LISE WORTLEY
Lise Wortley is an adventurer, keynote speaker, presenter, writer and founder of community project Woman with Altitude. After struggling with severe anxiety, Lise found healing and purpose in adventure, and has dedicated her career to bringing the forgotten stories of pioneering adventurous women back into the spotlight.
About
In her twenties, Elise (Lise) Wortley grappled with severe anxiety, searching for ways to improve her mental health. She eventually found solace in the outdoors and inspiration in the remarkable stories of overlooked women adventurers.
Lise's work has received widespread media attention and her writing has featured in outlets such as The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Telegraph. Lise recently starred in Channel 4's ALONE, surviving 34 days in the Canadian wilderness, earning runner-up in this ultimate survival test in one of the most beautiful but challenging landscapes on earth. She is currently trying to sit still long enough to write her first book.
Woman with Altitude
Growing up, every adventurer Lise came across was a man. Now she's on a mission to ensure female-led adventure stories are no longer the exception, but the norm. Her community project Woman with Altitude is dedicated to empowering people through stories of pioneering women adventurers, while showing that adventure is not just about conquering or winning, but about connecting to people and the natural world. Through storytelling, films, talks and expeditions, Lise draws inspiration from the resilience and courage of women whose achievements had largely been overlooked by history, while showing that adventure belongs to everyone.
The Bride of Mont Blanc
The Bride of Mont Blanc is an all-women created documentary film following Lise as she attempts to recreate the first female ascent of Mont Blanc, Europe’s most iconic peak. In doing so, Lise explores her own relationship with the outdoors and how it’s impacted a long battle with debilitating anxiety.
In 2023, Lise starred in Channel 4's Alone, the ultimate test of endurance and ingenuity, in one of the most beautiful but inhospitable locations on earth. The six-part series saw Lise dropped into the remote Northern Canadian wilderness, where she had to survive entirely alone, fending for herself to survive for as long as possible, equipped with only a handful of basic tools, whilst filming her own adventure.
Once dropped at her location, with no camera crew, producers, or experts to help, Lise was left to battle the elements, loneliness and starvation, under the constant threat of predators including bears and wolves. Lise faced the ultimate trial of skill, mental strength and resilience, learning surprising lessons from the wild.
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