Julie McElroy, a graduate of this summer’s Sirius Environmental Leadership Award programme has built on her learning and success from our scholarship opportunity to go on and achieve the highest level of the John Muir Award. 25-year-old Julie was born with cerebral palsy which has resulted in mobility problems, walking difficulties and speech impairment along [...]
The Wilderness Foundation South Africa was announced as the winner in the Social Entrepreneur category for the 2011 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Awards Programme at the ceremony held last night, 17 November 2011. Wilderness Foundation director, Andrew Muir was one of four finalists selected for the 2011 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Awards Programme [...]
Cathy O’Dowd is the first woman to climb Everest from both south and north sides. She has stood on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain four times, reaching its summit twice. On Thursday 26th January 2012 Cathy will be our guest speaker at Haberdashers’ Hall in London, donating her time to support and promote [...]
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The TurnAround Project went to Wales for a week recently so the group could take part in their second wilderness journey. Supported by Project Coordinator Helen Payne and mountain guide Rob Collister, the group embraced the wilder side of Wales through climbing, hiking and walking. Helen says: “We chose the splendid isolation of the [...]
