Awards
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Learning to BreatheWinner of the Banff Best Adventure Travel Book
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Learning to BreatheWinner of the Banca Veneto - Voce de Lettori
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Testimonials
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Wonderful feedback from our delegates. Andy’s presentation met our brief for the theme of our seminar perfectly! Truly inspiring.
AXA Corporate Solutions
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Andy's presentation was insightful, visually dramatic & entirely relevant to our business, as we begin a period of transformation.
Nick Welch, Head of Site, Sellafield, Capenhurst.
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Our leadership team spent an amazing few hours with Andy & took back new tools to the everyday challenges we face.
Nigel Keen, Property Director, Waitrose & John Lewis.
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It was a pleasure working with Andy and we had excellent feedback from the powerful keynote speech & workshops he delivered to our group.
Richard Watson, Group Manager, Microsoft UK.
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Andy’s profile and reputation as an engaging speaker have lead to appearances on primetime TV and radio. His books have won international awards and received glowing reviews in the national media.
Radio
Andy’s assured tone and engaging style has made him a popular guest and presenter on radio programmes.
A Good Read, BBC Radio 4
Presenter Harriet Gilbert and two mountaineering authors, Andy Cave & Ed Douglass discuss their favourite books.
Excess Baggage, Sandy Toksvig, BBC Radio 4
Andy chats about writing, mountaineering, and techniques used to reach a non-climbing audience.
Leaving the Comfort Zone Dominic Arkwright, BBC Radio 4
Andy talks about his work as a motivational speaker, how he overcame adversity, the importance of self belief when entering the unknown and on being innovative.
Andy Cave’s Expedition Underground, BBC Radio 4
Andy presents a programme exploring the history and significance of the Thirlmere Aqueduct. This Victorian engineering marvel still transports water from the Lake District to Manchester.
Television
Since being just a young man, Andy’s exploits have attracted the attention of TV. At ease in front of the camera, he communicates his adventures with clarity and wry humour.
The Ogre, ITV (1990)
Andy’s first appearance on TV in a documentary as he leads his team on an expedition to the north face of the Ogre in the Himalayas, aged just 23yrs.
Eiger: Wall of Death, BBC4 (2010)
Andy talks about his remarkable ascent as a mere 20 year old, and discusses the skills required to tackle this beast.
Wild Climbs, BBC2 (2000)
An expedition to the sandstone towers of Teplice, Czech Republic.
Griff Rhys Jones’ Mountain, BBC2 (2007)
Andy helps to motivate teenagers from a tough inner city school by taking them climbing.
Coast, BBC2 (2007)
Andy climbs the iconic Old Man of Hoy, a 450ft sea stack in the Orkneys.
Andy’s two award-winning books have been widely translated and read by tens of thousands around the world. Reviews in major newspapers celebrating his skill as a story teller have lead to public appearances at the Edinburgh Book Festival and beyond.
Andy’s two award-winning books have been widely translated and read by tens of thousands around the world. Reviews in major newspapers celebrating his skill as a story teller have lead to public appearances at the Edinburgh Book Festival and beyond.
Learning to Breathe, Random House (2005).
Best-selling autobiography, charting Andy's journey from miner to elite mountaineer.
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Thin White Line, Random House (2008).
Much anticipated sequel, describing expeditions to Norway, Alaska and Patagonia.
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Water: The Essence of Life, Mark Niemeyer (2008).
Along with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and leading scientists, Andy wrote an introduction to the Ice section.
Mountaineering Chapter in The Travellers’ Handbook, Wexas (2009).
Joining John Simpson, Michael Palin and other renowned writers in a compendium of travel writing.
‘Faces of Everest’, The Red Bulletin (2009), Independent.
Article explaining the beauty and fatal attraction of the world’s highest mountain.
Introduction to James Salter’s Solo Faces (Penguin)
Considered by many to be the finest climbing novel.
