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Ade Harris (Chief Leader)
Formerly in the forces and now a freelance mountaineering instructor, Ade has led on numerous BSES expeditions and brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience of the area. Ade has lived in a tent for over a year in the arctic, has first ascents in the Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan), has summitted 40 of the 4000m peaks in the Alps without the use of huts or cable cars and has guided a team over the Shackleton crossing on South Georgia.
Formerly in the forces and now a freelance mountaineering instructor, Ade has led on numerous BSES expeditions and brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience of the area. Ade has lived in a tent for over a year in the arctic, has first ascents in the Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan), has summitted 40 of the 4000m peaks in the Alps without the use of huts or cable cars and has guided a team over the Shackleton crossing on South Georgia.
Jackie Harris (Base Camp Manager) 
Richard Payne (Arctic Skills Mountain Leader)
Richard was a Young Explorer with BSES in 1985 to South East Iceland, since then he has been on trekking expeditions to India, Nepal & Tibet including assisting on two 6000m+ first ascents by British schoolboys. A former Army officer specialising in weapons training and winter warfare & survival in Norway. Richard is a qualified freelance International Mountain Leader & NRA fullbore Range control officer. Currently assisting with outdoor education Scouts, CCF & D of E expeditions & awards for the Royal Grammar School Guildford. Led 5 Arctic Summer expeditions with BSES to Svalbard & Greenland and 2 Spring expeditions (including the 2010 Arctic skills course). Andrew Stokes-Rees (Arctic Skills Mountain Leader)
Andrew Stokes-Rees began his guiding career in 1999 when he joined the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides in Banff National Park. Since then he has led expeditions and instructed groups in the Rockies, Andes, Alps and Atlas mountains. His expertise lie primarily in ski mountaineering and mixed alpine climbing. He is a Level 1 alpine ski coach and avalanche safety technician. Andrew holds an Adventure Guide diploma from Thompson Rivers University and a Master of Science in Outdoor Education from the University of Edinburgh. He is qualified for rope rescue, swiftwater rescue and search and rescue management. Andrew is presently the senior expedition manager at BSES Expeditions’ London office. Rosey Grant (Science Leader) 
Rosey is a PhD student at the University of Leeds. She is studying how wind flows over mountains and has worked on many field campaigns from avalanche formation to thunderstorm formation. In Svalbard she will help the students carry out two field campaigns. Firstly to study the mass balance of the Blackbreen glacier to find out if it is retreating or advancing and secondly to study the factors influencing the onset of glacial slush flows.
Alison McLure (Science Leader)
Alison McLure is the National Officer (Scotland) for the Institute of Physics. Following graduating in physics from the University of Aberdeen, she went on to work for the Meteorological Office for ten years. Her variety of jobs included researching and developing instruments for the tops of mountains and forecasting the weather for the RAF, the BBC and British Antarctic Survey. She was seconded to the Scottish Leadership Foundation as their People Exchange Manager, before applying for her current post in the Institute of Physics. She is currently studying for a Masters in Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education and is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. She was a voluntary scientist for British Schools Exploring Society on an expedition to South Georgia and the Falklands in 2007. Pete Wilkinson (Fire Leader)
Pete loves to mix nature with adventure and has a particular interest in polar exploration, first joining BSES as a YE on the Svalbard Spring 2006 expedition. He has also driven a rickshaw 4000km across India for charity. With a keen interest in the natural and life sciences Pete holds a degree in biochemistry and is currently writing up his PhD research into biological slug control. Kath Rosedale (Doctor)
I have been working with young people in North Wales, Scotland and the Alps climbing and skiing, as well as personal climbing and running mountain marathons. The last 18 months were spent dealing with some of South Africas' high emergency and trauma load, with previous health projects in the Solomon Islands, Argentina and Romania. Steve Venton (Mountain Leader)
Hi, I’m Steve. I’ve recently led youth expeditions to Belize, Guatemala, and Madagascar, which are hotter than Svalbard! But I also love climbing mountains all over the world and enjoying extreme conditions. I’m also a kayaking leader on rivers and the sea and I’m very interested in science and conservation. Zoe Smith (Doctor and Mountain Leader)
Hazel Woodland (Doctor and Fire Leader)
