Tristan Gooley

Tristan Gooley is a writer, navigator and explorer. He is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs, The Natural Explorer and The Natural Navigator, one of the world's only books on natural navigation. He has written for publications including Sunday Times, New York Times, the BBC, Geographical Magazine, Yachting Monthly and Financial Times.

Tristan has led expeditions in five continents, climbed mountains in Europe, Africa and Asia, sailed small boats across oceans and piloted small aircraft to Africa and the Arctic. He is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed single-handed across the Atlantic and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Geographical Society.

Prior to setting up a natural navigation school, Tristan gained extensive experience in the travel industry and is currently the Vice Chairman of Trailfinders. Tristan has appeared on TV and radio programmes in the UK and internationally, including The Today Programme, Night Waves, Countryfile, Excess Baggage, Country Tracks, Ramblings, Open Country and All Roads Lead Home.

Visit his website www.naturalnavigator.com