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Mountaineer, Explorer, Expedition Leader, After Dinner, Corporate and Motivational Speaker.

Lee Farmer is a professional mountain climber and explorer and spends as much free time as possible in diverse activities such as rock climbing, mountaineering and mountain biking.

He is known as 'the ordinary guy doing extraordinary things', he has a belief and principle that you should dare to live your dreams, no matter what obstacles get in the way and no matter who you are.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), a Schools Ambassador for the RGS, a qualified Mountain Leader (ML), aspirant International Mountain Leader (IML), rock climbing supervisor (SPA) and Mountain Bike Instructor (MIAS).

Lee Farmer holds a BSc (Hons) in Residential Development, an MBA in Construction and Real Estate, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management.

In demand as a business speaker, he is from a rare breed; having worked for national plcs, run his own successful business and achieved much in the mountaineering and exploration World. He uses lessons learned from historical explorations (e.g. Scott, Amundsen, Mallory, Hillary) and his own expeditions as the basis for lectures to businesses and corporations.

Lee is a regular media personality after becoming the 180th Briton to have summited Everest reaching the top of the world on his first attempt. He has also been to the South Pole, Antarctica, three times. Amongst many UK and Alpine peaks, Lee has climbed eleven world high points:

Everest Nepal South East ridge, unguided. 180th Briton.

Cho Oyu Tibet Unguided.

Aconcagua Argentina Twice, unguided. Expedition leader (x 1).

Kosciusko Australia Winter, unguided, solo.

Vinson Antarctica Unguided.

Toubkal Morocco Winter, twice, unguided. Exp. leader. South Cwm.

Mt Blanc France Goutier Route.

Mt Whitney USA Expedition leader. Mountaineers route.

Elbrus Russia

Mt Kenya Kenya Expedition leader.

Kilimanjaro Tanzania Twice. Expedition leader.