Talks and images from adventurers of land sea and ice at the Royal Geographical Society on 2 February 2012

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Speakers due to appear include:

CAPTAIN GUY DISNEY              A record breaking dash to the North Pole
A Captain in the Light Dragoons, Guy lost his leg in battle in Afghanistan. Despite his injury, Guy trekked with 3 other wounded servicemen to the North Pole. Their effort broke records and was covered by a BBC documentary - 'Harry's Arctic Heroes'. http://walkingwiththewounded.org.uk/

COLONEL EWEN CAMERON           436 miles on horseback in three and a half days
Retired army Colonel, Ewen and a comrade rode on horseback from London to Edinburgh - retracing the journey made in 1603 by the messenger who carried the news to James I that Elizabeth I had died. http://www.greatnorthride.co.uk/

GEORDIE STEWART              The youngest Briton to climb the 7 Summits 
In May 2011, Geordie became the youngest UK national to conquer the 7 Summits – the highest mountain on each of the 7 Continents, all achieved before his 21st birthday.   http://www.geordiestewart.com/

CAPTAIN JAMES KAYLL        75 days at sea
Another Light Dragoon, Afghanistan veteran James recently rowed the Indian ocean along with 3 crewmates. His adventure included swimming with a whale and a near-miss with an ocean liner. Their boat became the first fours boat to ever cross the Indian Ocean unsupported. http://indianocean3100.com/

LUCY RIVERS BULKELEY       Desert Racer
Lucy (daughter and granddaughter of army officers) became the first European woman to complete the 4 Desert Challenge in one calendar year. It comprised a series of seven-day, 250-kilometer (155 mile) self-supported races across the largest and most forbidding deserts on Earth, with competitors carrying their own equipment, food and clothes (weighing about 20 lbs!!). www.4desertchallenge.com

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIMON MAYALL   Pakistan on horseback
a senior serving officer who has been at the helm of much of what has gone on in Afghanistan in the past two years, has adventured on horse back in some of the most remote parts of the globe. His journey through Pakistan's pan handle will be the focus of this talk.

CAPTAIN (retd) GEOFFREY STANFORD       Lessons from Everest
 Ex Grenadier Guard  Geoffrey has led climbing expeditions to some of the world’s highest mountains, including to the summit of Mount Everest. His most recent expedition was an attempt to climb Lhotse, the technically challenging, fourth highest mountain in the world. www.geoffreystanford.com

All of the speakers are giving up their time for free to support the charity.  They reserve the right to cancel their attendance if their circumstances change.  The organisers undertake to maintain sufficient speakers for an excellent night, and in the event of several speakers cancelling, will find arrange for other worthy individuals to speak.

Those who booked earlier in run up may have seen that Ed Stafford was due to speak and has had to withdraw from the event due to other commitments.  Geordie Stewart was subsequently booked to replace him to ensure we had a jam packed evening of talks for our paying guests.