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Holly Budge - Adventurer & Conservationist - Summited Mt. Everest & holds 2 World Records!

Mar 26, 2019
2 min

Holly Budge - Adventurer & Conservationist - Summited Mt. Everest & holds 2 World Records!

Adventurer Her passion for adventure is evident with two world records under her belt so far, including being the first woman to skydive Everest and race semi-wild horses 1000 kms across Mongolia in just nine days. She has raised over £300k for charities through her adventures so far. Conservationist Few people know that 96 African elephants are poached each day for their ivory. At this rate they will be extinct in the next decade. Holly has turned this disheartening statisti

Fighting Boredom with Extraordinary Expeditions from Adventurist Katy Willings

Oct 12, 2018
4 min

Fighting Boredom with Extraordinary Expeditions from Adventurist Katy Willings

After the sudden death of a dear friend in 2008, Katy Willings entered the world of adventure. Her friend had entered into the Rickshaw Run in India through a quirky company called The Adventurists. Katy thought the idea was ridiculous but ended up taking her friend’s place. At the end of the Rickshaw Run, The Adventurists announced the Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race. Interested in horses, that peaked Katy’s interest and she entered in the inaugural Mongol Derby

Katy Willings - Chief of Adventures at The Adventurists - Competing the Rickshaw Rally

Aug 14, 2018
3 min

Katy Willings - Chief of Adventures at The Adventurists - Competing the Rickshaw Rally

Katy Willings is the Mongol Derby Chief, and erstwhile Chief of Adventures at The Adventurists. Based in Bristol, UK, she was a junior international dressage rider in her teens. She rode in the inaugural Mongol Derby, the world's longest horse race, in 2009, sparking a later endurance riding career which saw her compete up to 120kms internationally, and became a full-time Adventurist in 2010, working on the Derby, and later the Ice Run, Icarus Trophy and Monkey Run. In the c

Pip Stewart - Cycling 13,000 miles from Malaysia back home to London

Jul 31, 2018
3 min

Pip Stewart - Cycling 13,000 miles from Malaysia back home to London

In 2013, Pip cycled home from Malaysia to London, a journey of 10,000 miles through 26 countries! Once back in London she started to work for Red Bull as their Adventure Editor. In 2016 Pip headed off on a 3,000 mile cycle, boat and plane journey exploring Brazil and Peru to raise awareness of the environmental issues in the region, Pip documented the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest with adventurer Reza Pakravan and shared more about it’s devastating effects on the ind