The Wildest Places on Earth. Done Properly.
From the Arctic ice to private lodges across Africa. Some trips will test you. Some will spoil you. All of them are the real thing.
I've spent 25 years putting people in places that change how they think. The African bush. Arctic ice. Lodge operations and remote wilderness most people never reach. Some of what I run is structured leadership work. Some is a personal reset. Some is private travel built around one family. Some is photography in the field through Wild Eye.
Four ways in. Different environments, different outcomes. Pick the one that fits.
Five days on the ice in Svalbard with professional polar guides, wrapped in resilience coaching from someone walking the road to the South Pole. No Arctic experience needed. This is the closest most people will ever get to a real expedition, and the reason to start here.
Start hereOutcome-based field experiences for teams and groups, and reset immersions for people who need to stop. Built around what your group needs.
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Train on the Ice With Someone Walking the Road to the South Pole.
If you've followed the Greenland journey and wondered what an Arctic expedition actually feels like, this is your way in. No Arctic experience needed. Professional polar guides, a small group, and five days on the ice in Svalbard, Norway. Skiing, sled hauling, and camping in conditions most people only read about. You'll need a reasonable level of fitness, and that's part of the process. I coach you through the preparation personally so you arrive ready.
Two days of resilience coaching before we hit the ice. Two days of debrief after we come off. The expedition is the experience. The coaching is what you carry home.
On the ice March 28 to April 1, 2027. Nine days total, including the coaching days around it.
Nine days on and around the ice, including the coaching days either side. Resilience work, a real polar expedition, no experience needed, limited places. You'll train and prepare, and I guide you through every step of that. What I can tell you is this: you come back a different person.
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In May 2026 I crossed the Greenland ice sheet. 553km, 29 days, unsupported, one of fewer than five South Africans to have done it. Every ice trip on this page is run by someone who has lived the environment, not just visited it. That is the difference you feel out there.
The Greenland crossingThree days to ten days in the field. Structured around a specific outcome for your group. Could be a luxury lodge. Could be a rustic bush camp. The setting matches what your group needs. The environment does the real work. Nature strips away the noise and creates the conditions for honest conversation, clear thinking, and real connection. The sessions are built around what your group is facing and the six basic human needs that drive how every person in the room actually operates. Every delivery is different because every group is different. The framework gives it structure. The experience makes it stick.
Offsites, strategy sessions, leadership transitions. The field reveals what six months of boardroom meetings won't. For teams ready to work on how they actually operate, not how they think they do.
Growing companies navigating real pressure. Strategy and performance work built around what's actually happening in your business, not a generic framework.
Friend groups, community organisations, special interest groups. If your group has a reason to be in the field together and a goal worth pursuing, I can build something around it.
Performance, decision-making, and mental fitness for students, educators, and faculty. Age-appropriate. Practically framed. Real tools, not theory.
Reset Immersions
Not everything in the field is about strategy. Some groups come to stop. Rest, recovery, breathwork, photography as a way of seeing again, and space to think. Join a scheduled one solo, or I build a custom one for your group. It is real, it is human, and it works.
A small group immersion at Enkishui, an intimate camp on the banks of the Mara River in one of the most powerful landscapes on earth.
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You bring the people. I design the experience. Couples, friend groups, work teams, community groups, schools, universities. The format adapts. Some want structure. Some want space. Some want both.
Looking for a fully private, curated trip?Structured programmes for leadership teams, lodge management, and guides.
Performance programmes built around how people actually function. We start with the six basic human needs that drive every decision you make, then build a mindset framework that holds under real pressure. For lodges, guide teams, and corporate leaders. On-site or online. Built for your context.
Bringing a team into the field? See Corporate Advisory →Bespoke travel itineraries for individuals, couples, and families. Worldwide. Cities, culture, wildlife, nature, landscape. Private guide. Every detail handled. I design the experience around what you want. I host. Wild Eye manages the logistics. This is not a group tour. This is not a package. This is built around you.
All photographic tours run through Wild Eye, the company I co-founded 14 years ago. Small groups. Real time in the field. Teaching in the moment, not in a classroom.
Trips I Host
These are the tours I lead personally. My teaching, my field experience, my presence on every drive.
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All Wild Eye Tours
I'm a proud shareholder of Wild Eye. The company changes the way people see the world. Even the tours I'm not hosting are worth every moment. Every guide carries a standard we built together over 14 years.
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All photographic tours and any travel I arrange are organised through Wild Eye. I host. They plan. As a co-founder and proud shareholder, the logistics, the guides, and the standard behind every trip is something I trust completely.
"Gerry kept highlighting that we should not just wait for the perfect shot but try to make the best of a situation that might not be perfect at first."
Safari Guest"I can't thank Gerry enough for taking the time to look at my fledgling website with me. Professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely generous with his time."
Safari Guest"Passionate and knowledgeable, with a way of connecting with people that makes you feel like family."
Safari Guest"Under Gerry's leadership, we weren't just passive observers. We experienced Borneo. Every day was a new adventure, and every moment was packed with meaning."
Borneo Expedition GuestKeep Going 1:1
After the field, some people need ongoing work. Coaching to make what you experienced permanent. For individuals, leaders, anyone ready to go deeper.
Explore 1:1 CoachingBring This to Your Organisation.
Your team experienced this. Now your organisation needs it. Keynotes and workshops that scale the frameworks your people saw in action.
Explore Speaking and PresentationsTake the Creative Work Further.
If this trip changed how you see, the creative work is where you take that further. Portfolio coaching, creative positioning, and visual storytelling.
Explore Creative WorkTell me what you're looking for. I'll point you in the right direction.
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