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Take 5 With Pinnacle – Dan

If you’ve ever wondered what makes a Pinnacle Team Events facilitator tick then you have come to the right place! Each month we will be taking 5 minutes to chat with each of our facilitators about their lives both inside and outside of work.

Dan Beck Pinnacle Team Events Facilitator

Facilitator – Dan Beck
What I love about being a Pinnacle Facilitator:
I enjoy generally working outdoors as a facilitator and never doing the same job twice as all groups are different.
My favourite Pinnacle team event to facilitate:
My favourite event is Archery as I am a bit of a closet Robin Hood
Most embarrassing moment as a Pinnacle facilitator:
Sometimes getting lost is a bit embarrassing 
My favourite hobbies are:
Canoeing and kayaking are my favourite hobbies along with most outdoor pursuits
What I’m listening to at the moment/podcast recommendation:
I love listening to a BBC podcast called fighting talk which looks at premier League soccer from the UK.
What was the last book you read?:
The last book I read was My Friend Leonard by James Frey.
Favourite holiday?:
Favourite holiday is visiting family and friends back in Wales 
Have you ever had a nickname?:
No nickname sorry!
(However he is known by those in the Pinnacle Team as ‘Dangerous Dan’)
I am frightened by _____ :
Frightened by large needles.
Favourite movie of all time:
Favourite movie is probably The Good the bad and the ugly.
First concert I went to:
First concert was Iron Maiden circa 1990!
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?:
I really love living in Newcastle NSW 2nd choice may be Norway! 
What makes you angry:
What makes me angry is People who chuck cigarettes out of cars or on the Footpaths
What makes you laugh the most:
I always laugh at old Monty Python films
What song would you sing at karaoke night?:
Karaoke song always Wild Thing.