Details below are for the London 2012 Adventure Travel Show. Glasgow 2012 and London 2013 show details to be updated shortly.
World of Adventure Theatre
There's a whole world of adventure out there, just waiting to be discovered ... For inspiration and information we invite you to discover these diverse journeys, challenges and experiences.
Please note, schedule is subject to change.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 4
How to find adventures on your doorstep. Belinda Kirk & Andy Torbet - Explorers Connect Workshop.
Britain is brimming with adventures – you don’t need lots of time or money to enjoy them. This Explorers Connect workshop will offer practical advice on how to find and plan easily accessible adventures in the UK. The workshop will be run by Belnda Kirk, skipper of the first women to row around Britain and Andy Torbet who has camped, climbed, dived, kayaked and snorkelled his way around the UK. http://www.explorersconnect.com/
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 4
Venezuela: Wildlife Wonderful. Russell Maddicks.
One of the 17 most megadiverse countries in the world, Venezuela, perched at the top of South America, is hot, tropical and home to Caribbean beaches, dense rainforests, high Andean valleys, mysterious table-top tepui mountains, and seasonally-flooded plains that are literally teeming with birds, beasts and creepy-crawlies. From the anacondas, capybaras and crocodiles of Los Llanos, to the jaguars, monkeys and tarantulas of the jungle, a well-planned trip to this fascinating country can reap rich rewards for wildlife watchers. Russell Maddicks, author of the Bradt Guide to Venezuela, has been adventuring in Venezuela for more than 20 years. In his talk he will give practical tips on how to minimize your impact on these fragile environments, travel responsibly, and give something back to the local communities you stay with.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 4
Adventures in the Frozen Planet. Charlotte Caffrey - Aqua Firma.
The vast regions of the Arctic & Antarctica provide a myriad of adventures opportunities. Marine Scientist, Charlotte Caffrey, will describe personal experiences and provide information about adventures by sea, kayaking, camping, wildlife photography and scuba diving in Spitsbergen, Greenland and Antarctica.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 4
Things I wish I knew before I went travelling. Charlie Jaques - Tour de Force.
How do you stop yourself getting into situations that aren’t quite what you were expecting? What sort of mind-set allows for the best travel experiences? How do you avoid the normal pitfalls of travelling through the developing world. Learn from the mistakes of one man who has made them all and survived to tell the tale.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 4
What's holding you back? Andy Campbell.
In eight years Andy Campbell has unintentionally gone from soldier to adventurer, exchanging the unique thrill of military operations for the exhilaration and frustration of exploring the world from a wheelchair. Paralysed in a climbing accident, medically discharged from the British Army and forced to re-evaluate his life. Andy set off to test his new limitations and expectations for adventure, to see what was possible and find out where determination, stubbornness and a healthy dose of rebellion could take him. His resulting adventures, from making the first ski descents of Alaskan peaks, paragliding over Africa, handcycling the length of the UK or across the American Continental Divide, to diving with sharks or trekking into the Himalayas in a wheelchair, provide the backbone to an inspiring and candid lecture about a personal quest for freedom. Andy will challenge you to overcome the only thing truly capable of holding you back from adventure, yourself.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 4
Feeding your body; Fuelling your mind for adventure. Dr Chris Fenn.
What you eat has a crucial effect on how you feel, your energy levels and overall health. Dr Fenn will take you on an adventure and reveal the secrets behind her work with expeditions, the foods they took, and why. Discover how your food habits are affected by different environments. Learn which foods will boost your energy, and add to the success and enjoyment of your travels.
Saturday 28 January 2012
Time : 17:00 till 17:45
Where : Theatre 4
Adventures in Afghanistan. Levison Wood - Secret Compass.
It is a place infamous for its endless war, drugs and a stone age mentality but Secret Compass Expeditions Founder Lev Wood explains how there is more to the troubled country than its bad reputation. Afghanistan is also a land of great natural beauty, four millennia of history and a vast array of wildlife to boot! Lev will take you on a voyage of discovery, recounting his own adventures there over the past seven years including scrapes with Opium smugglers and the Taliban, dodging minefields on the Khyber pass and leading the first commercial expedition to Lake Zorkul, high in the Pamir mountains of the Wakhan Corridor, revealing how finally, anyone with a sense of adventure can see for themselves a land steeped in majesty.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 11:00 till 11:45
Where : Theatre 4
The First Woman to Skydive Everest. Holly Budge.
Daredevil skydiver Holly Budge became the first woman to Skydive Mount Everest on October 6th 2008. She freefalled past the summit from 29,500ft at more than 140mph in -40C wind chill. She got a bird’s eye view of some of the planet’s most breath-taking mountain scenery before landing on the world’s highest dropzone at 12,350ft.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 12:00 till 12:45
Where : Theatre 4
Glenn and Richard’s Most Excellent Adventures featuring the NY State Spare Seat Kayak Expedition. Richard Harpham & Glenn Charles.
There is something incredible about the story of these two adventurers meeting one day in the rain in the remote wilderness of Canada’s British Columbia and sparking a remarkable friendship. They were on parallel courses kayaking over 1,000 miles of the Inside Passage. Two years on they have completed 17,500 miles of human power by kayak, bike and canoe, independently, across continents. The Spare Seat Kayak Expedition from Niagara Falls to the Statue of Liberty is their first joint expedition. Listen to their incredible stories and unique life journey at the show.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 13:00 till 13:45
Where : Theatre 4
Salt and Gold. Austin Vince - Adventure Travel Film Festival.
The 2010 attempt to ride motorcycles across the empty quarter of the Sahara to the abandoned salt mines of Taoudenni. Never before achieved due to the total remoteness of this forgotten place. No humans means no fuel and no water. Three thousand sandy miles later, come along and find out if they made it.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 14:00 till 14:45
Where : Theatre 4
There are no mosquitoes in Ushuaia: Travel tips you can learn from the experts. Nick Easen, Independent Travel Writer and Broadcaster.
It’s not as easy as it used to be to tell the 21st Century tripper something they didn’t know. But this talk has the inside track! Overseas, 6,000 Britons die each year, a similar amount are arrested. Tapping into the Foreign Office’s vast experience of dealing with the adventurous traveller, this talk reveals where we are most likely to die, get arrested, assaulted or busted for drugs. This will make you sit up and think again about your trip, as well as give you some fresh tips you can use on the road.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 15:00 till 15:45
Where : Theatre 4
Adventures in the Galapagos & Andes to Amazon. Ralph Pannell - Aqua Firma.
Ralph Pannell has been exploring Ecuador and the Galapagos for more than 20 years and in this talk he will introduce some of their deepest corners, adventure travel options and conservation. This talk will take you from volcanic peaks; through Rainforest Concern’s Choco-Andean Rainforest Corridor; by dugout to the Amazon flooded forest; and underwater amongst hammerheads sharks, sealions and piranhas.
Sunday 29 January 2012
Time : 16:00 till 16:45
Where : Theatre 4
How to go on a BIG adventure. Belinda Kirk & Dave Cornthwaite - Explorers Connect Workshop.
Got an idea for a big adventure but don’t know where to start? This Explorers Connect workshop will offer practical advice on how to join the right expedition for you or plan your own from scratch. The workshop will be run by Belinda Kirk, who has 17years experience managing adventures in hostile environments and global adventurer, Dave Cornthwaite, who has set up a multitude of his own international challenges. http://www.explorersconnect.com/
