EVENT POSTPONED: George Bullard - Rewild Humans
Event Information
Description
Following the Prime Minister's update on Covid-19 on 16th March and the Society's commitment to following appropriate health and safety precautions, we have cancelled George Bullard's Explorer Talk (see details below). We will work with George to re-schedule his talk for a later date.
For those of you who are not yet SES members and have paid for your ticket (these talks are FREE to members!), we would be delighted to process a refund. However, if you are willing to consider your ticket cost as a donation to SES, we would be even more thrilled! Please do let me know either way via email (henrietta@ses-explore.org) and I will action your refund without delay.
If you would like to become a SES member, you can do this easily via our website.
We are in unchartered territories and so I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your understanding and continued support – it is very much appreciated during these extremely difficult times.
With very best wishes
Henrietta Thorpe
George Bullard Explorer Talk: Rewild Humans
George Bullard is a world record-breaking explorer, endurance athlete, speaker, brand ambassador for Bullard’s Gin and partner at IGO Adventures. He is also one of the Scientific Exploration Society's Honorary Advisory Board members.
To date, he has covered almost 2,000 miles on foot in the polar regions and completed countless extraordinary expeditions around the world, guiding 350 people of all age groups in the planet's most remote and hostile areas. At 14 George was part of a team to swim the English Channel, circumnavigate Barbados and New York’s Manhattan Island and latterly, swim the length of Lake Zurich. During this time George was also ranked #1 in the UK for Tetrathlon.
After leaving school, George spent two months on the Antarctic archipelago of South Georgia followed by George’s largest polar expedition to date: At the age of 19 George achieved a feat that explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the world’s greatest living explorer, described as ‘genuinely ground-breaking’, completing the world’s longest fully unsupported polar journey of all time.
Since then, George has been guiding expeditions in the Amazon rainforest, the Indian subcontinent, the Greenland Icecap, Svalbard, cycling across Europe, climbing unnamed peaks, driving NW Africa and sailing across oceans (southern, north Atlantic and Pacific) amongst others.
More recently, George returned from a world first kayaking expedition from Greenland to Scotland trying to uncover an ancient myth.
George has big plans around heading polar travel but in the depths of winter to gather never before seen data on the Arctic Ocean. He has just returned from a one and a half-month trip walking the ice road in N. Canada in preparation for this expedition.
George’s mission is to ‘rewild humans’. By inspiring them to engage with the outdoors, George hopes to educate people that adventures will give them something that nobody else can.
To keep up with George's adventures, follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
DATE & TIME
Wednesday 18th March at 6.30pm (talk starts promptly at 7pm)
VENUE
Exploration Suite, Park Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RN
Organiser Scientific Exploration Society
Organiser of EVENT POSTPONED: George Bullard - Rewild Humans
Scientific Exploration Society (SES) is a UK-based charity (No 267410) that was founded in 1969 by Colonel John Blashford-Snell and colleagues. It is the longest-running scientific exploration organisation in the world.
Echoing SES’s long and impressive history of worldwide exploration and pioneering leadership, it is the Society’s quest to enable the next generation of scientific trailblazers and pioneers with purpose through the Explorer Awards programme. Each year, SES aims to encourage and enhance chosen careers by providing high-profile awards for scientific exploration at the frontiers of human discovery and projects that will also leave a lasting legacy and benefit. SES seeks rising stars, whose passion for environmental sustainability, health and conservation, set them out to become major influencers for future generations. SES Explorers need to be prepared to take on monumental physical, logistical, and global challenges and share the values of grit, curiosity, integrity and leadership that pioneers like SES Founder and Honorary President John Blashford-Snell exemplify. Each winner receives a grant to support an expedition that they will lead, and that will focus on scientific discovery, research, and conservation in remote parts of the world offering knowledge, education and community aid. Expedition reports detailing the scientific research undertaken are produced by the winners and disseminated to relevant organisations, and via SES channels, raising awareness of the issues.
As well as the Explorer Awards programme, 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 an excellent Honorary 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.
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