Walking holidays and guided tours throughout the UK, Europe and around the World with Langdale Walking & Adventure Holidays

David Fairs- Tour Leader

DAVID FAIRS
David's taste for adventure began in the Army where he gained experience in expedition leadership. This included leading a kayak expedition down the Nile in the Sudan, trips to Canada, Norway and other far-flung places. He left the Army in mid-career to start a new career in the holiday business. David continued his interest in adventurous activities by developing Langdale Walking Holidays during his ten years as Managing Director of Langdale Leisure Ltd. He has led most of the Langdale Walking Holidays overseas visits so far and continues to seek out new and exciting destinations around the world. David is a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).

SUSAN MOULTON
Susan started her professional career in the Fashion Industry but turned to travel after living in Geneva for two years. She has lead cultural tours throughout Europe and further afield for several well-known tour operators before joining Langdale Walking & Adventure Holidays in 2002 leading tours in Italy where she has lived for three and a half years. Her hobbies are travelling, art and music.

Marcus Fairs & Rupinder Bhogal- Tour Leaders

MARCUS FAIRS
Marcus Fairs, a journalist by profession, has around eight years' experience as a tour leader, leading cultural tours around Europe and further afield for a number of companies before joining his father, David to help run Langdale Walking Holidays. Together with his wife Rupinder, he has led Langdale holidays to Nepal, Cyprus and Mallorca. His hobbies are travel and photography.

RUPINDER BHOGAL
Rupinder Bhogal also has several years' experience as a tour leader and has led tours throughout Europe. Together with her husband Marcus, she has led Langdale holidays to Nepal, Cyprus and Mallorca. Rupinder, a keen traveller and walker, works in television documentaries.

JOHN WHITE
An ex-National Park Ranger for the Central Lake District, John has walked and climbed throughout Europe, in America, Africa and Greenland. He has run an Outdoor Activities and Guiding business for the past 11 years and is a member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, The British Mountaineering Council, The Institute for Outdoor Learning and the Grand National Archery Society.

John's business - Highpoint - concentrates on skills training for hillwalkers and mountaineers alongside running activities and training for corporate groups. John organises all the Langdale Walking & Adventure Holidays' guided walks in The Lake District and has been Tour Leader on some of our overseas holidays.

John White - Tour Leader

CHRIS COLLIER
Chris Collier lives in Windermere and has a love of the great outdoors including walking the Lakeland Fells, sailing and tennis. Chris was until recently Chief Executive of Cumbria's regeneration company, Cumbria Vision, and had previously spent nine years as Chief Executive of Cumbria Tourist Board, now re-named Cumbria Tourism. Chris's walking experience began as a small child growing up in the Lake District and her sense of adventure was kindled as a fourteen year old, when her first trip abroad took her to Italy, Greece and Turkey. She has since visited over sixty countries and exploring the world continues to be a favourite pastime. She is Chair of the Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership, is involved in a number of other charitable ventures, and was recently awarded the OBE for her contribution to tourism in Cumbria.

OLIVER MAURICE
Oliver has recently retired as Director of the National Trust's North West Region after 32 years with the organisation. A Chartered Surveyor and Land Agent by profession, his interests now focus on walking the fells of the English Lake District, where he lives, and voluntary work for a number of charities including the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) and the Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership.

Oliver Maurice- Tour Leader