ABOUT

Mark Wood is an established speaker, author and explorer who operates within the cold extremes of our planet. With the ability to survive on long range expeditions Mark has created education programs to bring the true worth of the planet into classrooms around the world - inspiring thousands of children to reconnect and appreciate their environment.

With over 30 expeditions to date, a growth audience of now 1.2 million students worldwide and a brand alignment with some of the worlds leading companies he has trained and led teams in some of the most hostile and unforgiving areas. Mark is known for operating alone in the extremes - with numerous solo journeys across the Arctic circle and Antarctica. In the Himalayas he created a visual live event to over 10,000 students world wide from the death zone on Mount Everest.

As an ex-soldier and firefighter Mark continues his support for charities and organisations such as Rapaid, Hire a Hero and Sherbourne Fields Special School. He is a Patron for The Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust, astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s charity project, The People’s Moon and he also dedicates time to World Scouting as a Scout Adventurer. For his work combining exploration with education he was awarded a honorary doctorate with Arden University in the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow with the Royal Geographical Society and was Chairman of The Great Britain and Ireland chapter of the American based, Explorers Club where he is also affiliated with the Norwegian chapter.