The University of Buckingham VC’s speaker series continues in partnership with the Students Union on Tuesday 9th July, 6pm with a talk and Q&A session on ‘Through Adversity to Everest: how to build an adventure mindset’

Alex Staniforth, a record-breaking adventurer, ultra-endurance athlete, author, and charity founder from Chester, has survived Mount Everest’s two biggest disasters and overcome personal challenges such as mental ill health, epilepsy, stammering, and bullying.

Believing that adversity is no barrier to achieving potential, he has raised over £100,000 for charity, climbed all 100 UK county tops the fastest, written two books, and founded the mental health charity Mind Over Mountains. In 2020, he ran the National Three Peaks challenge, covering 452 mile in 9 days and 12 hours, and uses his experiences to inspire resilience and an adventure mindset.