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      Chris Knight

      Chris Knight

      Hiker | Sailor | Diver

      Mini Bio

      Part-time wilderness guide, part-time conservation consultant, part-time sailor and diver. Full-time nature lover!

      Despite living only ten miles from the southernmost point of mainland Great Britain, I don’t need an excuse to get up north to the mountains. My favourite spots are pretty much all of England’s Lake District.

      When not guiding, I have a small environmental consultancy and work with NGOs such as WWF to tackle the challenge of deforestation in South America and Asia.

      Favourite Place to Play

      My five favourite places in the world are (probably):

      • The UK (Highlands and Lake District)
      • Patagonia
      • Slovenia
      • Saltwater
      • My allotment

      Not a lot of People Know This

      I once shared a urinal with Michael Palin, a dance-floor with Jerry Springer, and talked the President of Ghana to sleep.

      “Despite living only ten miles from the southernmost point of mainland Great Britain, I don’t need an excuse to get up north to the mountains.”
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      Qualifications Read More
      • PADI Divemaster
      • BSc Environmental Science
      • MSc Environmental Management
      • Mountain Leader (Summer)
      Experience Read More
      • 25 years hiking in the UK and overseas
      • Road cycling tours in SE Asia, Patagonia, Central and Southern Europe
      • 20 years working and travelling in 70 countries (and counting)
      Biggest Adventure Read More

      Probably five months in South America last year (2018) including three months on the epic Carretera Austral – one of the last great undeveloped road routes of the world. An incredible trip through mountains, glaciers, volcanos, landslides, forests, lakes and even deserts.

      Specialist Subject Read More

      Deforestation. And more positively, reforestation!

      Publications Read More

      I wrote part of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Report (the ‘TEEB’ report) which calculated that loss of biodiversity is costing the world $4.5 trillion per year, every year.

      What Fellow Travellers Say About Chris

      Chris was an excellent guide. He worked extremely hard to make every day go as smoothly as possible even with some challenging weather conditions to deal with. He was friendly, knowledgeable and approachable and a pleasure to have as our “leader”.

      Jayn Golsby
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 23/05/2023

      Chris was a hard working, well organized, and knowledgeable guide who made every effort to ensure we enjoyed our trip and were safe and comfortable. I would highly recommend Chris as a guide for any trip and would be happy to have him lead us again.

      Andy Zeltkalns
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 23/05/2023

      already commented. Chris was great

      Michael Proctor
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 22/05/2023

      Chris was an outstanding leader. He was familiar with the geography, history, flora/fauna, etc. of the trails and taught us a lot about Cornwall. He adapted quickly and seamlessly to changing conditions! We all appreciated his skillful management of the trip.

      Lyn Gattis
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 20/05/2023

      I’ve never done one of these tours before but I think Chris was everything a guide should be. He was funny, intelligent and so nice.. our entire group loved him.

      Cally Forsyth
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 17/05/2023

      Can’t say enough about Chris. He is a true leader and all round excellent person.

      John Hiley
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 15/05/2023

      Our guide was truly outstanding. He was friendly and had a great sense of humor. He made a point to get to know everyone in the group. He was very knowledgeable about Cornwall history, wildlife, geography, and points of interest. He was extremely patient with varying ability levels and experience as we hiked. He added so much to the trip.

      Mary Norton
      Walking - The Coast of Cornwall
      Reviewed on 15/05/2023

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      Book a trip with Chris

      Trip / DepartureAvailabilityStatusPriceBook
      Wilderness Walking – The Coast of Cornwall
      2nd May - 8th May 2026      		8 place(s) leftAvailable 2,875Book Now
      Wilderness Walking – The Coast of Cornwall
      29th Aug - 4th Sep 2026      		4 place(s) leftGuaranteed 2,875Book Now
      Wilderness Walking – The Coast of Cornwall
      12th Sep - 18th Sep 2026      		8 place(s) leftAvailable 2,875Book Now

      Make Trip Private

      Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.

      We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.

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