Tom Avery is one of the UK’s leading adventurers, renowned for his record-breaking polar expeditions. His remarkable feats include completing the polar trilogy—reaching both the South and North Poles and crossing Greenland—placing him among an elite group of explorers. Avery, the youngest Briton to have been to both Poles, has organized over a dozen expeditions across the globe.
In 2005, his Ultimate North team made headlines by recreating Robert Peary and Matthew Henson’s disputed 1909 North Pole expedition, setting a Guinness World Record for “The Fastest Surface Journey to the North Pole”. Avery’s passion for adventure ignited as a seven-year-old, inspired by Captain Scott’s exploits. He honed his climbing skills in the Welsh and Scottish mountains before leading expeditions to major peaks in the Alps, Andes, Himalayas, and more.
Avery’s achievements include breaking the South Pole Speed Record in December 2002 and setting a world record for the fastest coast-to-coast crossing of Greenland in May 2015. He is a graduate of Bristol University with a degree in Geography and Geology, and an acclaimed author with works such as Pole Dance and To the End of the Earth. Recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Explorers Club of New York, Avery was also an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
“Avery is shaping up to join the ranks of such British immortals as Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dame Ellen MacArthur” – The Sunday Times.
Tom Avery is one of the UK’s leading adventurers, renowned for his record-breaking polar expeditions. His remarkable feats include completing the polar trilogy—reaching both the South and North Poles and crossing Greenland—placing him among an elite group of explorers. Avery, the youngest Briton to have been to both Poles, has organized over a dozen expeditions across the globe.
In 2005, his Ultimate North team made headlines by recreating Robert Peary and Matthew Henson’s disputed 1909 North Pole expedition, setting a Guinness World Record for “The Fastest Surface Journey to the North Pole”. Avery’s passion for adventure ignited as a seven-year-old, inspired by Captain Scott’s exploits. He honed his climbing skills in the Welsh and Scottish mountains before leading expeditions to major peaks in the Alps, Andes, Himalayas, and more.
Avery’s achievements include breaking the South Pole Speed Record in December 2002 and setting a world record for the fastest coast-to-coast crossing of Greenland in May 2015. He is a graduate of Bristol University with a degree in Geography and Geology, and an acclaimed author with works such as Pole Dance and To the End of the Earth. Recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Explorers Club of New York, Avery was also an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
“Avery is shaping up to join the ranks of such British immortals as Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dame Ellen MacArthur” – The Sunday Times.
