SES Explorer Talk: Sacha Dench - The Human Swan

Scientific Exploration Society (SES) is a British Charity (No 267410) dedicated to the exploration and conservation of the planet. It was founded in 1969 by Colonel John Blashford-Snell CBE and colleagues and since then has engaged in more than 200 expeditions in remote parts of the world. Many thousands of people have participated in these expeditions, not least those of Operations Drake and Raleigh, supported by the then Prince of Wales, which engaged young people from many countries in life-changing exploration, citizen science, and adventure.SES today continues its work to promote exploration and to act as a portal to the world of expeditions involved in climate change, environmental protection, and conservation. Its membership is a unique community, including many famous explorers, dedicated to the challenges and satisfactions of exploration.SES supports and promotes expeditions throughfunding,mentoring,training, andendorsement. In the process, it collaborates with under-resourced communities around the globe, seeking sustainable solutions and highlighting the challenges faced by our wider community.Members and friends enjoy charity events and regular Explorer Talks and are also given opportunities to go on exciting SES Endorsed scientific expeditions.SES has a dedicated Advisory Board consisting of famous explorers and naturalists including Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Dr Jane Goodall, Rosie Stancer, Pen Hadow, Bear Grylls, Mark Beaumont, Tim Peake, Steve Backshall, Vanessa O’Brien, and Levison Wood. Without its support, and that of its generous benefactors, members, trustees, volunteers, and part-time staff, SES would not achieve all that it does.#discover #research #conserve

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<A HREF="http://www.sachadench.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Sacha Dench" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sacha Dench</A> is a conservationist and adventurer. Her childhood spanned the big waves and reefs off Sydney, the remote Australian bush, a large manor in Suffolk and villages in France and Switzerland. A tomboy with endless hours to herself in wild places, she developed a passion for wildlife and hatching outrageous plans. She also learnt that she could hold her breath long enough to scare people.
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Bored by organised sports at school, whilst studying her Master's degree in the UK she discovered freediving.  Just weeks later she was competing for the UK, and later led the Australian freediving team.
Beating the world record for a breath hold (6 minutes 22 seconds) in a training session one day led to recognition and some unusual professional jobs including a dead body, an underwater bad guy in ‘Home and Away’ and a human dolphin for a whisky brand. Whilst stunt work was a lot of fun, Sacha also put her skills towards good causes and co-founded volunteer group ‘Eco Divers’, a group of divers using their bare hands and cameras to save sea life in distress. She has worked in conservation communication, including film and photography, ever since.
When invited to set up a film unit for the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust in the UK, Sacha knew she had to get herself and her camera airborne. But to do that she would need to tackle her debilitating fear of flying head on! In her talk, she will share how she went on to become the ‘human swan’ migrating over 4,000 miles from Russia to the UK in winter, dangling 1,000’s of feet in the air from a piece of fabric, with a paramotor strapped to her back!
DATE & TIME
Tuesday 25th February 2020 at 7pm (drinks from 6.30pm)
VENUE
Albert Room, Coopers Arms, 87 Flood Street, Chelsea, London SW3 5TB
- Drinks in the bar from 6.30pm
- Talk in the Albert Room at 7pm (followed by Q&A)
- More drinks in the bar afterwards, if wanted!
 
#discover #research #conserve #sesexplorertalks #wildlife #explorer #extremesports #marineconservation #birds #freediving #breathholdingrecordholder #stuntwork #ecodivers #film #photography #wwt #fearofflying #conservationist #speaker #adventurer #sesexplorertalk

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