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Ben Saunders
Ben holds the record for the longest solo Arctic journey by a Briton. He is currently working towards Scott 2012 Expediton.
http://www.bensaunders.com/
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Paul Rose
Paul is the Society's Vice-President representing Expeditions and Fieldwork. Paul works for the BBC Science and Factual department, with credits including 'Britain's Seas'.
http://www.paulrose.org/
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Ed Stafford
Ed was the first man to walk the length of the Amazon River. Ed has led expeditions to Patagonia, Borneo, Guyana and Belize and worked alongside the UN in Afghanistan.
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Sarah Outen
In 2009 Sarah was the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean. Her current expedition, London2London via the World sees her row, cycle and kayak around the globe.
http://www.sarahouten.com/
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Mac Mackenney
Mac is Director of Max Adventure Ltd, a company specialising in expedition consultancy and logistics since 1994. Expeditions to date include Land Rover Global Expedition led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
http://www.maxadventure.co.uk/
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Oliver Steeds
Ollie is an explorer and investigative journalist. He reports for Unreported Worlds and Dispatches. Olly is also a director of Digital Explorer.
http://www.digitalexplorer.com/
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Ceri Lewis
Ceri is an experienced marine biologist interested in how environmental change affects the reproductive processes in marine animals.
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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. |
Martin Hartley
One of the world's leading expedition and adventure travel photographers, Martin Hartley specialises in documenting the most inaccesible places on earth.
http://www.martinhartley.com/
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Marin Medak
Marin has kayaked solo more than 2500lm in the Adriatic and Mediterranean. He manages a NGO that offers free fundraising systems for charities and has a particular interest in remote communications technologies.
www.marinmedak.com
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Anselm Murphy
Anselm is a mountaineer with a particular interest in 8000m peaks. He has summitted Everest, Cho Oyu and Kangchenjunga.
http://www.anselm-murphy.com/
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Gareth Mottram
Gareth's research has focused on the development of new methology for mapping forest and 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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Chris Coe
Chris runs the Photo Iconic series of photography and digital imaging coures in the UK. He is also founder of the International Travel Photographer of the Year.
www.tpoty.com
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David Warrell
David is Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford. He chairs the RGS-IBG Medical Cell. He has conducted research into tropical diseases in locations around the world.
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Simon Carr
A lecturer in Geography at Queen Mary University, Simon specialises in climatic and geomorphological modelling
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Ian Packham
Ian has just completed a solo circumnavigation of Africa using public transport.
http://www.encircleafrica.org/
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Izzy Jones
Izzy is a field ecologist. She has just completed Masters research in Uzbekistan, working with UNDP to set biodiversity targets for oil and gas companies working in remote areas on the Ustyurt Plateau.
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Keith Wilson
Keith is best known as the founder of Outdoor Photography, the UK's leading magazine dedicated to landscape, nautre, adventure and travel photography.
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Dominic Hall
Dom runs Fieldskills UK, which in partnership with Training Expertise, provides training and logistical support for expeditions both in the UK and in Northern Borneo.
http://www.training-expertise.co.uk/
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Dave Fletcher
Dave has been working in polar regions for over 40 years. He has worked as a dog driver, base commander and expedition leader. He is involved in Students on Ice.
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Sarah Batten
Sarah works with the Land Rover Experience as the lead instructor in the Training and Development department.
http://www.landrover.com/
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Nick Smith
Nick is the editor of the Explorers Journal and columnist on Outdoor Photography Magazine.
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Fearghal O'Nuallain
Fearghal has completed journeys by pedal, paddle and foot on 4 continents. He currently writes on geographical themes for the Sunday Business Post and Outsider Magazine.
www.fearghalonuallain.ie
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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 conservation and rural livelihoods in Africa.
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James Moore
James is a specialist in travel and expedition medicine and director of the Travel Health Consultancy. As an expedition medic he has worked across the globe, from the jungles of Borneo to the mountains of Ethiopia.
www.travelhealthconsultancy
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Berny Sebe
As an historian and photographer Bery has travelled widely in desert regions of N.Africa and the Middle East. He is a lecturer in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Birmingham.
http://www.alainsebeimages.com/
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Luce Choules
Artist Luce runs our communicating your discoveries advice desks. Her work documents journeys through a collection of visual and written details.
http://www.mappalogue.com/
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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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Peter Long
Peter works as a research fellow in the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford.
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Matt Legett
Conservationist, explorer and expedition leader, Matt currently works with the Global Canopy Programme working to find new ways to protect tropical forest communities in Latin America, SE Asia and the Pacific.
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Andrew Polaszek
Andrew is a Researcher and Head of the Terrestrial Invertebrates Division at the Natural History Museum, London. |
Lloyd Figgins
Lloyd is a specialist in field safety management and incident management. In February 2012 he completed a row across the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.lloydfiggins.com
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Max Goldzweig
Max is an assistant producer at BBC Science. He is currently working o the latest BBC2 / Discovery geology series, The Story of Continents. |
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Mike Blakey
Mike is the Air Cadet Organisation Expedition Advisor. He has led expeditions to Central America and East Africa.
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Paul Archer
Paul's It's on the Meter expedition drove to Sydney in a London Black Cab.
http://www.itsonthemeter.come |
Luca Alfatti
Luca is an overland tour guide, named by Wanderlust as the world's top guide 2012. |
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Simon Beckmann
Simon is an artist, designer, environmentalist and co founder of Joya: arte + ecologia.
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Ken Roberts
Deciding he needed a break frm a career in engineering, Ken cycled around the world.
http://www.acrosscontinents.org/
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Elin Haf Davies
Children's nurse, Elin, has raised over £250,000 through charity expeditions including rowing the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.nurseelin.co.uk |
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Chris Leadbetter
Chris is a freelance publisher and writer who contribute to a variety of publications including The Independent, National Geographic Traveller and The Daily Mail.
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Megan Lewis
In the summer of 2012 Megan completed the final stage of a horse ride over four years from Beijing to London between the Olympics.
http://www.thelonghorseride.com |
Craig Pollard
Craig is the founder of Cycle Africa, an expedition by bicycle from London to Cape Town in South Africa. The expedition raised more than £50,000 for their partner charities.
http://www.cycleafrica.org/ |
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Loretta White
Loretta is a Clinical Psychologist with a love of travel. She has completed a number of fundraising trips, most recently founding the charity Cycle Africa with her husband, Craig Pollard.
http://www.cycleafrica.org |
Matthew Blake
Matt has spent the last four years cycling around the world and sharing his journey with school groups along the way. He has been raising money for SOS Children's Villages.
http://www.worldbikeride.com
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George Butler
In August 2012 George walked across the Turkish border into Syria where he was met by the Free Syrian Army. He documented his journey through drawings. His work has been published in the Times, Guardian and New York Times.
http://www.georgebutler.org
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