Woman with Altitude

Description

Lise Wortley is an adventurer, writer, speaker and founder of Woman with Altitude, a community project dedicated to empowering people through the stories of pioneering women adventurers.

Throughout her twenties, Lise suffered from severe anxiety, and endlessly searched for ways to relieve her mental health issues. Eventually she began to find comfort in the outdoors, and inspiration in books about the ground-breaking stories and achievements of overlooked women adventurers. Now Lise brings to life these women's incredible stories by literally walking in their footsteps, re-creating their expeditions using only what was available to them at the time.

Lise has discovered that time spent in the wild is not about conquering or winning, but about connecting to the natural world, and that for too long adventure has mostly been seen through the eyes of men. Of course, these journeys are far from straightforward. Lise’s expeditions have taken her to some of the wildest areas of the planet, where she’s discovered that hiking the valleys of Iran in hobnail boots, climbing a Himalayan mountain in a corset and sleeping on a rainy mountainside in tweed is a whole new level of complexity - especially without any high-tech expedition gear, hiking boots, waterproof clothing, or indeed, modern day sports bras...

Lise’s project Woman with Altitude has received widespread media attention, and her writing has featured in outlets such as The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Telegraph. Recently, Lise starred in Channel 4's new survival series ALONE, surviving 34 days alone in the remote Canadian wilderness, becoming runner up in the ultimate test of endurance and ingenuity, in one of the most beautiful but challenging landscapes on earth. She has just returned from her latest adventure, climbing Mont Blanc in 1800s clothing, which yes, included bloomers.

Drawing on her own experiences and the courage of adventurous women who came before her, Lise takes audiences on an eye-opening journey, empowering individuals, teams, and organisations to embrace their own unique paths. By applying a mindset of perseverance, resourcefulness and trusting in one's ideas, Lise’s talks inspire audiences to break boundaries and lead with confidence in their personal and professional lives.

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