzerland, the Manaslu Circuit in Nepal and the GR53 in the Vosges Massif (Alsace, France).