My name is Norman Lu and I am lucky enough to be a No Roads guide. I'm 39 years old with a passion for the outdoors and have always had a keen interest in wildlife and experiencing the wilderness. I have previously worked as a Rainforest Guide and Canoe Guide in Far North Queensland.

My day job as a Firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade now allows me the opportunity to get out and regularly challenge myself. Expeditions with No Roads have given me the opportunity to continue pushing myself, and at the same time see more of our wonderful planet.

My ultimate trip would be to explore regions of South America, particularly around the Orinoco River.

I consider completing the Kokoda Track to be one of my biggest achievements, and helping others to achieve their goals one of the most satisfying. I've been fortunate enough to go on a couple of No Roads Exploration trips, conquering Gunung Rinjani from the South and have just returned from a fantastic Komodo Kayaking adventure. I urge anyone who gets the chance to go on an exploration trip to do so. It is an amazing feeling going places where other people haven't been.

Originally from Canada I now enjoy spending my time in the warmer climates of South East Asia, Fiji, and PNG.  I am blessed with a wonderful and understanding wife and have a couple of fantastic young children who keep me on my toes.

Richard Godden. I was born in to a family with a long military history, my father�s great, great uncle was at the Charge of the Light Brigade. My Grandfather was in the British Army for over 25 year and served in the Great War with Worcestershire Regiment. My farther was in the 2/2 Pioneers and served in the Middle East, Greece and New Guinea.

I grew up walking the Blue Mountains in NSW with Paddy Pallin while in the scouts .This experience lead me to join 1st. New South Wales Regiment ( Commando) now known as 1 Commando Regiment as a canoeist and small scale raid soldier.

I am very well known in the theatre industry for my work at South Australian Theatre Co., The Melbourne Theatre Co. Victorian Opera Co where I was Technical Director, I  have also worked in film and television and was a awarded a Myer Foundation Scholarship in 1975 to study theatre overseas.

In 1983  I was asked to serve in the Army at the Army Reserve Recruiting Unit in Melb. My passion for many years has been bush walking and being a member of 1 Commando Ass, and 2 Commando Ass where I was the Activities   Coordinator for some 9 years, where I arranged for the Association to walk the Kokoda Track in 2001 and 2002.

Hi, my name is Brett Hamill and I love being a No Roads guide. I enjoy the oppurtunity to travel, see new things and meet new people. I have been trekking for the last few years after completing the Kokoda Track for the first time in 2004. I love my leisurely (?!?) strolls in the jungle with the ability to learn and experience what our forefathers endured during the war years.

I currently live in Melbourne with my wife and daughter and work as a Firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

I would also love to go to South America and travel through Peru, Chile and Argentina and Antarctica.  My ultimate travel adventures would be to travel to Africa and explore the Zambezi River, Okavango Delta and climb Mt Kilimanjaro (next year please boss?!?!).
 

David is 45 years old and lives with his wife and 3 children in Caulfield in Melbourne's east. David started hitchhiking to the beach when he was 12 y/o and hasn't stopped travelling since. While exploring for surf in Vietnam in 1994, DC met his French femme fatale and since then they've dragged their kids across the globe, living in Dublin in 98/99 and then spending 2002 & 2006 living in the south of France, David has done his upmost to confuse his children, confound his wife and test the patience of the chief of the MFB where he has been tolerated for 19 years. David has a passion for military history and physical exertion, a combination that is well suited to a No Roads guide.

Hi, I'm Drew Gordon. As a recently retired state manager of a private investigation company I am now free to pursue my passions for bushwalking, kayaking, weight training and dog obedience training. Unfortunately, I now also have time to share the gardening and a wide range of domestic tasks!

I live in the outer reaches of Melbourne on the mighty Yarra River and have an interest in indigenous flora and fauna. I share the garden and bush with my partner Trudy and my Boxer Gromit.

I�m infamous for my love of pavlova and have been known to overdose on this delectable dessert for breakfast. The person who can invent a freeze-dried pavlova (with cream and fruit) will be a winner with me. I also love meat and only tolerate vegetables, much to my vegetarian partner�s disdain.

I am interested in Australian military history -  in particular the Gallipoli Campaign, WW2  Air Force POWs in Europe, Kokoda Campaign and the Independent Companies  (Commandos).

I served for eight years with 2 Company, 1^st Commando Regiment (Australian Special Forces). I continue to maintain close links with Commandos through my involvement with the Regimental Association.

My dream challenge is to participate in a dog sledding trek in Canada.

My personal goal has been to work with an ethical trekking company like No Roads Expeditions and in the capacity as a trek guide, to ensure that all members of my group achieve their personal goals and expectations as well as having a memorable positive experience!

Hadyn Hewitt - 40. A Chartered Accountant but now work as a Risk Consultant.  In '99 I entered an Australian competition "why accountants aren't boring?"  Here's my winning entry!  35 countries, Sydney to Melbourne on the Young Endeavour, High Country by horse, slept in a Grampians cave, climbed Ayres Rock, played 120 games of Aussie Rules (2 premierships), California to Canada by 1973 V8 Pontiac, visited 41 USA states, rock climbed in Banff, an extra in Brad Pitt's �Legends of the Fall�, skied a season at Lake Louise in the Rockies, dog sled in Canada, swam a Canadian glacially-fed lake, rode a luge in Canada, scuba dived Key Largo, body surfed Waimea Bay, sunrise on a Mayan pyramid, Guatemala to Mexico by canoe, kicked a footy on �The Oval� in London, golf at St Andrews, sat on the Berlin Wall, Pope's midnight mass in Rome, Spain, Portugal & Morocco by double-decker bus, Sahara Desert by camel, Rolling Stones� concert in Budapest, St Patrick�s Day parade in Dublin, ran the bulls in Pamplona, drank steins in Munich, hitch-hiked Ireland, climbed Mt Ben Nevis in Scotland and Mt Ben Lomond in New Zealand, saw Australia v. England at Wembley, Bob Dylan in New Orleans, Weddings Parties Anything in Calgary, the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, hiked the Grand Canyon, Yosemtite and Yellowstone, saw Ireland beat Italy in the USA World Cup, stood on the beach at dawn, climbed the cliffs and stood in the trenches at Gallipoli on Anzac Day 1995, Santorini by motorbike, crossed Sth Africa by train, rappelled Table Mountain, climbed Mt Kilimanjaro (5,898 metres), Equator to Cape Town by truck, Okavango Delta by dug-out canoe, rode an ostrich bare back, bungee jumped 111 metres - Vic Falls, Zambezi by white water raft, sky dived, snow boarded, jet boated and para-glided in Queenstown - pretty boring really. 

Since then I've settled down a bit: Served 6 years with 2 Commando Company (Australian Special Forces) - 20 static line jumps from C130's, rappelled & fast roped from Blackhawks, jungle warfare training with Brunei Special Forces, parachuted into the South China Sea, visited another 5 countries, Hellfire Pass on the Thai-Burma Railway, slept on a River Kwai river boat, bungeed 143 metres in NZ, sailed the Sydney to Hobart, did a sub 24 hour Oxfam 100km Trailwalker, 10 triathlons, ran a half marathon, hiked Kokoda, became a "No Roads" guide and sometimes I go to work! But my proudest achievement is my marriage to the beautiful Kirsty & my 3 kids, Jamie, Joshua & Hope.

A self confessed military history tragic - specifically Gallipoli (where pa served), Kokoda & Commandos.  Working as a guide with No Roads - I am living the dream!

Stewart Kreltszheim � 43 years old � born on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka and migrated to Australia in 1969 as his family escaped the increasing death toll of the civil war between Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan Armed forces.

Stewart�s love for Australian War History started when he was 18 yo and worked for the Department of Veteran�s Affairs and at The Repatriation Hospital at Heidelberg � caring for war veterans.

In 1993 he joined the Fire Brigade (CFA) and spent his early years working as a firefighter around Dandenong & Springvale.  He became CFA�s technical rescue officer in 1998 and moved to the North East in 1999 as officer in charge of Wangaratta Fire Station.

In 2006, Stewart was deployed to the USA as part of The ANZAC firefighting force of divisional commanders sent from Australia. In 2006/07 North East campaign fires he was Incident Controller & Operations Officer in the King Valley, Tolmie, Jamieson & Mt Buller for the full 69 days of the firefight.

Stewart in now Operations Manager for CFA in Region 23 which encompasses the areas from the Murray River at Yarrawonga throughout the Benalla, Wangaratta, Mansfield Communities to Woods Point in the south.

Married with 4 children aged between 9 and 16 he plays cricket and umpires football and spends a lot of time trekking through the King Valley near Cheshunt when he is not chasing after the kids and their sport.

My name is Justin Kibell, I am aged 37, married with two children and live in outer Melbourne where I am kept busy renovating, keeping my kids entertained and trying to keep fit for the next No Roads Expedition!

I have a passion for outdoor activities including caving, abseiling, kayaking, hiking, rogaining, and four wheel driving to name a few. In the mid 1990�s I worked for several outdoor adventure companies and they specialised in taking clients through wild caves, kayaking at night down the Yarra River and abseiling over some of the more senic cliff faces around Victoria.

Luckily I had the chance to travel a little bit touring most of Europe, Bali, Fiji, the Phillipines and lived in England for a year as a school kid in the mid 1980�s. My first trip to PNG to trek the Kokoda Track was in 2007 with the �Respond for the Kids� fundraising group and have been hooked ever since. A combination of the amazing jungle, beautiful PNG people, my love of Australian military history and sense of adventure with my mates prompted me to want to become an expedition guide.

In 1990 I joined the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) in Eltham becoming an active volunteer for the next 15 years responding to all sorts of emergency situations. My focus on rescue operations, especially rope rescue, land search and road crash rescue training kept me very busy even becoming involved in State and National working parties and competitions. In July 2005 I took a paid position at the VICSES State Headquarters in State Operations as the State Operations Planner. Operationally as a State Duty Officer, I now co-ordinate the response to large scale incidents affecting the State of Victoria such as wide spread flooding, severe storms and other significant emergencies that VICSES becomes involved in.

I believe my experience in the SES leading emergency teams, my passion for everything outdoors, adult training background and my slightly warped sense of humour all help me as an expedition leader to make your trek fun, rewarding and safe. I am proud to be part of the No Roads Expeditions team and look forward to leading you on your next adventure!

Jack is our No Roads PNG Manager. He is from the central Kokoda Track Village of Kagi, which is the home base for No Roads along the Track. Jack is the father to two children in Port Moresby.

Jack has very strong links to his community in both Kagi and Port Moresby and is always looking for new opportunities in PNG for No Roads. He is the face of PNG, greeting guests at the airport, greeting trekkers at the end of their expedition and ensuring our team is well looked after. Jack has overseen the expansion of No Roads in PNG from its beginning and responsible for No Roads being the largest Kokoda operator.

Jack has plans to visit Australia in the near future and to travel to as many No Roads countries as possible. 

Terrance is one of several lead guides in PNG. Terrance however has another role in Port Moresby, co-ordinating the porter team and ensuring all expeditions run smoothly and professionally.

From Kagi, Terrance has ambitions of getting into accounting via study through correspondence. While a young man, Terrance is a natural leader and we have great plans for his future at No Roads. 

Imron Rosadi or just Ronnie has recently become a father to his son Bintang (which means Star). Ronnie is our No Roads Manager for Indonesia, coordinating all our expeditions over this vast archipelago.

Ronnies favourite trip is the the Gunung Rinjani expedition in which he pioneered with No Roads. His team of dedicated professional guides and porters can whip up some of the most delicious expedition food including Nasi Goreng and Nasi Campur.

Ronnie is now also overseeing our new kayaking expeditions in the Komodo Islands.