Born on the 2nd of September 2001 in north-western Wales, Joseph had an affinity for adventure and travelling, growing up by the Irish sea and Menai strait instilled this within him. By the age of 17 he was bored by the lack of new adventure and the same old scenery. So he looked towards the Royal Navy as a career, becoming a cadet marine engineer and learning all the necessary skills and completing his mandatory training period. Instead of continuing his service with the armed forces, he chose further education at the University of Oslo in early 2020. With increasing political unrest and the urge for a taste of adventure, later in 2021 he and a collective group of friends headed off for a cabin to seek an escape. From there on, expeditions of Nyheim and Rodal were necessary once supplies had diminished and a return to Oslo was out of question.