| Current team | Team Montrail |  |
| Alias (known as) | Herm |
| Occupation | Athlete/Guide, Course Designer & Consultant |
| Home town | Ketchum |
| Country | Idaho USA |
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Patrick is an outstanding adventure athlete with extensive experience in extreme whitewater paddling and cross-country ski racing. He built his first kayak at the age of 10 and has spent virtually his entire life cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, hiking, ultra-running, kayaking, climbing, biking, and rafting. He was the top US Junior cross-country skier for 3 years and competed at the world cup level. Patrick has guided and taught kayaking, skiing and rafting for over 17 years. In 2000, he was the head navigator for Team Tactel Ispira in the Raid Gauloises, Team OOBE in the Eco-Challenge, and Team Wigwam in the Southern Traverse. The 2001-2002 AR season saw Team Montrail place 3rd in the Discovery Channel World Championships, 4th in the Eco Challenge, NZ, 2nd at the Subaru Primal Quest and 1st at the Raid The North Extreme. In his relatively short career as an adventure racer, Patrick has quickly become one of the top navigators and racers in the world
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| Best AR discipline | Navigation/Trekking/Paddling/Mountain Biking..... |
| Worst AR discipline | Not Racing in Adventure races |
| AR ambitions | To continue to race and help the sport grow through course design and camps |
| AR bugbear | What is a bugbear? |
| AR best moment | The culture and people in every race make it so amazing. |
| AR worst moment | Crawling up Wya Island in Fiji |
| My AR best results | Raid Gauloises Kyrystan, 1st place, 2003 |
| 1st Place Raid the Noth Extreme |
| 3rd Discovery Channel World Championships |
| 4th Eco Challenge New Zea2nd Place Primal Quest Colorado |
| 1st EAH2003 |
| My next AR events | Balance Bar |
| AR World Chapionships Newfoundland |
| PQ |
| Raid Gauloises |
| Favourite AR race | Raid Gauloises |
| Favourite piece of kit | Picture of Candace |
| Advice(tip) for other racers | always trust your instincts and never follow anyone else. |
