ABOUT | summits

My name is Kate Hallam. I live in London, UK but aim to spend as much time as possible escaping the city on adventures around the world!

I’m fascinated by the psychology of demanding environments and pitting myself against nature and so I'm always trying to find ways to blend my thirst for adventure with an extreme physical challenge. This has led me to undertake expeditions to some of the world’s wildest and toughest places - from diving with sharks, ice-climbing in Kyrgyzstan, trekking the Inca Trail, wild camping in the Borneo jungle, and mountaineering in Iraq.

With my job in microfinance and international development I’ve also been fortunate enough to work all over Asia and Africa, often in remote and under-developed areas and meet some inspirational women along the way.

My next year will be the toughest yet - the challenge being to summit some of the world's most amazing peaks and also row across the Atlantic as part of team Atlantic Endeavour (follow the team's journey here).

I want to inspire other women to push their boundaries. From that first 5k run to a long distance bike ride or trek up a mountain, I want to show other women that with some hard work and determination anything is achievable.

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Expeditions

Sailed the West Coast of the UK from Oban, Scotland down to Gosport in a team of 6 (30ft boat Placuna)
Peru: Trekking in the Colca Canyon, completed the Inca Trail
Adventure Project Manager for 10 weeks with Raleigh International in Borneo, leading a group of 12 young people in a remote area
PADI Advanced Scuba diver (Borneo / Thailand / Indonesia / Cayman)
Travelled and/or worked in over 50 countries around the world including Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, India
Undertaking expedition to row the Atlantic ocean in a crew of 4 in 2016/7

Mountaineering

Snowdon, UK 1085m
Ben Nevis, UK 1344m
Petit Fourche, France 3520m
Aiguelle d'Entreves, France Grade PD+/AD 3600m
Mount Halgurd, Iraq 3607m
Cosmiques Arete, France Grade PD+/AD 3842m
Mount Kinabalu, Borneo 4095m
Matterhorn, Switzerland AD to 4100m
Mount Toubkal, Morocco 4167m
Mont Blanc, France Grade PD 4810m
Mirador Peak, Bolivia Grade P 4900m
Point Austria, Bolivia Grade P 5100m
Pyramid Blanca, Bolivia Grade 1/PD 5230m
Pequeno Alpamayo, Bolivia Grade AD 5337m
Peak Chapayev, Kygryzstan Grade D to 5500m
Denali, Alaska to 5550m
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Grade P 5895m
Huyana Potosi, Bolivia Grade AD 6088

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