Director of Operations
Fay has overseen Wind Sand & Stars journeys since 2008. She spent many years running personal development expeditions for school groups worldwide, with a particular responsibility for establishing in-country project partnerships. Prior to this she spent several years at the Royal Geographical Society’s Expedition Advisory Centre (now Geography Outdoors). She has travelled widely especially in the Middle East and Africa.
Leader
Josh is a a freelance outdoors instructor and expedition leader. He has led several Wind Sand & Stars journeys into the desert and mountains of South Sinai. His background is in community development trips and Wind Sand & Stars’ strong links with the Bedouin are a major reason for Josh choosing to work with us. He has a degree in Exploration and Resource Geology, spent several years in the Army Reserves and has travelled, worked, and volunteered in East Africa, West Africa, South America, the Sinai and various parts of Europe.
Sinai Ground Handler
Rabia has worked with Wind Sand & Stars since its inception and has been key to the long term and stable relationships which ensure safety as well as the capacity to journey in areas little known to the western world. He originally trained as a doctor, working in hospitals in Cairo, but fell in love with the desert and the Bedu way of life while working in the area one summer nearly 30 years ago. He lives in the Sinai as a director of his own specialist company, and agent for Wind Sand & Stars. Rabia, with his knowledge of different ways of life, is able to give key insights into the desert world and his support team are always generous natured and high quality.
Director
Richard has many years experience in developing companies and managing teams, in both large organisations and smaller companies. He is the Director of a number of companies in the Adventure Travel, Expedition and Exploration sectors. Richard is a Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Zoological Society of London. He is also a commercially endorsed RYA Yachtmaster, and has used his sea-faring skills to bring personal development opportunities to a number of organisations and companies.
In his spare time, Richard has travelled extensively – usually on sailing or mountaineering trips, which have included climbing Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua. He has skippered yachts in the Fastnet Race and Three Peaks Yacht Race. In 2005 he competed in the Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race from La Gomera to Antigua with his wife, arriving in 6th place and setting a record time for a couple! In 2009 he cycled the route of the Tour de France to raise money for a cancer charity. In 2013, he sailed solo across the Atlantic in a 21ft yacht to raise funds for Sobell House Hospice in Oxford. Richard lives in Hampshire with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.
Director
As a director of Wind Sand & Stars, Peter brings operational experience to the team, having set up and run a number of travel and personal development companies over the last 15 years. Peter’s specialism in risk management has involved him in establishing safety standards, as Co-chair for the creation of the ISO Adventure Tourism standard, and as an active member of the technical committee for the British Standard in Overseas Expeditions (BS8848). Still devoted to having new experiences, Peter travels widely providing practical advice to teams working in remote parts of the world. He thrives on revealing new cultures and environments to individuals through safe and responsible travel.
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