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Tori James is a multi-talented individual with a passion for extreme adventure particularly in cold places! Tori spent three years working for the British Schools Exploring Society which is based at the Royal Geographical Society and it was during her time there that she became part of a team that was determined to make the record books. In May 2005 The Pink Lady PoleCats became the first ever all-female team to complete The Polar Challenge, a grueling 360 mile race to the Magnetic North Pole. Not only did The Pink Lady PoleCats finish the race in 6th position out of 16 teams, beating all-male teams along the way, but they also raced through polar bear territory, across constantly-shifting sea ice and survived storms with temperatures of -40°C. Tori remains the youngest ever female to have completed this extraordinary challenge. More recently, on 24th May 2007, Tori summited Mount Everest. In doing so, she became the youngest British female (at 25) and the first ever Welsh woman to reach the summit. Tori made up one quarter of the London Business School Team, who were climbing on Everest's South side in Nepal. During her team's first push for the summit, Tori became ill and was forced to make the difficult decision to turn around and return to Base Camp, all the time desperately hoping that the weather would hold and that there would be the chance of a second attempt. Tori features in the BBC's Everest ER documentary. Tori is an accomplished public speaker. Find out just exactly how her high performance team achieved what they did in the Arctic and discover what it takes to survive the 'death zone' on Mount Everest. Tori believes that 'The trouble with doing nothing is that you never get any time off' (Hoagy Carmichael, Jazz Musician). Tori is currently enjoying a well-deserved rest but no doubt planning her next extreme challenge! Visit www.everest2007.net for Tori's latest news. “Tori speaks of her own courage, joie de vivre, and sheer grit and determination in a way that is inspiring, and utterly compelling to listen to. She presents with a sincerity that can only come from a huge sense of personal achievement, and her passionate delivery taps into something in all of us” Laura Greene, Senior Training and Development Officer Breakthrough Breast Cancer |
