Mark set up Planet Wise to combine his passion for exploration and travel with his corporate training knowledge. He has travelled to over thirty countries around the world including jungles, deserts and high altitude mountain ranges.

Mark has been part of the leadership teams of expeditions to countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cameroon and Borneo. In the summer of 2003 he was deputy leader on a successful attempt on Mt McKinley in Alaska, with temperatures as low as -45ºC. He's also spent the last twenty years training and preparing teams to undertake expeditions around the world including: Russia, Gambia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Sahara, Thailand, Belize and Nepal.

Mark has lived in Hong Kong where he worked as an instructor at the Outward Bound School. His duties included running 10-day adventure courses for clients such as Hong Kong Bank and Cathay Pacific.

In a previous life Mark was a sales & marketing director and gained an MBA, majoring in people development. With this knowledge he is able to bring a common sense approach to extended travel and can offer advice on how to use these experiences as a tool for future employment.