James Levelle is a filmmaker and adventurer whose work in the world’s wildest places, together with his extraordinary ‘impossible’ expeditions, has earned him uncommon understanding of both the beauty and power of Nature, as well as an unshakeable faith in humankind. James loves nothing more than entertaining others with his mad antics and sharing the inspiration he’s found out in the wild.
He hitchhiked his way 6,000 miles across South America with no mobile phone, no credit card, and no cash for Discovery Channel’s 6-part series, Free Ride (2016). He trekked through the frozen wilds of Alaska for Discovery’s hit series Gold Rush Trail (2017) and risked life and limb chasing hurricanes for UKTV and BBC's Hurricane Man (2018).
With his cheeky sense of humour and honest, engaging style, James shares inspiring (sometimes terrifying) stories filled with pirates, lions, tigers, and bears, hurricanes and human powered, zero cash, zero emission global adventures... and relates them to ‘real life’ in ways that offer helpful new perspectives on life’s problems – problems that can also be solved by reconsidering our relationship with Nature and remembering how ‘wild’ conjures that sense of wonder, curiosity, creativity and adventure in each of us.
'Race for the future' lecture
Society members can watch James's 2023 'Race for the future' lecture recording. Please sign in to your account to view the recording.
