Elise Wortley

Elise Wortley (born 1989 or 1990) is a British explorer who uses equipment and clothing from the early 1900s for her journeys.[2][3]

Elise Wortley
Born1989 or 1990 (age 33–34)[1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationExplorer

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 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]

References
  1. Turrell, Claire (8 March 2023). "Adventurer Elise Wortley Recreates the Journeys of Famous Female Explorers". www.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. Owen, Meghan (9 October 2021). "Following in the footsteps of female explorers". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. Marcus, Lilit (7 July 2022). "Why this woman recreates the journeys of history's greatest female explorers". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. Williams, Jessie. "In the steps of history's forgotten female explorers". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. Durn, Sarah (14 March 2022). "Returning to the Valley of the Assassins in the Footsteps of Explorer Freya Stark". www.atlasobscura.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. Moore, Jason (25 October 2022). "Reviving History's Forgotten Female Adventurers". www.zerototravel.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  7. Magazine, Smithsonian; Turrell, Claire. "Adventurer Elise Wortley Recreates the Journeys of Famous Female Explorers". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. Marcus, Lilit (8 July 2022). "Why this woman recreates the journeys of history's greatest female explorers". CNN. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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