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
MEGAN HINE
"TO LIVE COURAGEOUSLY IS TO SIT IN THE FIGHT, FLIGHT FREEZE RESPONSE AND EMBRACE THAT VULNERABILITY"
Megan Hine is an expedition guide and survival expert who has pioneered testing stunts and expeditions for adventure on TV. One of Bear Grylls’ original survival consultants, she has swam through crocodile infested waters to escape gunfire, kept venomous snakes in a box under her bed and is frankly the person to know if preparing for a life-threatening environment.
Keeping herself and her crew alive means she has learned to respect and understand intimately the terrain she operates in, and the indigenous communities who live there. She can climb, rig, lead, forage and she can catch fish with her bare hands.
In her film she discusses the fight, flight, freeze response, paving the way for women in TV and what it takes to be courageous when it matters most.
"TO LIVE COURAGEOUSLY IS TO SIT IN THE FIGHT, FLIGHT FREEZE RESPONSE AND EMBRACE THAT VULNERABILITY"
Megan Hine is an expedition guide and survival expert who has pioneered testing stunts and expeditions for adventure on TV. One of Bear Grylls’ original survival consultants, she has swam through crocodile infested waters to escape gunfire, kept venomous snakes in a box under her bed and is frankly the person to know if preparing for a life-threatening environment.
Keeping herself and her crew alive means she has learned to respect and understand intimately the terrain she operates in, and the indigenous communities who live there. She can climb, rig, lead, forage and she can catch fish with her bare hands.
In her film she discusses the fight, flight, freeze response, paving the way for women in TV and what it takes to be courageous when it matters most.
DR TESS MORRIS PATERSON
"COURAGE IS SPEAKING TO POWER WHEN YOU'RE NOT THE PERSON IN POWER AND SAYING THE RIGHT THING"
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 discusses the characteristics required to be successful in the astronaut selection process, including courage. If you think you have what it takes to be selected to be an astronaut, watch the film to find out.
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 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.
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.
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
"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 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.
"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.
The inspirational individuals featured in these films are equipped in the Lister Long Sleeve T-Shirt and the Hercules Ultralight Weight Down Jacket.
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.
JO ROYLE
Jo Royle has been spearheading global marine programs and sailing ventures for over 20 years. She designed and built the Plastiki, a 60-foot catamaran made out of reclaimed plastic bottles which, in 2010 she skippered across the Pacific.
A former trans-ocean sailing and racing skipper including expeditions to the Antarctic, Sundarbans and trans-Atlantic voyages, she founded Common Seas to design out marine plastic pollution.
She focuses on identifying critical marine issues and aligning senior experts with engineering solutions to reduce human impact on the sea.
DR BETH HEALEY
Dr Beth Healey is an Emergency Medicine doctor with experience operating in extreme environments including Svalbard, Siberia, Greenland, Antarctica and the North Pole.
She has overwintered in Antarctica with European Space Agency (ESA) at spaceflight analogue ‘Concordia’, where she researched the effects of isolation and extreme environment on the physiology and psychology of the crew. During the winter due to the low temperatures (-80C) and long polar night (105 days without any sunlight) they were completely isolated even in case of emergency.
Since returning she has contributed to a Space and Global Health UN specialist interest group considering how we can use space derived technology to solve medical problems on earth including life support systems, telemedicine and remote diagnostics.
Dr Beth Healey is an Emergency Medicine doctor with experience operating in extreme environments including Svalbard, Siberia, Greenland, Antarctica and the North Pole. She has overwintered in Antarctica with European Space Agency (ESA) at spaceflight analogue ‘Concordia’, where she researched the effects of isolation and extreme environment on the physiology and psychology of the crew. During the winter due to the low temperatures (-80C) and long polar night (105 days without any sunlight) they were completely isolated even in case of emergency.
Since returning she has contributed to a Space and Global Health UN specialist interest group considering how we can use space derived technology to solve medical problems on earth including life support systems, telemedicine and remote diagnostics.
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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