Holly Budge

World record adventurer and conservationist, Holly Budge, has two world records under her belt, including being the first woman to skydive Everest and race semi-wild horses 1000 kms across Mongolia in just nine days. Other achievements include summiting Everest, leading an expedition on the technical mountain, Ama Dablam, in Nepal and making a successful first ascent in the Altai Mountains.

Holly is not limited to adventure, she is also an acclaimed artist and founder of How Many Elephants, an award winning charity raising awareness of the plight of elephants in Africa. Holly has raised over £300k for charitable initiatives to date.

Key Points

Holly Budge was quite literally on top of the world when she summited Mount Everest to raise awareness and funds for anti-poaching projects. To date, she has helped raise over £300k for a diverse range of charities through her adventures and charity work.
She is a noted speaker who has spoken around the world about design, wildlife conservation and adventure. Her clients include British Airways, Shell, JPMorgan and The North Face.
She became the first woman to Skydive Everest by successfully jumping out of a plane at 29,500ft, just higher than the summit of Mount Everest before landing on the world’s highest landing area at 12,350ft!
Holly is the sustainable designer and founder of How Many Elephants, a powerful design-led campaign that presents a physical commentary on the devastating impact of the elephant ivory trade, to raise awareness and funds to support anti-poaching projects.
Holly spent up to 13 hours in the saddle each day for 9 days, navigating through the vast Mongolian wilderness, overcoming a hazardous night in the mountains without water, losing one of her steeds and recovered another from sinking in a bog.
She is a social entrepreneur and Himalayan expedition leader who set up Trekaneering with the Sherpas, an expedition company which values fair and honest practices and delivers journeys with purpose.