Affiliations and Associations
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
I am honoured to be a fellow with the Royal Geographic Society – The society encourages the need to keep on exploring and allows people to step outside the box and discover adventure for themselves.
Ambassador to Coventry
The Ambassadors group in Coventry is made up of over 200 people from the city who through talks, events and charities sort to inspire others within the City itself. I feel proud as a Coventrian to be part of such an organisation and find that the inspiration nearly always comes from the people I meet through this society.
Ambassador to the Princes trust
Whenever I’m faced with tough situations on expedition I only have to think of how these young people have turned their lives around through the support they have received from the Princes Trust. I am truly honoured to be a part of such an inspiring organisation that literally changes lives for the better.
Patron of the Liverpool wilderness medicine society
The Liverpool Wilderness Medicine Society takes young students to some of the most remote areas on our planet. Many of the students have been on expedition in the Himalayas with me so I feel extremely proud to act as their patron.
Situated in the heart of beautiful Snowdonia National Park, Plas Dol-y-Moch is Coventry’s Outdoor Education Centre.
Sporting Equals helps black and ethnic minority communities get involved with sport and physical activities. As an ambassador I am proud to be associated and to link extreme expeditions with the sporting world.
An international network of the brightest and most creative young people aged 11-19. Members are part of a global community that provides access to a wide range of exciting opportunities unavailable anywhere else. Set up by Warwick University, IGGY operates within 33 countries and provides a wider audience for my expeditions and educational projects.
As an ex-soldier I fully support this charity which has been established to provide support for Britain’s ex-service men and women by helping smaller service charities during these difficult economic times. I was introduced to the charity by ex – SAS soldier Andy McNab who has also shown his support for the North South Solo expedition.
In 2003 on my first Polar expedition I became a guinea pig on ice for CRUK . Tests were done on the team for research into Cancer itself and I was honoured to support a charity that touches the lives of so many people. One year after this expedition, my Mum unfortunately got Cancer and never recovered. The support she received was amazing. Whenever I go on a polar expedition, I always carry the flag of CRUK to show my support for an incredible organisation and in the memory of someone I miss very much.
I am pleased to be recognized for my work with schools and businesses with regards to environmental awareness. I encourage all ages to take a personal responsibility for the environment so by being a patron to Sustainability Live I hope to reach out to a wider audience.
Expeditions
2012
Everest ascent training expedition – Himalayas ( including Island Peak ascent)
2011 / 2012
Solo expeditions to the North and South Geographic poles
2011
North South Solo training expedition – High Arctic Svalabard
2010
Island Peak expedition – 6184m – Himalayas
2010
Global Schools Project to the Himalayas – Warwick University
2010
Himalayan expedition for the Global Schools project
2010
A solo 30 day training expedition in Svalbard
2009
Led 3 expeditions involving over 60 people to Everest BC – Snowball Exp; schools project.
2009
Led a British first expedition in the Arctic – highlighting the Inuit communities affected by climate change.
2009
Alaskan dog sledding expedition – filming for an educational films programme.
2008
Led a team through the Himalayas to base camp Everest as part of an educational schools programme.
2008
Led an expedition linking the two highest Inuit settlements in the Canadian high arctic.
2008
Filming for a documentary on how global warming is affecting the Inuit people.
2008
Led a dog sledging expedition in North America.
2007
Arctic guide and operational support for the BBC Top Gear programme – ‘race to the pole’.
2007
Arctic expedition technical support for the Magnetic North Pole Race (1996 pole position).
2006
Cycled across the USA – 3500 miles from Seattle to New York.
2006
Led an 8 person team on a successful Geomagnetic North Pole expedition.
2006
Instructor on an Arctic training expedition – Northern Canada.
2005
Instructor on an Arctic training program – Norway.
2005
Instructor on an Arctic training expedition – Northern Canada.
2004
A successful Geomagnetic North Pole expedition.
2003
70 day training expedition and research for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) – Canadian high arctic.
