STEPHEN VENABLES

legendary british Mountaineer

Stephen Venables was the first Briton to climb Mt Everest without

supplementary oxygen. He reached the summit alone, after climbing

with a small team, by a new route up the gigantic Kangshung Face.

Everest was a thrilling highlight in a career which has taken Stephen

right through the Himalaya, from Afghanistan to Tibet, making first

ascents of many previously unknown mountains. His adventures

have also taken him to the Rockies, the Andes, the Antarctic island

South Georgia, East Africa, South Africa and of course the Alps,

where he has climbed and skied for over forty years.

Whilst he continues to lead expeditions to some of the world's

wildest places Stephen has also become an outstanding writer,

broadcaster and public speaker.

He has appeared in many television documentaries for BBC, ITV and National Geographic, presented for

BBC Radio 4 and appeared in the IMAX movie Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure. Stephen is also a regular

contirbutor to the London broadsheet newspapers, covering exploration and adventure. 

Painted Mountains, Stephen’s first book, won the 1986 Boardman Tasker Prize for mountain literature. Subsequent books have won the Grand Prize at the Banff International Mountain Festival and the King Albert Award. His ninth book, published in 2006, is the Sunday Times bestseller 'Ollie' – the touching story of his elder son who had autism and who died from a brain tumour.

Stephen also regularly delivers fanscinating lectures; the stories of his travels have enthralled audiences in theatres, schools and university clubs and corporate conferences all over the world. To read more about Stephen including details of how you can engage him as a speaker visit www.stephenvenables.com