Mitch Hutchcraft

Mitch Hutchcraft is a former Royal Marine Commando, speaker and author and multiple world record breaking adventurer and endurance athlete, including the longest climb of Mt Everest in history. He is also a Mental health and wildlife conservation ambassador

Growing up in Cambridgeshire and the flattest part of the UK it fuelled his fascination for the mountains and adventures that lay beyond. After moving to Cyprus at a young age he soon had his heart set on his first ‘expedition’ and after just turning 16 he flew to Africa on his own and with no team, and climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, becoming one of the youngest people to do so.

Returning to the UK he studied zoology and animal care for 2 years and moved to Australia but soon returned to the UK where he joined the Royal Marines.

Shortly after leaving the Royal Marines in April 2021, he was asked by a friend how he would feel about rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. ‘Sound fun’ was the immediate response and after a whirlwind 8 months he found myself rowing across an Ocean with 3 incredible guys.

Since then he has taken on numerous challenges including –

• Completing the longest climb of Mt Everest in history (13,157 km by human power)
• First-ever triathlon to the top of the world
• Cycled 3,000 miles solo across the USA
• First and only person to run from the lowest to the highest point in the UK ( 16 back-to-back ultramarathons)
• ‘’Peak & Pond” Challenge – completing Everest + English Channel swim within 12 months (Only person in history)
• Completed an Ironman pulling my 33kg golden retriever

 Speaking topics –

Featured by The Times, CNN, The Guardian, BBC, ITV, The Telegraph and more, Mitch is an inspirational speaker and some of his topics include –

• The Anatomy of Resilience – Redefining what’s possible in business and life
• Cheerfulness in the Face of Adversity – Lessons from Commando training & extreme expeditions
• Strategic Pain Management – How to perform under extreme pressure
• Turning Adversity into Power – Transforming setbacks into success
• The Power of Compartmentalisation – How elite units (and great companies) adapt under stress
• Behind the World-Firsts – What it takes to plan, endure and win against all odds