Mollie Hughes

Mollie Hughes is a world record-holding mountaineer, adventurer and international motivational speaker.

Mollie Hughes first fell in love with the mountains at the age of 17 when she joined a school expedition to climb Mount Kenya. From then, Mollie would save up as much money as she could in the year and then spend it all on an expedition over the summer, something she did throughout school and university.

She has climbed in the Indian Himalayas, the Nepalese Himalayas, Volcanos of Ecuador, North and East Africa and has spent much time in the European Alps, as well as the mountains of the UK.

Mollie was the youngest woman in the world and the first English woman to successfully summit from both the north and south sides of Mount Everest, something she had achieved at the age of 26. In 2017, in temperatures of minus 35°C, she successfully reached the summit from the North side. Mollie had previously reached the peak of Everest from the south side in 2012.

Another world record winning achieved by Mollie was her solo skiing trip from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole.

Mollie is an experienced and highly successful international corporate event speaker. She has spoken at a wide variety of events around the world, from addressing large conferences to team motivation events.

She has an inspirational story to share and is renowned for giving powerful presentations, exploring her experiences of climbing the highest mountain in the world and skiing solo to the South Pole. She shows her audience they can achieve absolutely anything with the right mix of determination, self-belief and team work.