Expeditions · The Live Laboratory

The lived work behind the frameworks.

Every expedition and campaign has been a live laboratory for what Samantha teaches organisations. The lessons are not theoretical. They were earned across four continents, in conditions that could not be predicted or controlled.

Atacama · Gobi · Sahara · Antarctica · India · South Africa · Nepal · Australia

2010 · Atacama, Gobi, Sahara, Antarctica

4 Deserts Grand Slam

First woman and youngest person to complete four 250km desert ultramarathons in a single year. The beginning of everything: proof that the ceiling was a story.

1,000

Kilometres

4

Deserts

1

Year

2016 · India

Run India

3,800km from the southern tip of India to the Himalaya over 76 days, raising funds for education programs with World Vision. The mental load of operating without certainty, every single day.

3,800

Kilometres

76

Days

Watch the documentary ↗
Run India team

2014 · South Africa

Freedom Runners

1,968km across South Africa with Mimi Anderson, raising awareness and funds for access to education and feminine hygiene in remote communities.

1,968

Kilometres

32

Days

Read the feature ↗

2020 · Australia

Relief Run

A global virtual movement mobilising 20,000 runners across 96 countries for Australian bushfire relief and education through World Vision. $1.1 million raised in 12 days.

$1.1M+

Raised

20,000

Runners

96

Countries

2022 · Nepal

Great Himalaya Trail

A 50 day traverse of Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail with Dr Jessie Ling, through storms and active landslides, raising funds for World Vision's work supporting women and girls.

1,600

Kilometres

50

Days

Watch: on uncertainty ↗

Expedition Partnerships

The next expedition has room for a partner with real intent.

Brands and organisations partner with Samantha's expeditions for authentic adventure storytelling, purpose campaigns and gear that gets tested where it matters.