Pride Expeditions offers overseas trekking and rafting expeditions and UK based hill and mountain walking skills courses, scrambling and rock climbing days and day walks. All these UK based activities are run from our home in the mountains of Snowdonia. Our guides are qualified and highly experienced mountain Practitioners.
Going on a Pride Expedition fosters an affinity between expedition members and the expedition crew. All our guides are non-discriminatory and support our ethos;
Queer Friendly - Our guides must be open and un-judgemental and welcome you to be yourself; not hide who you are
Supportive and Welcoming - Our guides are used to welcoming LGBTQ+ groups and teams and will support and encourage you to be yourself
Committed to equal rights - Although many of the countries we visit do not have equal rights for LGBTQ+ people; our local guides and agents are committed to treating you equally and supporting LGBTQ+ rights
Giving grassroots organisations a voice - We support local organisations around the World in empowering the rights of women and LGBTQ+ people such as Matriarch Hill Safaris
Going on a challenging expedition gives you a sense of self-worth, whilst simultaneously providing positive role models for pro-LGBTQ equality campaigners in the countries we visit. The benefits also include mental and physical well-being and building self-confidence. At Pride Expeditions we support the local communities in the areas we visit by using local guides and eating and sleeping in locally owned accommodation so long as the owners and workers subscribe to our ethos.
Nick Read
Managing Director
He has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America and is a successful climber and mountaineer. He has led trekking and climbing trips in Nepal, India, Morocco, Ecuador and Peru. Nick started Pride Expeditions in 2015 with a vision to do something positive for the LGBTQ+ community whilst offering superbly organised trekking, rafting and climbing expeditions. He is also a keen environmentalist and naturalist with a comprehensive knowledge of the flora and fauna of the mountainous regions. He is a qualified International Mountain Leader and a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor.
Dr Richard Griffiths
Medical Director
His day job is as an Emergency Physician at Bangor Accident and Emergency. Rich has a passion for the outdoors and is a runner, trekker, climber and mountain biker. He has worked as a high altitude medic in Nepal and acted as an expedition doctor on expeditions to Africa. Rich holds the International Diploma in Mountain Medicine and is an active member of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. He uses all of this experience to advise you and help ensure you have a safe and healthy trip.
Tim Read
Finance Director
Tim looks after our accounts and insurance. He has nearly 40 years experience at a senior level in the accounting world. He has worked in varied roles in commercial business and charities as well as systems design and implementation for new organisations. When working for charities and tour operations, Tim traveled the World on short term projects working in Afghanistan, Cambodia, New York and many other countries. He now enjoys trekking especially in New Zealand and Cyprus.