Our Athletes & Ambassadors

Natalie began climbing at nine, rose quickly through kids clubs and national events, and joined the GB Youth Team at eleven. She won the European Youth Series in 2007, later shifted to outdoor sport climbing at eighteen, and travelled across Europe to major destinations like Ceuse, Siurana, and Gorges du Loup.

James grew up exploring adventure sports and began with parkour. He later tried climbing and joined the national Paraclimbing series. His work in paraclimbing events led him to cofound Bristol Inclusive Climbing, a charity promoting access to adventure sports for all.

Dylan discovered climbing at 30 and quickly pursued sport trips to Majorca and Thailand. After two years, he left London to travel full-time, living in hostels and bivvy huts. He has climbed across the Alps and the UK and spends most winters climbing in Scotland.

Natalie sees climbing as a lifelong source of opportunity. She reflects on her progress from competitions to long days on the rock. Now she aims to climb very hard boulders and return to sport climbing.

Luke was born with talipes equinovarus (a club foot) and formerly competed in Thai boxing. He began climbing in 2018 and later joined Paraclimbing, winning multiple British titles. He made finals at Innsbruck and Bern in 2023 and enjoys all forms of outdoor climbing.

Luke is an RP1 athlete with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair. He tried climbing at university as a joke and was immediately hooked. He now competes internationally for GB Climbing while working in cybersecurity, with events in places like Salt Lake City and Innsbruck.

Jodie found ultramarathons at 20 with the Lakeland 50. She has run in Cornwall, the Alps, Wadi Rum, and Tajikistan over 4000 meters. In 2023, she became the youngest Lakeland 500legend after her fifth Lakeland 100 and placed third. She also earned high finishes at ARC and Redtail Ridge.

Naomi serves in the British Army and races XC for the Army Medical Services. She began with a half marathon in Cyprus in 2013 and soon moved into ultras. She has completed events up to 200 miles and recently placed top ten in the UTS 55k.

Charlie began running at 3 and completed his first ultra at 12. He has spent over 12 years in adventure travel and now runs Pure Trails, offering global trail running trips. He is also a qualified running coach, mountain leader, and wilderness first aider.

Karolina is a deafblind adventurer and researcher with Usher syndrome. She has completed marathons, ultras, and climbs, including Mera Peak and Himlung Himal. She is developing tactile photography and aims to become the first deafblind person to summit Mount Everest in 2026.

Laura is a British adventure athlete known for endurance challenges, including solo cycling Ireland’s coastal route and Scotland’s North Coast 500, running 100 miles across Fuerteventura, and circumnavigating three Channel Islands in an extreme triathlon.

Alex is a record-breaking adventurer, ultrarunner, speaker, and author. He has survived two Mount Everest disasters, reached 7,125m on Cho Oyu, and set a UK county tops record. He founded Mind Over Mountains, using outdoor adventures to support youth mental health.

Laura ran seven marathons worldwide in one year, including Everest and the Arctic Circle. She has completed ultras, ski mountaineering in East Greenland, and guided climbs on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and Toubkal. Since 2022, she has enjoyed hill adventures near her home in the Lake District.

Anna is an adventurer, writer, and photographer. Since 2012, she has kayaked from London to the Black Sea, trekked solo in Arctic Sweden, and walked 1,000 miles across France and Spain, inspiring others to explore nature and protect the environment.

Will started skiing in Canada when he was just six years old and he enjoyed it so much he started to ski at the Norfolk Snowsports Club regularly. It was from there he ended up racing with the British Ski Academy for 5 years before being selected for the GB Moguls team. Will has been training and competing in the World Cup Tour full-time with the GB moguls squad since October 2019. 

Bradley started skiing at the age of 5 years old. His style is very natural and he loves nothing more than having fun playing around exploring the whole mountain. One day he hopes to ski in the Winter Olympics but more importantly these days he just wants to have lots of fun.

Mason, from Milton Keynes, began in ski racing but switched to freestyle at 11. He trains year-round on indoor and dry slopes, developing skills in the UK’s growing freestyle scene.

Chris began skiing on a dry slope in Bearsden and now competes in World Cups for slopestyle and big air. He is a 2018 British champion in both disciplines and won the 2019 British University Big Air title while studying physics at Glasgow.

Tom Greenway has competed in UK freestyle skiing for nearly 10 years, becoming British Indoor and Outdoor champion in slopestyle and big air. Based in Laax, he races on the Europa Cup circuit and debuted in the World Cup in 2020, aiming for a professional freeskiing career and the X Games.

Mark began skiing young, later instructing skiing and snowboarding in Glasgow and the Canadian Rockies. He co-founded Dasswamp, a creative and community-focused project promoting DIY culture in Scottish snowsports.

Palmer Parish, from Essex, began skiing at 3 and quickly focused on jumps and rails. He trained across UK parks and mountains, inspired by Line Travelling Circus. He has won U12 Big Air and Slopestyle at British, Scottish, and Welsh freestyle championships.

Kirsty Muir began skiing before age 4 and started freestyle at 6. She won multiple British titles, earned Youth Olympic Silver at 15, and achieved a World Cup podium at 16. Kirsty coaches locally and shares her passion for freestyle skiing.

Harris discovered freestyle skiing on a family holiday and trained at Hillend and Bearsden. He joined the GB Park & Pipe team, competing in Europa and World Cups, earning top finishes and the 2016 British Slopestyle title. He now focuses on all aspects of freeskiing, especially Scottish backcountry projects.

Calum, from North Wales, is an IFMGA mountain guide splitting time between Snowdonia and Samoens in the Alps. He specialises in trad and alpine climbing, skiing, and mixed climbing, following seasonal shifts between UK rock in summer and alpine climbs in the Alps.

Rebecca has made first ascents in South Georgia, Antarctica, Nepal, and climbs in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan. She leads mountaineering and desert expeditions worldwide, including the Lut Desert and Zimbabwe. She holds a Geography PhD, is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and a Full Alpine Club member.

Andy, from Manchester, began paddleboarding at 17 and studied outdoor activities. He worked as an instructor for paddleboarding and canoeing, enjoying Loch an Eilein in Scotland and Rivington reservoirs near home.