Pathfinder Resume

Chuck "Pathfinder" Hayden

Born: Duluth, Minnesota

Birthdate: 15 October 1970

Occupation: Financial Planner, Co-CEO Fortune Bay Company

Public Service: US Army, American Red Cross

Chuck Hayden generally serves as expedition Pathfinder, and occasionally as Team Leader. Hayden specializes in land and open water navigation, long range trekking, first aid, rappelling, aided mountain climbing, rescue and evacuation operations. He has been apart of various expeditions and engagements around the world, including South and Central America, Somalia, Eastern Europe and many other countries. Among his crowning activities is serving as the mission leader of the only coast to coast field survey expedition of the Darien Gap in Southern Panama. The expedition took 27 days and covered 342 miles on foot through some of the world's densest jungle and unfriendly territories.

Chuck has logged many hours in the wilderness. He has served in the XVIII Airborne Corps, as an instructor in wilderness skills in North Carolina, a hunting and fishing guide in Northwest Ontario. He has developed solid skills in land navigation, ropework, kayaking and canoeing, hiking and bushwacking.

Chuck lives in Lowell, Michigan with his wife Martha, daughter Charlotte and son Noah.

Team Qualifications

Expedition Pathfinder - Soo Locks and St Marys River Expedition 2004
Expedition Leader - Agawa Canyon Expedition 2003
Expedition Pathfinder - Manitou Islands Expedition 2003
Expedition Pathfinder/Mission Specialist - North Country Trail Expedition 2003
Solo Expedition - White Pine Trail Expedition 2003
Expedition Leader - Agawa River Portage Expedition 2002
Expedition Pathfinder - Michipicoten Expedition 2001
Instructor - Expeditionary and Advanced Expeditionary Ropework 2003
Instructor - Winter Land Navigation 2003

Commanding Expedition Officer 2003-2004
Leadership Development Officer
Technology Specialist