Lucy Shepherd
Lucy is an explorer, filmmaker, author and onscreen talent, hailed by The Times as “the most hardcore member of the new generation of British adventurers”.
She believes that “adventure is a mindset, not a moment”. Her mission is rooted in sharing her love of the planet’s most extreme yet fragile wild places, encouraging others to embrace the unknown, challenge themselves, and develop a deeper connection with the natural world.
For over a decade, Lucy has led and undertaken expeditions across some of the world’s most remote environments, from the polar regions and high mountains to dense jungles and vast sweltering deserts. Her journeys have taken her far beyond established routes and into places where few outsiders have ventured.
At a young age, Lucy discovered the power of film and storytelling to inspire change. She became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society at just 23 and later served as a co-opted council member of the Scientific Exploration Society, one of the world’s oldest exploration organisations.
Lucy is the creator, writer, filmmaker and presenter behind Channel 4’s adventure documentaries Secret Amazon: Into the Wild and Secret Africa: Into the Wild. The series follow ambitious expeditions through some of the world’s most remote wildernesses while exploring the people, wildlife and environmental challenges that define them.
In 2026, Lucy published her debut book, Into the Wild, with Penguin Michael Joseph. Part memoir, part adventure story, the book chronicles her journey to becoming an explorer and culminates in her pioneering 50-day expedition across Guyana’s remote Kanuku Mountains alongside an all-Indigenous Amerindian team.
Alongside her expedition and broadcasting work, Lucy is a Ford Ambassador, a Friend of the Brand for Bremont Watches, and a sought-after keynote speaker. Through her talks, films and writing, she encourages audiences to adopt an explorer’s mindset: embracing uncertainty, building resilience and maintaining optimism in an ever-changing world.
