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Ann Daniels
Ann was part of the first British all women team to reach the South Pole on foot in 2000. In 2009, she was navigator, path finder and head of ice operations for the Catlin Arctic survey and subsequently led the 2010 and 2011 teams.
www.anndaniels.com |
Paul Rose
Paul is the Society's Vice-President representing Expeditions and Fieldwork. Paul works for the BBC Science and Factual department. His most recent credits include 'Britain's Seas'.
www.paulrose.org |
Mac Mackenney
Mac is Director of Max Adventure Ltd, a company specialising in expedition consultancy and logistics since 1994. Expeditions to date include the Land Rover Global Expedition led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
www.maxadventure.co.uk |
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Dave Cornthwaite
Adventurer Dave is four journeys into Expedition 1000, 25 separate expeditions of at least a 1000 miles in distance, each using a different mode of non-motorised transport.
www.davecornthwaite.com |
Mark Kalch
Mark is a professional explorer, adventurer and expedition paddler. He is currently taking part in a series of expeditions as part of his 7 rivers, 7 continents project. |
Alastair Humphreys
After graduating in 2001, Alastair cycled around the world. His journey covered 46,000 miles, 60 countries and 5 continents. He is now preparing for SOUTH, the first unsupported return journey to the South Pole.
www.alastairhumphreys.com |
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Craig Turner
Craig Turner is currently working as a Conservation Biologist with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), working on the EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct Globally Endangered) programme.
www.edgeofexistence.org |
Phil Coates
Phil is a remote location filmmaker and photographer who has worked on assignment in challenging and extreme environments across the globe.
www.philcoates.tv
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Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop
Jamie is the director of Digital Explorer, an organisation that aims to enhance young people's emotional engagement in the wider world. He is a member of the RGS-IBG Council.
www.digitalexplorer.com |
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Tim van Berkel
Tim is founder and Scientific Director of the Heart of Borneo Project, a charity established to continue the research and education work of the Murung Raya Expedition. He has researched in over 20 countries across Asia, Europe, South America and Africa.
www.heartofborneo.org |
Ceri Lewis
Ceri Lewis is an experienced marine biologist interested in how environmental change affects reproductive processes in marine animals. |
Dr Mark Mulligan
Mark is a Reader in Geography at King’s College London. He works extensively with GIS and remote sensing in field research. He is a member of the RGS-IBG Expeditions and Fieldwork Committee and RGS-IBG Mapping Unit.
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Martin Hartley
One of the world’s leading expedition and adventure travel photographers, Martin Hartley specialises in documenting the most inaccessible places on earth.
www.martinhartley.com |
Oliver Steeds
Oliver Steeds is an explorer and investigative journalist. He reports for 'Unreported Worlds' and 'Dispatches'. Olly is also a Director of Digital Explorer.
www.oliversteeds.com |
Simon Carr
A Lecturer in Geography at Queen Mary University, Simon specialises in climatic and geomorphological modelling. |
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Tori James
Tori's team, the Pink Lady PoleCats, became the first ever all-female team to complete the Polar Challenge, a grueling 360 mile race to the magnetic North Pole.
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Dave Fletcher
Dave has been working in Polar Regions for over 40years. He has worked s a Dog Driver, Base Commander and Expedition Leader. He is also involved in Students on Ice. |
Charles Foster
A writer and traveller, Charles has extensive experience organising desert expeditions, particularly involving camels.
www.charlesfoster.co.uk |
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Chris Coe
Chris runs the Photo Iconic series of photography and digital imaging courses in the UK. He is founder of the international Travel Photographer of the Year.
www.tpoty.com
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Geordie Torr
Editor of Geographical Magazine. Geordie has travelled to more than 40 countries and his articles and photographs have appeared in publications worldwide.
www.geographical.co.uk |
Sarah Batten
Sarah works with the Land Rover Experience as the Lead Instructor in the Training and Development department.
www.landrover.com |
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Amelia Russell
Amelia completed the North Pole challenge in April 2010, becoming the first British woman to reach the North Pole unsupported.
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Al Cole
Whilst serving with the Parachute Regiment, Alistair led military expeditions to all corners of the globe. He has worked as a freelance expedition leader. He is founding director of the Lifesigns Group of companies.
www.lifesignsgroup.co.uk |
Dominic Hall
Dominic runs Fieldskills UK, providing training and logistical support for expeditioners both in the UK and in North Borneo.
www.fieldskills.com |
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Paul Goodyer
Paul is the CEO of Nomad Travellers Store and Medical Centres.
www.nomadtravel.co.uk
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Olly Bray
Olly is a national adviser for learning and technology futures. He has a particular interest in use of new media in teaching.
www.olliebray.com |
Peter Long
Peter works as a research fellow in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. |
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Alexandra Foley
Alexandra specializes in strategic communications for international expeditions and adventure challenges.
www.alexfoleypr.com
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Ivan Scales
Ivan is a lecturer in Human Geography at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. His work focuses on tropical deforestation, community based conservaation and rural livelihoods in Africa. |
Scotty Johnson
Sixteen weeks in Svalbard as a 19 year old gave Scotty a passion for combining education and adventure. He divides his time between running youth expeditions, independent adventures, and people development events for business teams.
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James Moore
James is a specialist in Travel and Expedition Medicine and Director of Travel Health Consultancy. As an expedition medic he has worked across the globe, from the jungles of Borneo and to the mountains of Ethiopia.
www.travelhealthconsultancy.co.uk
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Professor Adrian Parker
Adrian is a geographer / archaeologist specialising in desert geomorphology, geoarchaeology and climatic change in the sub-tropics
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Jen Topping
Jen is Channel 4 Online Business Manager. She ensures the smooth running of Channel 4’s online activities which covers commissioning, content and product management of the channel’s online portfolio.
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Richard Teeuw
Richard is a lecturer in applied geomorphology and remote sensing at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Portsmouth University.
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Sam Maynard
Sam is Executive Producer, Head of US Factual with RAW TV. He has made programmes for National Geographic as well as the Discovery Channel.
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Nick Smith
Nick is the editor of the Explorers Journal and columnist on Outdoor Photography Magazine.
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Dominic Rowland
Dominic’s research interests are in EcoHealth, the anthropology and sociology of health in indigenous communities and rights based approaches to conservation.
www.brinccexpedition.org
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Lynne Morris
Journalist Lynn Morris is director of an environmental education charity, Atlantic Rising.
www.atlanticrising.org
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Tim Moss
Tim is director of The Next Challenge. He currently organises logistics for Sarah Outen’s human powered trip around the world.
www.thenextchallenge.org
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Dr Gareth Mottram
Gareth’s research has focused on the development of new methodology for mapping forest fire intensity and severity in the boreal zone. He is currently working on GPS solutions for expedition mapping and research projects.
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Helen Findlay
Helen’s research focuses on the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on marine ecosystems. She has coordinated several fieldwork expeditions to the Canadian High Arctic alongside the Catlin Arctic Survey.
www.catlinarcticsurvey.com |
Dr Andy Grieve
Andy is a RAF GP Registrar, with particular expertise in wilderness and expedition medicine.
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Keith Wilson
Keith is best known as the founder of Outdoor Photography, the UK's leading magazine dedicated to landscape, nature, adventure and travel photography.
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Tom Allen
Tom has undertaken bicycle journeys through more than 30 countries. He prefers to ride far from the beaten track, including Ethiopia, Yemen and Sudan.
tomsbiketrip.com.
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Chris Leadbetter
Chris Leadbeater is a freelance travel writer who contributes to a variety of publications, including The Independent, National Geographic Traveller and the Daily Mail.
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Alexander Kumar
Alex is a trainee doctor who has worked and conducted health research in the Arctic, India, Israel, Brazil and joined expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon and Tanzania.
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Duncan Milligan
Duncan runs Tour de Force, an adventure logistics company.
www.tourdeforceuk.com |
Dan Darley
In 2010 Dan completed the North Pole Challenge, walking 500 miles in 58 days.
www.northpolechallenge.co.uk |
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Ninette Rowland
Ninette led a research expedition to Madagascar, conducting baseline biodiversity research to inform local conservation initiatives. She has since co-ordinated a second expedition.
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Louisa Richmond-Coggan
Louisa graduated with a MSc in Conservation Biology from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology. She is currently undertaking a PhD at Nottingham Trent University study brown hyaena in South Africa.
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Morgan Gibson
Morgan is a recent Geology and Physical Geography graduate from the University of Edinburgh and now working as a 'freelance academic' for the year; disseminating the results from the Brathay Exploration Club's 2011 expedition to the Tunsberg glacier in Norway.
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