Neil Pitts is an adventurer and writer based in the UK.

I juggle my love of the great outdoors with my work as a learning & development consultant.

Most adventures usually involve my wife, Amanda, a campervan called Gandalf and mountains. I write a blog and occasionally shoot videos to accompany my trips.

18 months of independent travel in Asia, including numerous trips to Nepal, led to an invitation to work as a trekking guide in Pakistan in 2001. This in turn led to the opportunity to work as an assistant climbing guide on Spantik, a 7,023m (23,048ft) peak in the Pakistan Karakorum in 2005.

It was on this trip that I met my wife-to-be, Amanda. A shared love of the mountains and adventurous travel has taken us on such journeys as a 3 week traverse of the Tyrolese Alps in 2006 (in the footsteps of Frank Smythe’s 1939 journey), an unsupported 7 day kayak adventure around the Exumas in the Bahamas in 2015 and a 4 month climbing trip across Western Europe in 2018.

You can find out more on my website www.neilpitts.com