Mountain & polar
Jamie
For more than seventeen years, Jamie has worked in remote mountain and polar environments where practical systems, equipment and judgement have to hold.
The story
Jamie works at the practical end of expedition leadership: choosing equipment that earns its place, building systems people can use when they are tired, and making the quiet calls that keep a hard day manageable.
His experience spans remote mountain and polar work, including time in high, cold and committing places. The common thread is not a single headline route; it is helping people become more capable, more confident and more independent in serious environments.
For Atlas51, that thinking sits behind winter crossings: careful preparation, clear expectations and a pace that respects the conditions rather than an imagined schedule.
You can run this trip four times a year. Some operators do. We run it twice. The crew, the camels, the route — they're all better at two.
Experience
17+ years in remote and challenging environments
Focus
Mountain and polar fieldwork
Approach
Practical systems, sound equipment and clear judgement
With ATLAS51
The trips Jamie runs with us
- Winter crossings built around preparation, self-reliance and changing conditions.
- Small-group field time where equipment, pacing and decisions are part of the experience.
In the catalogue
2 trips with Jamie.
Draa Valley & Erg Chigaga, Morocco
Trekking with Saharan nomads
A camel caravan out of M'Hamid into Erg Chigaga — a week on foot, under some of the darkest skies on earth.
9 days
From £3,499 GBP
Femundsmarka, Norway
Norway: The Femundsmarka
Nine days hauling a pulk across the frozen lakes of Femundsmarka, learning the systems polar expeditions actually run on.
9 days
From £2,999 GBP