Introducing Baz Roberts

Baz is 48 and was born in England but raised in Canada where he was educated at 3 universities achieving a BSc and a (first) BEd. He’s married to Eadaoin (pronounced Adine) and lives between the Lake District and Chamonix in the French Alps. They are parents to Sophie and Anna.

He has been self-employed running his own businesses since 1994. Previously he was a Director of Raleigh International (the youth expedition charity) and a Consultant for the GEC (now Marconi) Management College, Dunchurch.

Business Activities

MD of Corporate Interventions Ltd, specialising in leadership & team development consultancy and conference inspirational speaking. He holds the British Psychological Society's Level B qualification in Personality Testing (Firo B, MBTI, CPI).

Commercial Director, Wilderness Medical Training, the UK’s leading provider of expedition medical training for travellers, expeditions and doctors.

Professional Copywriter for The North Face.

Expedition & Related Achievements

• 25 expeditions to his credit, including mountaineering first ascents in Greenland and Pakistan, science and community projects
• Summited Mt. Everest on the north side in May 2004
• Co-lead recent first winter ascent of highest mountain in the Arctic (Greenland) and made first paraglide descent on 4th March ‘06
• Sponsored Athlete with The North Face between 2004 and 2008
• Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Member of the Alpine Club
• Co-author of Staying Alive Off Piste and contributing author to OUP publication The Oxford Handbook of Expedition & Wilderness Medicine

Qualifications & interests:

• Freefall skydiver
• Advanced scuba diver
• Paraglider pilot
• Free ride skier/instructor
• Sailor - Day Skipper practical, Yachtmaster theory
• Adventure writing

Media: Baz’s profile, photographs and articles have appeared in dozens of publications and websites including Maxim magazine, The Geographical magazine, SGB, Summit, Dark Summer and Outsider magazines.