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Nikki McLeary
Founder/Managing Director & Co-author R.R.A.M
After graduating from Brighton University in 1998 with 2:1 BSc (Hons) Nikki spent 5 years working in the field of Sports and Exercise Science with a particular focus on elite extreme athletes. In 2003 Nikki launched her own adventure company operating across multiple overseas locations and environments in addition to writing on a freelance basis for mainstream outdoor publications on the topics of physiology/psychology in challenging environments. In 2012 Nikki developed the Adventure Science Platform to translate scientific research into readable content for the general public and in 2017 Rapid Response Adventure Medicine (R.R.A.M) was launched as part of the platform’s expansion. Nikki is a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, holds PGCert (Distinction) in Extreme Medicine, is an Honorary Senior Lecturer of Exeter University (Sports & Health Sciences) and a speaker at several well-respected academic conferences and courses. In 2018 Nikki trekked a remote Ethiopian trade route not previously accessed by Westerners and is an avid snow-shoe hiker, sailor and windsurfer.