Everest mountaineer Kenton Cool arrived in Kathmandu yesterday ahead of his 6 week expedition to Mount Manaslu in Nepal.
At 8,163 metres high, this remote mountain in Western Nepal is the 8th highest mountain in the world. Kenton's plan is to lead a small team of five to the summit of Manaslu. After leading his team back down the mountain he will then head back up to the summit in order to make a record breaking ski descent of the peak.
It’s a year today since solo ocean-rower Sarah Outen arrived in Mauritius after spending 124 days rowing 4000 miles across the Indian Ocean.
Since she’s been home she has kept herself busy, cycling across Cornwall in aid of cancer charity CoppaFeel, paddling from Bath to London on a Stand Up Paddle, and giving motivational talks about her record-breaking row to school children, University students and businesses.
A few weeks ago, 60 explorers from all over South Wales got together in Cardiff for the launch of Cardiff Explorers - a new group aimed at connecting the Expedition & Adventure community.
The group was launched by Tori James along with fellow adventurers Maria Leijerstam and Sarah Mayer. Tori explained what they are hoping to achieve:
Jim McNeill and Felicity Aston are the latest polar explorers to join Speakers from the Edge.
It’s 100 years since Captain Scott left Great Britain on his heroic mission to reach the hitherto untouched South Pole. Back in the early 1900s, the "heroic age of Antartctic Exploration" saw an international focus on polar expeditions, with several expeditions mapping Antarctica for the first time and collecting the first scientific data from both the polar regions.
Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick is currently in America attempting to climb a route on El Capitan (El Cap) in under twenty-four hours. This 3000ft vertical rock formation is set in the stunning surroundings of Yosemite Valley and is one of the world’s favourite challenges for rock climbers.
British Cycling announced yesterday that Karen Darke will be one of the nine-strong team representing Great Britain at the Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Canada next month.
Karen impressed the coaches after winning two bronze medals at the Para-cycling World Cup in Spain in June. She will now join more than 500 athletes from 30 to 40 countries to take part in the World Championships.
On August 7th, adventurer Alastair Humphreys will be talking at Cyclescreen - Bristol’s first dedicated bike film festival.
This August, Mark Kalch will be giving all would be adventurers a chance to step into his world and learn the essential tools necessary to embark on their very own expedition. His 3-day Expedition School in the French Pyrenees will include a fantastic range of activities, from white-water rafting to mountain trekking and include loads of practical sessions on how to plan an expedition.
Dee Caffari and Hannah McKeand are the latest speakers to join our portfolio of motivational speakers this week.
It’s long been our intention to increase the number of inspirational women on our books, and we are really pleased to welcome British yachtswoman Dee and polar explorer Hannah to Speakers from the Edge.
So what particularly inspired us about Dee and Hannah? They have both demonstrated real courage, determination and motivation, not only in completing grueling challenges and breaking world-records, but crucially in doing these things alone.
Next week record breaking ocean rower Sarah Outen will be teaming up with adventurer Dave Cornthwaite to Stand up Paddle between Bath and London.
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Just meeting Karen is an uplifting experience at a personal level, her passion and enthusiasm are bound to rub off on anyone who works with her. She is a natural communicator & coach, working equally effectively one to one, with small teams and in large group situations.
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