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NEIL LAUGHTON (EXPEDITION LEADER)
NEIL LAUGHTON (EXPEDITION LEADER)

Has a proven track record of organising and leading adventurous expeditions around the world including journeys to the Arctic Ocean, Amazon Jungles, Greenland Icecap, Sahara Desert, Antarctica and to the summits of the highest mountains on each of the 7 continents including Mt. Everest. Presented the Ness Award by the Royal Geographical Society in 2005 for “Leadership of Expeditions” and he is a qualified Para-glider, Para-motor and Helicopter pilot.

 
ANDREW WIGGINS (DEPUTY EXPEDITION LEADER)
ANDREW WIGGINS (DEPUTY EXPEDITION LEADER)

A highly experienced adventurer with numerous arduous overland journeys under his belt including London to Cape Town by Motorbike and Landrover, Trans-America by motorcycle, crossing the Atlas Mountains by off-road motorbike and two wheel forays into the Sahara Desert on more than one occasion, with Neil trying to keep up!

 
GILES CARDOZO (CHIEF PILOT)
GILES CARDOZO (CHIEF PILOT)

The brainchild behind the Parajet Skycar. An incredibly talented engineer who invented and piloted one of two Para-motor aircraft that flew over Mt. Everest, smashing the existing world altitude record by more than 10,000 ft. Founder and MD of Parajet which is at the cutting edge of personal aircraft flight and he has participated on flying expeditions with Neil to the Himalaya, The Alps and Venezuela.

 
TIM MAW (MOTORCYCLE TEAM LEADER)
TIM MAW (MOTORCYCLE TEAM LEADER)

A lifetime spent on two wheels with some incredible journeys on his CV – including London to Kathmandu, London to Cape Town via the Middle East and over a dozen overland expeditions all over the African continent. Also, with Neil, he became the first person to circumnavigate the UK on a jet-ski.

 
 BEN GOTT (4 x 4 TEAM LEADER)
BEN GOTT (4 x 4 TEAM LEADER)

Has spent much of his life Off Road participating in desert rallies and raids including 5 Dakar races in the Sahara. He has the knowledge and experience to keep our show on the road and as owner of one of the UK’s largest Independent Landrover Garages has the contacts to get us back on it from most situations!
 

 
 
The rest of the expedition team comprises explorers, adventurers, soldiers, doctors, mechanics, photographers and off-road specialists and includes: James Scrimgeour, Jon Hall, Charlie Bell, Toby Kilner, Simon Temple, Mathew Colley Banks, Luke Banks and a few others as yet to be confirmed.


PATRON: Sir Ranulph Fiennes BT, OBE
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