As Secretary for Headway South Cumbria, I'm very pleased to announce our new Patron - Simon Yates.
A friend and a neighbour of mine, Simon is an internationally acclaimed, and one of Britain's most accomplished, exploratory mountaineers.
Simon is probably best known for his role in Joe Simpson’s book and the subsequent film, ‘Touching the Void.'
With a career spanning thirty years, Simon’s climbing and travelling has taken him from Alaska in the west to Australia in the east and from Greenland to the Antarctic.
In addition to climbing for himself, Simon has successfully guided clients to the summits of peaks.
Simon has also written three books - 'Against the Wall', ‘The Flame of Adventure’, and ‘The Wild Within’, which have all been short-listed for mountain literature prizes.
Simon is a popular public speaker, regularly touring theatres in the UK and has talked to outdoor, general and business audiences worldwide.