Elise Wortley | |
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Born | 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35) [1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Explorer |
Elise Wortley (born 1989 or 1990) is a British explorer who uses equipment and clothing from the early 1900s for her journeys. [2] [3]
Wortley grew up in Colchester, Essex [4] before moving to London in 2017. [3]
Inspired by early 20th century French explorer and author Alexandra David-Néel, [5] Wortley has re-created several of David-Néel's journeys, including Kangchenjunga in the Himalayas, Lhasa in Tibet, the Scottish Highlands, the Alborz mountains in Iran, and the Ben Nevis mountain in Scotland. [1] [6] [7] [8]
Wortley will only use her handmade wooden backpack, a yak wool coat, Himalayan hobnail boots, cotton dress, and a linen tent. All things that her ancestors[ who?] would have worn and used when they explored. [7] Wortley planned her expedition, 108-mile hike from Lachen, in Sikkim, India, to Kanchenjunga base camp. The journey mimicked the last leg of David-Néel’s journey. [7]