Mal Thomas

Mal’s love of the outdoors started as a young boy on his first outdoor education residential to the English Lake District and this has taken him all over the world.  He has trekked and climbed extensively in the European Alps including Mont Blanc, Nepal, Mongolia, Morocco, Peru, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and Slovenia; his first taste of international expeditions began in 2000 when he was an expedition member to climb Tharpa Chuli (Tent Peak) in Nepal.

Mal has led many expeditions overseas, his most memorable trips are to the Tavan Bogd national park in Mongolia, spending 3 weeks living on the glacial moraine next to the Potaniin and Alexander Glaciers and climbing Nairamdal (Friendship) Peak which straddles Mongolia, Russia and China; another highlight was trekking through the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru amongst the wild alpaca and towering 6000m peaks. Mal has recently returned from leading an alpine climbing expedition to Putha Hiunchuli (7248m) in Nepal, reaching a high point of 6300m before a medical emergency led to the abandonment of the summit attempt.