James Ketchell is a record-breaking aviator, adventurer, motivational speaker and Scouting ambassador.On 1st February 2014, James became the first and only person to have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, successfully summited Mount Everest and cycled 18,000 miles around the world, in what the media dubbed ‘The Ultimate Triathlon’.More recently in 2019 he flew his open cockpit gyroplane over 24,000 nautical miles around the world, in 175 days setting a Guinness World Record. The mission was to inspire a million young people to pursue their own goals and dreams.It was an inauspicious start for James; in 2008 he was recovering from a serious motorcycle accident that had left him with broken legs and a severely broken and dislocated ankle. The prognosis was that he would likely suffer a permanent walking impairment and would certainly not be able to continue the active physical lifestyle he had so enjoyed.Not all James adventures have been easy! He survived two mid ocean rescues and on one he found himself clinging to a rope ladder on the side of a 100,000-tonne oil tanker as he climbed to safety in storm force winds in the Indian Ocean. No stranger to overcoming adversity and dealing with obstacles, James is an accomplished presenter and regularly speaks at events and conferences around the world including, US, India, Europe and the Middle East.James’ book ‘The Ultimate Triathlon’ was launched in April 2016 and has been endorsed by Bear Grylls. James second book, ‘It’s All Mental’ was released in April 2021.www.jamesketchell.net
