LIVE
COURAGEOUSLY
LIVE
COURAGEOUSLY
LIVE
COURAGEOUSLY
ALPINE SUMMIT CHALLENGE
DISCOVER WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF
Courage.
Easy to say, not always easy to find.
A century ago, Ernest Shackleton enriched a life of exploration and achievement by finding the courage to survive - and lead - through extreme adversity. Courage means finding the inner strength to face down the obstacles in front of us with an eye to the best outcome for everyone involved. But it’s personal; courage comes in many forms.
This season, we ask inspirational individuals what it means to Live Courageously.
How would our lives change if courage arrived when called?
What would we say?
What could we achieve?
WENDY SEARLE
The seventh woman in history to ski solo to the South Pole
CHRIS & JULIE RAMSEY
The pioneers of overland and endurance electric vehicle adventures
LOUIS RUDD
The polar explorer who has covered the most miles on Antarctica in history
EMILY GARTHWAITE
"COURAGE IS MUCH QUIETER THAN WE THINK"
Emily Garthwaite is an award-winning photojournalist focusing on humanitarian and environmental issues. Ever since using her mother's camera to shoot a local forest fire at a young age, Emily had a calling, one which has taken her around the world, with particular attention to the Middle East.
Based in Iraq for the past five years she has travelled thousands of miles across the country, on foot, by car and by boat, along one of the world's most militarised rivers, the Tigris from source to sea. Her party were the first people ever to do so. From photographing the Turkey-Syria earthquake earlier this year, to one of the world's largest annual pilgrimages, Arba'in, Emily's nature and gender afford her access to the innermost workings of the Middle East and her work valiantly lifts the curtain on a place often mistakenly represented in the west.
Watch the film to learn what courage means to Emily.
ANANYA PRASAD
AND DO IT ANYWAY"
In December 2024 Ananya Prasad will be embarking on an epic 3000 mile solo row across the Atlantic Ocean, as part of the World's Toughest Row. If successful, she will be the first woman of colour to ever solo row an ocean.
With zero nautical experience prior to signing up, Ananya's drive to push herself on a new challenge in the outdoors has evolved into a journey of representation. Born in India and raised in the UK, Ananya has always found there was a glaring lack of diversity in adventure sport. In undertaking this challenge she hopes to inspire more people of colour and women into adventure sport and rowing.
Ananya hopes that one day, women of colour participating in endurance events isn’t out of the ordinary, rather the norm. Watch the film to learn why representation is important to her.
"TO BE COURAGEOUS IS TO NOT BE AFRAID OF FAILURE,
TO ACCEPT IT AS AN OPTION, AND DO IT ANYWAY"In December 2024 Ananya Prasad will be embarking on an epic 3000 mile solo row across the Atlantic Ocean, as part of the World's Toughest Row. If successful, she will be the first woman of colour to ever solo row an ocean.
With zero nautical experience prior to signing up, Ananya's drive to push herself on a new challenge in the outdoors has evolved into a journey of representation. Born in India and raised in the UK, Ananya has always found there was a glaring lack of diversity in adventure sport. In undertaking this challenge she hopes to inspire more people of colour and women into adventure sport and rowing.
Ananya hopes that one day, women of colour participating in endurance events isn’t out of the ordinary, rather the norm. Watch the film to learn why representation is important to her.
TO ACCEPT IT AS AN OPTION, AND DO IT ANYWAY"
In December 2024 Ananya Prasad will be embarking on an epic 3000 mile solo row across the Atlantic Ocean, as part of the World's Toughest Row. If successful, she will be the first woman of colour to ever solo row an ocean.
With zero nautical experience prior to signing up, Ananya's drive to push herself on a new challenge in the outdoors has evolved into a journey of representation. Born in India and raised in the UK, Ananya has always found there was a glaring lack of diversity in adventure sport. In undertaking this challenge she hopes to inspire more people of colour and women into adventure sport and rowing.
Ananya hopes that through her participation, one day women and people of colour in adventure sport isn’t idiosyncratic, but the norm. Return to this page to watch the film, soon to be released.
WENDY SEARLE
"TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A WAY THAT'S TRUE TO YOU IS REALLY COURAGEOUS"
In 2020 Wendy Searle became only the seventh woman in history to ski solo, unsupported from Hercules Inlet to the Geographic South Pole.
Defying societal expectations as a mother to discover a life of adventure after having a family, Wendy's mission is to show women and mothers that they can find their purpose and passion no matter their stage of life; that it is of the utmost importance to nurture their own passions; and that there is plenty of space for women in adventure and plenty of space for women in polar travel.
In doing so, in 2024 Wendy will be guiding Shackleton's first ever Women's Polar Skills Challenge to encourage to equip more women with the skills needed to survive and thrive in a polar environment. Watch here to discover what it means to Wendy to Live Courageously.
FRESHTA IBRAHIMI
"TO LIVE COURAGEOUSLY IS TO USE ALL THE NEGATIVE ENERGY AND RAGE AND TURN IT INTO POSITIVE POWER"
Freshta is part of a newly emancipated generation of Afghani women who pursued their right to education despite constant derision and threats of violence, securing a scholarship to The American University in Kabul.
In 2016 she was on campus when a truck bomb detonated, blowing open a hole in the perimeter wall through which the Taliban attacked. They besieged the campus for almost 10 hours, stalking the corridors room to room, tossing grenades into classrooms and gunning those down who ran.
Freshta narrowly survived. The Taliban had forbidden women to be outdoors unaccompanied or engage in sport, now Freshta vowed to do both on the grandest stage possible; her and her friends would become Afghanistan's first female mountaineers.
Freshta is planning to become the first Afghan woman to summit Mount Everest to send a message of hope and resilience to the women of Afghanistan.
"TO LIVE COURAGEOUSLY IS TO USE ALL THE NEGATIVE ENERGY AND RAGE AND TURN IT INTO POSITIVE POWER"
Freshta is part of a newly emancipated generation of Afghani women who pursued their right to education despite constant derision and threats of violence, securing a scholorship to The American University in Kabul.
In 2016 she was on campus when a truck bomb detonated, blowing open a hole in the perimeter wall through which the Taliban attacked. They besieged the campus for almost 10 hours, stalking the corridors room to room, tossing grenades into classrooms and gunning those down who ran.
Freshta narrowly survived. The Taliban had forbidden women to be outdoors unaccompanied or engage in sport, now Freshta vowed to do both on the grandest stage possible; her and her friends would become Afghanistans first female mountaineers.
Freshta is planning to become the first Afghan woman to summit Mount Everest to send a message of home and resilience to the women of Afganistan.
The inspirational individuals featured in these films are equipped in the Lister Long Sleeve T-Shirt and the Hercules Ultralight Weight Down Jacket.
DR TESS MORRIS PATERSON
Dr Tess Morris-Paterson is a chartered scientist who worked as a Head of Performance in elite and professional sport, before transitioning her expertise to human spaceflight.
She gained experience at NASA Ames Research Center as a visiting scientist and attended International Space University, before starting her own business that specialises in the selection and training of astronauts.
In her film Tess will discuss the characteristics of courage required to be successful in that astronaut selection process.
HILLARY ALLEN
In 2017 Hillary Allen was at the top of her game, number one in sky running, winning races around the world. Without warning, it was all torn away from her. Whilst running a Skyrace in Tromsø, Norway, she slipped and fell 150 feet from a cliff, breaking 14 bones.
Lucky to be alive, initially Hillary could barely consider whether she would ever compete in elite level running again. However, her introspective journey lead her back to the sport and through relentless self belief remarkably she made a full recovery and even returned to elite level competition.
In the film soon to be released, Hillary will share just how she managed to flip that switch to truly believe in herself.
In 2017 Hillary Allen was at the top of her game, number one in sky running, winning races around the world. Without warning, it was all torn away from her. Whilst running a Skyrace in Tromsø, Norway, she slipped and fell 150 feet from a cliff, breaking 14 bones.
Lucky to be alive, initially Hillary could barely consider whether she would ever compete in elite level running again. However, her introspective journey lead her back to the sport and through relentless self belief remarkably she made a full recovery and even returned to elite level competition.
In the film soon to be released, Hillary will share just how she managed to flip that switch to truly believe in herself.
We will be sharing stories from courageous individuals throughout the season.
Return to this page for ongoing inspiration to Live Courageously.
WENDY SEARLE
The seventh woman in history to ski solo to the South Pole
CHRIS & JULIE RAMSEY
The pioneers of overland and endurance electric vehicle adventures
LOUIS RUDD
The polar explorer who has covered the most miles on Antarctica in history
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