Ed Jackson climbing a rocky pinnacle high above snow-covered alpine peaks

Some things are chance. What we do with them is not.

Some things are chance. What we do with them is not.

Some things are chance. What we do with them is not.

Ed Jackson. Adventurer, author, presenter and keynote speaker.

Ed Jackson. Adventurer, author, presenter and keynote speaker.

In 2017 a spinal cord injury ended Ed’s rugby career and nearly his life. What happened next became multiple world-first expeditions, two bestselling books, a Universal Pictures documentary, and a body of work on what we can influence when much is outside our control.

In 2017 a spinal cord injury ended Ed’s rugby career and nearly his life. What happened next became multiple world-first expeditions, two bestselling books, a Universal Pictures documentary, and a body of work on what we can influence when much is outside our control.

The Mountain Within Me. A Universal Pictures documentary, now on Prime Video and Apple TV.

The Mountain Within Me. A Universal Pictures documentary, now on Prime Video and Apple TV.

“Months later, attendees are still talking about it.”

“Months later, attendees are still talking about it.”

“Months later, attendees are still talking about it.”

Simon Goldthorpe, Joint Executive Chairman, Beaufort Group

Millimetres 2 Mountains

Millimetres 2 Mountains

Ed founded M2M, a charity that uses the outdoors to help people rebuild after trauma. Recovery happens millimetres at a time; the mountains are where it adds up.

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Millimetres 2 Mountains expedition group holding the foundation flag beneath a snow-covered Himalayan peak
Millimetres 2 Mountains expedition group holding the foundation flag beneath a snow-covered Himalayan peak

Occasional letters from Ed

Occasional letters from Ed

Occasional letters from Ed

Every so often I write about what I’m in the middle of, what’s gone wrong and what I’ve noticed along the way. Not often enough to be annoying.

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