Explorers and Mountaineers
It is indeed a rare individual who feels the need to take on Mother Nature at her most extreme and expect to emerge triumphant. What possesses a man or a woman to risk their sanity and their lives in the harshest and most challenging environments on the face of the earth and beyond? What drives these extraordinary people to achieve feats of endurance that the majority of us dare not even contemplate?
We are proud and privileged to be associated with some of the most intrepid, daring and fascinating men and women on the planet - and even those who have stepped off the Earth and onto the Moon!
Whether it be climbing Everest, trekking to the North and South Poles, crossing oceans these remarkable individuals will hold an audience spellbound with tales and experiences shared by the very few.
Featured Speaker
Bear Grylls (Aventurers and Explorers)
Bear Grylls is one of the most well known and successful, young adventurers in the world. At just 23 years old, he became The Youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest.
In August 2003, he led the first crew to cross the Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an open rigid inflatable boat. In September 1997, he became the Youngest Briton to climb Mount Ama Dablam in the Himalayas (22,500 feet), a peak described by Sir Edmond Hillary as ‘unclimbable’. This year Bear co wrote and presented a TV series for Channel 4, ‘Escape To The Legion’ which will broadcast from July 5th at 9.00pm and he is already preparing for two more televised expeditions.
Bear’s achievements are made even more extraordinary when you discover that just two years before he climbed Everest he suffered a near fatal parachuting accident in Africa; breaking his back in three places and narrowly escaping a life of paralysis. He spent a torturous year of rehabilitation constantly facing the fact that he might never walk again, let alone achieve his childhood dream of climbing Everest. Despite moments of great pain and despair, Bear worked hard to regain full mobility and together with a team of friends he planned his expedition. With characteristic determination and charm he raised the enormous sponsorship needed and began training for the daunting challenge.
Explorers and Mountaineers Overview List
Alan Chambers MBE
Team Leader of Team Polar 2000 Talks: Communication - Winning Beliefs - Teamwork and Leadership.
Ben Saunders
Youngest solo to North Pole; Longest Solo arctic journey by Briton - motivation - goal setting - teamwork - success - failure - risk taking - overcoming adversity - achieving what he set out to achieve no matter how steep the odds
Benedict Allen
Pioneered filming 'Video Diary expeditions. Modern 'Indiana Jones 2007 Project- cross the Taklamoken Desert from which no-one has emerged alive
Surviving Adversity - Achieving Personal Targets-Succeeding in your own environments
Bertrand Piccard
Balloonist. Using his aerial exploits as a background, Bertrand informs his concept of the psychology of life- human communication-teamwork-motivation- the pioneering spirit-coping with stress, uncertainty and crisis. He can also speak on medical subjects such as hypnosis and self-hypnosis.
Buzz Aldrin
Astronaut - Apollo XI moonwalk. Topics: Astronauts - Achievement/Peak Performance - Technology - Inspiration - celebrity
Catherine Destivelle
Solo Mountaineer. Will power and the belief to succeed. Speaks in English or French. Illustrates her talks on her climbing exploits with slides and videos followed by Q & A Presentations normally last 1hr-2hrs. Talks can be tailored to the personnel of the company
Chris Bonnington, Sir
Mountaineer, writer, photographer and explorer. An audio visual presentation now going digital using his superb camera footage and computer animation . Talks on 'The Peak of Achieving' 'Boundless Horizons' and 'I Chose to Climb'
David Hempleman-Adams MBE OBE
First man to reach Geographic & Magnet North and South Poles Team Building and Working Towards Goals
Debra Searle MBE
The Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge 2001. Debra rowed solo over 2000 miles on One of the worlds toughest oceans
Edward 'Bear' Grylls
Youngest Brit to climb Everest, .Bear talks of progress from a broken back to the summit of the worlds highest mountain. His talks focus on Team Leadership, thinking on your feet, communication, coping with radical changes, coping with success and the times in between (some people call this failure) . A good speaker for environmental conferences
Jake Meyer
Apr-June 2005 Adventure peaks-Everest North Ridge 29,035ft; Dec 04 Adventure Peaks Vinson Massif Exp. 126,067ft; Sept 04 Mt Kosciusko 7316 ft; Attempted Winter solo ascent of the Matterhorn March 04 (forced back a mere 100metres from the summit due to bad weather and avalanching). June 03 7 Summits to Mt McKinley 20,230 ft. Footloose Expedition to Mt McKinley 19, 340 ft. Dec 99
John Blashford-Snell, Col OBE
Serving Officer, 1968 led the first Blue Nile Exploration. Also led Operation Raleigh Topics: Leadership, Management, Motivation, Teamwork, Construction.
Matt Dickinson
Film maker/writer -outstanding motivational speaker. Specialising in the wild places and indigenous people of the world, he has a passion for adventure, which has taken him to almost 100 countries, including the Sahara Desert, Greenland and the jungles of South America
Mike Stroud, Dr
Best known for his record breaking expeditions with Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Mike qualified as a Doctor in 1979. Mike is an expert on survival, nutrition and endurance. He regularly appears on television.
Miles Hilton Barber
Blind International Adventurer. Record Breaking Flight - London to Sydney 13,000 miles by Microlight. Topics: Dream of Achieving Big - Expect the Unexpected - Never Give Up- The Importance of Teamwork - Dont let your Past Determine Your Future - Facing Your fears - Taking Advantage of Adversity - Benefit from Failure
Pen Hadow
Polar Explorer who motivates individuals and Teams to perform at their peak.
Environmental speaker and broadcaster pushing back the borders to what is known to be possible - personally - commercially - geographically. Good environmental speaker
Pete Goss
Yachtsman-self discovery. Team Phillips Project, Pete led a workforce of over 100 employees, brokered millions of pounds of sponsorship deals and assisted in the creation of several new companies in fields as diverse as, new media, engineering, and boatbuilding
Ranulph Fiennes (Sir)
Worlds Greatest Living Explorer. Eiger Challenge for Marie Curie Cancer. Has raised over £4.5millions for the MS Society. Several Polar Expeditions and much more. An outstanding motivational speaker
Rebecca Stephens
Thought provoking Mountaineer First British Woman to Conquer Everest and first to conquer The 'Seven Peaks the highest summit on each of the worlds seven continents. Topic: Clarity of Vision, defining exactly what it is you want to achieve. Rebeccas talks are a Powerful metaphor in our lives and careers
Rex Warner
Undertook the longest raft voyage in history, some 6000 miles. Organised and led 'The Columbus Voyage and the 'Voyage of the Dragon
Robert Swan
Polar Explorer and Environmental campaigner and a superbly gifted communicator Talks: Motivation/Team Leadership/communication/strategy. Change and The Environment. In 2002 he led an international team to successfully recover 1000 tons of waste from Antarctica. Think Global-Act Local
Tom McClean
First person to row single handed across the North Atlantic Ocean Speaking on Teamwork and Motivation
