Professional - Head of Credit Risk
Personal - Extra curricular Adventurer
Life Experiences:
Climbed Kilimanjaro in 2 days no acclimatization.
Ran the Marathon des Sables (top 10 Brits).
Ran 100 miles non-stop (30hrs).
Climbed and traversed mount Denali (first time in 5 years) - nearly died when a glacier collapsed beneath us.
Rowed across the Atlantic (1 World record + 1 route record) - had our rudder smashed off twice(!) by a Minke Whale.
Skied across Greenland (fastest British crossing) - Ran into 2 Polar Bears in a white out and was then hunted for two days at close range (c50m) over c50 miles of the ice cap.
Ran 10's of Ultra Distance Marathons (PB for 50 miles 7hrs 57 mins).
Climbed Mount Everest 26th May 2011 - oxygen mask broke in the death zone and lost two finger tips to frostbite on the way to the summit.
Climbed 2 previously un-climbed c4500m mountains in Kyrgyzstan 2013.
Specialties:
Professional - Credit Risk
Personal - Ultra distance endurance, Ultra running/adventure racing, Mountaineering, Ocean Rowing, Polar travel. Expedition Leading and Management. Speaking. www.benthackwray.com, www.adventurehub.com. 