Ian Crossland

 

 

Current Project: Circumnavigating

Solving
Unfulfilled
Needs

“Warming Hearts with Brilliant Ideas”

I travel to underdeveloped and inaccessible regions of the globe meet new people and experience their needs. Brilliant ideas come from the people who are experiencing these conditions. Sharing time with those affected people and being able to share potential of their Brilliant ideas, warms their hearts.

“Warming Hearts with Brilliant Ideas” is making the global community aware of their “Brilliant Ideas” through the internet. I believe that by sharing their Brilliant Ideas to solve their problems we know that someone’s heart will be warmed and we will be able to develop practical solutions that will benefit us all.

Bio

I, Ian am a Ethical Traveller
I travel around the world learning new things, experiencing great adventures, and making new friends.

Ian (meaning God’s Gracious Gift) Crossland (meaning Bearer of the Cross-over Land) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Family Motto: Ultra Pergere (To Advance Farther)

Creator in Life

Ian’s past lives spent constructing buildings, as a Superintendent, Project Manager, Estimator, Licensed Contractor and Professional Negotiator for a Fortune 200 Company.

Ian is a Best Selling author of several EBooks.

Scouting
Ian started in Scouting as what is now a Beaver, advanced though the ranks as a Cub Scout to sixer, then when on to what is now Scouts Canada. Ian continued Scouting holding various positions as Cub Scout Leader, Webelos Den Leader, Pack Trainer, Unit Commissioner, District Committee Member, Camping Chairperson, Assistant Scoutmaster, Cub Scout Trainer, and Boy Scout Trainer. Ian has attended Wood Badge SR446 and Powderhorn.

Ian currently serves our future leaders as Venturing Crew Advisor, and has served as Cubmaster, District Vice-Chair, Campmaster, and Council Conservation Chair. Ian’s mentoring is very important in shaping the lives of gifted people by providing guidance and support.

Ian has chaired, and served on many Cub Scout and Boy Scout District and Council Events. Ian honored to serve as National Staff at the 2005 National Jamboree. Ian led and advised his crew on their Philmont Trek in 2007 and will again in 2009. In 2007, Ian honored to serve on the Leave No Trace Staff at the 2007 World Jamboree. Ian attend the 2010 National Jamboree at Fort AP Hill, and the 2011 World Jamboree in Sweden.

Ian was a Leave No Trace Master Educator BSA Instructor at the first Leave No Trace Masters Front Country Course offered at Northern Tier.

Journeying

Ian has been in the outdoors since the time he was able to walk.As a youth, Ian’s summers included cycling, hiking, camping, and fishing.Autumn brought hunting, and his winter activities included Cross-country skiing, Downhill Skiing, Ski Mountaineering, Ice fishing, Winter Camping, and Ice Climbing.

Ian during his late youth and early adulthood he has explored the Canadian wilderness in most of the western Parks Canada and provincial parks.Ian has extensive backcountry travels in the Sierra Nevada, and Rocky Mountains. As an adult, Ian has explored the wilderness in every National Park, National Monument or Preserve, West of the Mississippi River.

Ian has scheduled ultra-light through hikes of the Superior Hiking Trail, the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, the North Country Trail and culminating in the East to West and South to North routes of the Trans Canada Trail.

Ian is a resident of Earth, currently does most of what he does on the trail or in front of his M14x.

About Ian:
“Ian does one thing at a time and he does it exceptionally.”
“If Ian does not know he will find out.”
“Ian does whatever it takes, he makes the impossible; possible.”
“Ian should write a book about his experiences.”
“If you befriend Ian, share in his adventures, together you will create and experience lifelong memories.”
“If you get to know Ian you never forget him.”
“You never know what Ian is going to do next.”