Adrian Hayes

An Arabic and Nepalese speaking former British Army Gurkha Officer, who also spent two years in a Special Forces regiment, his adventuring achievements include trekking to both Poles, summiting Everest and K2, crossing the length of Greenland and the Arabian Desert, setting two Guinness World Records, writing two books and featuring in three documentaries to date. His latest project is an attempt on the world’s third highest mountain, Mt Kanchenjunga, located on the Nepal / Indian border. A former Airbus Middle East sales director, in his primary work Adrian has been a global speaker and professional leadership, team and executive coach, consultant & mentor for over 18 years, delivering speeches, seminars, programmes and workshops worldwide. In his social commentator role, he is a regular panellist and interviewee on British TV and speaks, writes and commentates on many contemporary world issues. As a campaigner, he is a patron of several international charities and involved with several other causes and