We’d be here all day if I had to list all of his expedition / adventure CV over his 30 year career (I sh*t you not, its 7 pages long!) but here are some to pique your interest:
- He’s a high altitude mountain guide, explorer, expedition leader, and all-round adventurer
- Led his first expedition to My Kenya’s North Face aged 20
- Notable first ascents in the Andes, Karakoram, and Greenland
- Put up new rock-climbing routes in Africa, South America, and Australia
- This was one of the most insane lines I found when researching for the show
- 2018 summary: 75 x 6000-meter peaks, 5 x 7000-meter peaks, 6 x 8000-meter peaks.'
- Summited Kilimanjaro 60 times
- Explored unpadded rivers in the Congo and Amazon basin
- Ventured into some of the worlds most isolated deserts
- Lived with tribespeople in Kenya
- He is A Berghaus and Stubai sponsored athlete
- He holds a BSc in Ecology and Biology
- Now head guide for his company 360 expeditions - climbing, mountaineering, trekking, all round adventure goodness - as hardcore as you want to go
So without further ago, I’d like to welcome today’s guests to the show, Rolfe Oostra