Adventurer.
Keynote Speaker.
Author.
Main Photo: Magenta Photography
Tori James is a professional adventurer, author and keynote speaker.
Tori is the first Welsh woman to climb Mount Everest. She was a member of the first all-female team to ski to the Magnetic North Pole in a 360-mile polar challenge. Tori holds the record for the longest open sea kayak in UK waters which she set with the Beeline Britain team.
Over the last 20 years, working in collaboration with high profile sponsors, Tori has undertaken some of the world’s most extreme endurance challenges, setting many records and achieving what most people would consider impossible. From surviving the death zone on Mount Everest to racing across frozen sea ice in the Arctic, she is not one for a quiet life.
Tori is a sought-after motivational speaker, both onstage and online, with over 500 keynote talks delivered in her career to date. She engages audiences around the world with her inspirational talks and enables people to challenge and learn about themselves in her adventure-inspired training sessions.
Tori is the President of Girlguiding Cymru, a Fellow of British Exploring and an ambassador for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Wales. She lives in Wales and combines her outdoor adventuring, speaking career and training work with being a mum.
Keynote Speaking
With over 15 years of experience and having delivered over 500 talks, Tori provides a unique perspective on everyday business challenges, teamwork and personal ambition. She challenges conventional thinking and empowers others to achieve remarkable things.
Courses
Specialising in leadership development and high-performing teams, Tori offers insightful masterclasses and multi-day training programmes. She breathes life into business themes and concepts using real-life examples from challenges in the extremes.
“On route to Basecamp, the sight of Mount Everest absolutely terrified me, I questioned what I was attempting to do and how it was possible for any human being to reach the top.
Trusting in my preparation and remaining positive in the face of setbacks was key to both survival and success.”
News & Views
In 2025 I’m excited to share two projects that will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first female ascent of Everest.
The ‘First Females’ podcast will share incredible stories from fellow summiteers around the world and I will be embarking on an expedition to climb Yala Peak (5,500m), Nepal.