Explore speakers and facilitators
Meet the world-leading experts at the Explore weekend who have generously shared tales, insights and advice from their deep involvement in expeditions and fieldwork.
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Al Gill
Al led his first expedition in 2022, a scientific mountaineering expedition to retrace a historical route, measure atmospheric microplastics on high-altitude glaciers and record the whole escapade through photography and art.
Freshta Ibrahimi
Freshta was the Programme Manager for the first Afghan Women's Mountaineering Team, operating out of Kabul.
Garth Miller
Garth is a former British Army Gurkha officer. Garth's passion for climbing Himalayan giants has taken him on multiple 8000m peak expeditions, including a recent lightning ascent of Mount Everest.
Ian McClelland
Turn Wild’s founder Ian McClelland is a member of the British Association of Mountain Leaders.
Iona Pawson
Iona is an international mountain leader, mountaineering and rock climbing instructor and passionate adventurer.
Meagan Neal
Meagan is the Executive Director of the Transcaucasian Trail Association, leading the development of the new Transcaucasian Trail (TCT) that winds through the stunning Caucasus Mountains of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.
Shona Main
Shona is an emergency and expedition doctor.
Spike Reid
Spike is an international mountain leader, photographer and experienced in diving, climbing, fell-running and sailing.
Tom Davis-Merry
Tom is a mountaineer, skier, speaker, writer, and expedition leader. He has made first ascents in Kyrgyzstan and the Indian Himalayas and has climbed widely across the Alps and South America.
Will Close-Ash
Will runs Mountain Energy with his wife, Naomi.
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