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Join James Evans on a unique journey where his 30-year mountaineering & exploring intertwines with his  rewarding business career. James offers engaging sessions from Yr 4 class presentations to 6th form debate. 

 Hear James's captivating tales of expeditions to the Himalayas, African and Ecuadorian volcanoes, the Alps, and Antarctica. Interact with authentic mountaineering equipment, sparking curiosity and inspiration.

Motivate your primary children to explore the great outdoors, with focus on their wellbeing & physical health. Help your senior school get motivated to improve their resilience when faced with set backs and rejection. 

Weissmies, Switzerland

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Inspire curiosity in the diverse world we live in
See the powerful link between a healthy body and a healthy mind
Create excitement and an interest spending time outdoors exploring locally
Build a successful career and still adventure & explore
Develop your resilience when faced with life after school
Effective communication will enhance your working life.
A very rare & unique opportunity for your children & young adults to meet James; a Wolverhampton born mountaineer, adventurer & successful businessman.
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Equipment on show and to try on :-
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  • Ice axe and climbing helmet

  • Climbing harnesses

  • 6000 metre mountaineering boots with crampons

  • High altitude clothing

  • Understand the Antarctic conditions, weather & daylight

  • Climbing rope & carabinas

  • Can they carry a standard trekking 12kg rucksack ?

  • Head torches & Cat 4 mountaineering sunglasses

  • Heart rate and oxygen saturation monitor

  • Genuine Everest glacier rockfall 

  • Himalayan Yak bells

Direct feedback from schools have said that this hands on personalised approach really brings to life valuable education in :

PSHE

  • Inspiring belief in goals & dreams

  • Equality, resilience, hard work and ambition

  • The powerful links between Physical Health and positive mental health

  • The excitement of outdoor activities for a healthy balanced life

  • Teamwork and helping others, leading to memberships of groups such as the Scouts & Girl Guides, or joining the Duke of Edinburgh scheme

  • Outdoor activities to have a break from electronics and social media

  • Respect for each other, can you pay it forward to help someones wellbeing?

GEOGRAPHY

  • Inspire a curiosity & fascination about our world

  • Engage with diverse environments & cultures from different continents

  • Global warming & climate change, from the Himalaya to the Antarctic 

  • Sustainability and our environment

  • Multi media experiences of the hugely different landscapes; mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, rivers, & icebergs the size of cities. 

  • Bring to life geographic topics from first hand engaging stories from an experienced and skilled presenter

FOR OLDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

  • Thinking about career choices

  • Achieving a rewarding career in what excites you

  • James has led a very successful corporate career whilst still adventuring

  • The importance of resilience, expect rejection

  • The art of good communication to get what you want from life

  • Interviews; companies recruit on personality & values, they train the how

James has a passion for keeping fit and is forever exploring new challenges living life to the full. Over the last 2 years he has....
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  • Mountaineered on the NE Peninsula in Antarctica

  • Summitted the 6189m Island Peak in the Himalaya

  • Climbed to 6000m on 2 volcanoes in Ecuador 

  • Climbed Killimanjaro

  • Snowboarded several times in Val D'Isère

  • Ran a half marathon each year as he does every year

  • Climbed to Everest Base Camp

  • Completed two 100 mile charity cycle rides

  • Qualified as a Day Skipper for sail boats

  • Learned to kite surf

  • Hiked around many peaks in North Wales 

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