Experts in Adventure Travel

Passionate about what we do

Our staff have a wealth of experience running development programmes in the UK and overseas, making them our best asset. To date, we have trained thousands of people participating in expeditions. We have a unique infrastructure of expedition staff, including planning managers, consultants, medics and in-country agents who come together to provide a truly personal service, which we feel is second to none.

Our development programmes are designed within the framework of our mission statement to give the individual a central focus on what they will achieve throughout the programme.

Alistair Cole

Chief Executive

As a qualified Mountain Leader, Alistair has led over 40 overseas expeditions, holds numerous NEBOSH and CIEH safety qualifications, is an instructor in Off-Site-Safety Management and is an experienced Trauma Medic.

Ian Forbes

Company Manager

Ian is at home in any wilderness environment looking after clients, he is an experienced and highly qualified outdoor instructor with over 30 years' experience. Having led over 50 overseas expeditions to date he is also a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Tessa Dawson

Office Manager

After completing her BSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare she worked as a research assistant, spending a significant amount of time at sea studying the behaviour of dolphins. Tess holds the Off-Site Safety Management qualification, and the Expedition Care Programme qualification.

Michael Fisher

Expeditions Manager

Born and bred in eSwatini, it's only natural that Michael (aka Fish) would graduate into the outdoor education world. Fish has worked for a variety of outdoor education companies in management roles, leading the African and Asian destination teams. Fish is a keen mountaineer and paddleboard instructor, and holds numerous outdoor education and safeguarding qualifications.

Hannah Tyler

School Coordinator

Hannah is a born and bred Surrey native and alum of Bristol UWE. Before university, she travelled independently around southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos to name a few. With many destinations still on her Wishlist, Hannah enjoys sharing the knowledge she has learned through personal travel experiences with our students and is the main point of contact for students and parents.

Jonathan Moutia

Accounts Manager

Having studied business and finance at Greenwich University, Jonathan joined the company in 2021. Jonathan joined an ALS expedition to Morocco in 2022 and has been asking to go on expeditions ever since!

Stacy Mallaby

Expeditions Director

Stacy has always had a passion for the outdoors and the natural world which led to her studying BSc Zoology and MSc Tropical Marine Biology. Following university, Stacy indulged her passion for travel, spending two years as the Resident Marine Biologist on a small island in the Indian Ocean. Travelling has given her a deep appreciation for different cultures and how communities interact with and rely on the natural world. She is an experienced and qualified diver and holds various remote medical qualifications, alongside the off-site safety management and aquatic rescue safety programmes.

Doniert Mancfarlane

MBBS BSc MRCS

Medical Director

Doniert has a background in Orthopaedics and Emergency Medicine. He has extensive experience of expedition medicine issues and prehospital care. When not advising the Lifesigns Group he works part-time as an Emergency Department Consultant.

Rowena Cole

Educational Advisor

After leaving Exeter University, Rowena went on to do a PGCE at Reading. She went on to become a School Programme Coordinator, before moving into the independent sector. Having worked on both sides of the education system, she is aware of the pressures that now exist when organising any activities for young people.