Booking topics

What Mike talks about

Ready-to-book episode angles — each one field-tested on stages and in the studio. Pick a direction, or bring your own.

EntrepreneurAuthorLeadership
01
British mountaineering changed the world and Mike watched it happen from the inside

The great expeditions of the twentieth century are usually told through the climbers who reached the summit, but behind every successful expedition was an evolving world of equipment, manufacturing an…

Book this angle →
02
The untold story of British mountaineering is bigger than the people who reached the summit

The history of mountaineering is often told through famous climbers and landmark ascents, but Mike’s forthcoming memoir tells the story from a different vantage point: the people, equipment, manufactu…

Book this angle →
03
The greatest adventure may be refusing to become less adventurous as you age

Age is often treated as a reason to narrow our lives, yet Mike’s story challenges the assumption that curiosity, physical challenge and meaningful ambition belong mainly to the young. After more than …

Book this angle →
04
Why adventure memoirs need more than summit stories

Adventure readers are surrounded by more books than ever, so another heroic climb is rarely enough to hold attention. The misconception is that the biggest expedition is automatically the best story, …

Book this angle →
05
Resilience is built when you discover you can do something you thought you could not

People often talk about resilience as a mindset, but Mike’s experience suggests it is frequently built through action. Decades of climbing, skiing, cycling and travelling through 52 countries have sho…

Book this angle →
06
The people at the edge of what is possible are often the ones who invent what comes next

Innovation is often discussed as something that begins in a boardroom, laboratory or product-development meeting, but Mike has spent decades watching it happen somewhere very different. In mountaineer…

Book this angle →
07
Your expensive outdoor gear cannot compensate for what you do not understand

Outdoor clothing has become increasingly technical, yet Mike regularly meets experienced outdoor professionals who have never been taught the basic principles governing how the human body gains and lo…

Book this angle →
08
What Mallorys clothing reveals about early Everest ambition

Everest history audiences know the Mallory and Irvine story, but the clothing is often treated as background detail instead of primary evidence. Mike spent three years helping reconstruct the clothing…

Book this angle →
09
Innovation teaching fails when it stays in the lecture room

Business and management audiences often hear innovation taught as theory, but the ideas that last are the ones people can use under pressure. The hidden risk is that students learn the language of inn…

Book this angle →
10
Outdoor safety training must take heat as seriously as cold

Hikers, guides and outdoor instructors are facing conditions where staying cool can be as important as staying warm. The common teaching bias is to focus on waterproofs, insulation and cold exposure, …

Book this angle →
Book Mike for your show