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Huw Kingston
Originally from Wales via
Sheffi
eld, I’ve been based in Oz
for nearly 30 years, in beautiful
Bundanoon, south of Sydney.
I’ve been writing on adventure
and outdoor topics for a looong
time and freelance for various
publications in Oz and worldwide.
The meagre income of a travel
writer is supplemented by a lot of
speaking engagements worldwide
on adventure and environmental
topics. I also run a small
adventure tour business, Wild
Horizons, which for 20 years until
2017 also ran some of Australia’s
largest MTB events.
I’ve a love of long, human
powered journeys; most recently
a year-long circumnavigation of
the Mediterranean by sea kayak,
foot, ocean rowboat and bike.
My book, Mediterranean - A year
around a charmed and troubled
sea, tells the story.
I’ve long been engaged in
the issues of plastic pollution. In
2009 I helped make Bundanoon
the world’s fi rst bottled water free
town. My TED talk Message in a
Bottle, at TEDx Athens 2018 can
be seen at bit.ly/tedtalksgreece.
www.huwkingston.com
Francis Davis
Professor Davis has taught social
sciences at Oxford, at Cambridge
and at a variety of business
schools. He is currently the
Professor of Religion, Communities
and Public Policy in the Department
Ian Wyatt Sabi Phagura
www.ianwyattwriting.co.uk www.fi tlass.co.uk/blog
twitter.com/Iamfi tlass
instagram.com/fi tlassontour
Ian Wyatt has been an active
climber for over forty years,
it all started with the Duke of
Edinburgh award scheme whilst
at school. He soon found himself
enjoying all aspects of the
climbing game: bouldering, sport,
trad’, winter mountaineering, ice
and Alpine climbing as well as still
doing the odd bit of backpacking
and scrambling.
After writing a Ph.D about
the function of landscape in the
Old Icelandic sagas, and then a
novel about Galileo, Ian turned
his attention to writing about the
outdoor activities he has spent so
much time doing.
Writer and part time
contract worker Ian is a regular
contributor to Climber and
Climb magazines on a range
of topics: he has written
destination articles, reviews
and pieces about the physical
and emotional experiences of
climbing. In addition, he has
produced commissioned pieces
for websites and assisted in the
production of two rock-climbing
guides.
of Theology and Religion at the
University of Birmingham. Professor
Francis was described by The
Tablet as one of the 100 most
infl uential British Catholics, and has
worked for BBC World, BBC One,
BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight,
Straits Times, and The Economist.
I am a qualifi ed journalist with
over 20 years’ experience
working in national newspaper
and television newsrooms. I have
worked as a reporter, broadcast
journalist, video journalist,
investigator, producer and
editor. In addition, I qualifi ed as
a fi tness instructor eight years
ago and teach women’s weight
lifting, kettle bells, spin, sand
power bags and stretch classes
on an ad hoc basis. Nowadays
I combine fi tness with travel
writing and am often found
travelling abroad every two to
three weeks. I also review spas,
bars and hotels in the UK. As a
result of my travel writing, I have
become a successful blogger
and Instagrammar and also do a
spot of fi tness modelling. I enjoy
all aspects of sport but there is
nothing more than a good hike
up in the mountains that bring
me more pleasure. Oh and once
I’m up there I will do yoga and
meditate. Life is after all about
balance!
Born in Zambia, Professor
Francis has a keen interest in
Southern Africa, and has served
on a number of commissions and
projects for the Erste Foundation,
Mercy Corps International and
Caritas International.
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