Chris has been travelling and working in the polar regions since 1995, working with research institutions, governmental polar organizations, and expedition operators (including Adventure Canada since 2005). He has led expeditions in the Canadian High Arctic, the Northwest Passage, East Greenland, Svalbard, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Ross Sea Region.
From repeating Shackleton’s infamous crossing of the island of South Georgia; to climbing to Robert Peary’s monument at Cape York in northwest Greenland and Sir John Franklin’s signal cairn (atop Beechey Island) in the Northwest Passage and finding Frederick Cook’s Winter Camp on the north shore of Devon Island, Chris is continuously seeking to connect with the stories these lands hold and striving to explore the new. Rarely, far from a chart, without binos (or coffee), Chris looks forward to meeting you on deck, in his Zodiac, or ashore.
At home in London, United Kingdom, Chris lives with his three children all named with connections to the polar regions and their history. He works for the BBC (with amongst others the makers of Frozen Planet and Blue Planet, the world-renowned Natural History Unit) and regularly contributes his knowledge to BBC teams planning to work in polar regions.