One of the twentieth century’s most formidable explorers. After losing a finger during his last expedition to the Pole, he is now working closely with Suresh (our designer) to develop equipment for people with limited hand-function wishing to participate in watersports.

Karen was a keen runner and mountaineer before becoming paralysed in a rock-climbing accident, and has since pursued alternative ways to access the outdoors – canoeing, skiing, and hand-cycling. She has hand-cycled in various corners of the globe, from Central Asia over the Himalayas, the length of the Japanese archipelago, New Zealand, Turkey, Iceland.

Karen founded the Scottish Hand-Cycling Club and Integrate Paddling, and competes for Britain as a member of the Trail Orienteering Team. Originally a geologist, she joined Shell, where she now works in a Learning & Development role, with a part-time secondment to the Royal Geographical Society on Inclusive Fieldwork & Expeditions.

While managing Canalside Activity Centre, London, Sinead became involved in accessible expedition and activity work. Her background is in sports & community development. Living in New Zealand for 5 years introduced Sinead to sea kayaking and reignited her passion for being in, on, under and around water. An accomplished sandwich maker on three continents she has readily adopted the alter ego of Mama Bear on trips and hopes to meet other bears and assorted creatures on future adventures!

Margaret is a keen supporter of Interventure, and is a whiz with spreadsheets and maps! Margaret’s interests are Tai Chi and keeping fit in the gym, and she prefers to leave the outdoors to those crazy enough to expose themselves to the Scottish weather.

Before breaking his back at the end of 1997, Adi was an enthusiastic climber and canoeist. After spending his student years in Bangor on the rivers, hills and crags of North Wales and getting a Marine Biology degree with his spare time, he opted for work with Outward Bound. After a stint of teaching work, the call of the Scottish mountains was too strong and Adi went back to work for Outward Bound in Fort William. Not long afterwards he broke his back. Since then he has been working as a biology teacher at Atlantic College in South Wales where he has maintained a strong enthusiasm for kayaking which has led him from the surf beaches of Pembroke to the rivers of Oregon.

Rosi is a senior Occupational Therapist (OT) based in South Bristol Mental Health Service. Last year she completed her Masters specialising in the use of outdoor adventure activities in personal development for adults with mental health needs. Rosi's work as an OT has also involved working in units for special seating systems, wheelchairs and adaptive equipment.

A keen traveller, Rosi was originally inspired by the playgrounds of New Zealand to develop her outdoor skills in climbing, mountaineering and sea-kayaking. She has since worked as open-boat canoe trip leader in Minnosota and taken up snow boarding, mountain biking and surfing. Rosi is enthusiastic in giving her time and support to Interventure and is keen to see further developments in accessible adventure activities.