We hope that this page will give you all the information you require about The Great Escape Company team.

Mark Willis

Mark founded The Great Escape company in 2008 after 12 years as a sports coach working with both children and adults. Mark honed his outdoor skills in his childhood home of Nepal, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Here he could enjoy a freedom denied to so many young people of today, spending his time trekking, rafting and exploring his amazing natural surroundings. This was to be the catalyst for Mark’s vision of The Great Escape. He now provides relevant leadership, team building and personal development training to school groups and to corporate teams using adventurous activities at The Great Escape.

Alexandra Beazley

Alex mother of three, two boys 10 & 9 years and a girl of 4, has a wealth of experience  looking after children and adults while they are on site with us at The Great Escape.

Alex has worked for the company since inception and is responsible for all aspects of  well being which are so vital to the success of each camp.

Martin Digby

Martin was a school teacher for 10 years before moving his class room into the outdoors. His motivation comes from enabling others to develop skills and understanding of themselves and others. He seeks to combine his teaching experience and outdoor expertise to provide an environment that will empower others to explore and enjoy the outdoors for themselves.
Martin holds National Governing Body awards in mountain walking, rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, orienteering, archery and first aid.

Martin lives in North Shropshire with his wife and 3 children, where they are actively involved in the local church and schools, and foster children through Social Services.

Ryan Redman

Ryan was born and raised in South Africa, spent his entire schooling career captaining various sporting teams as well as being placed in prefect and committee roles. These leadership qualities gained him a position at one of South Africa’s leading Outdoor Leadership and Adventure Centre’s where through the medium of outdoor activities, he has taught and equipped clients with various leadership, communication and team building theories and tools.

Ryan’s style of instructing revolves around bringing the best out of people by learning and coming up with idea’s for themselves. Ryan achieves this by carefully guiding teams and leaders in the right direction by asking the right questions and by ensuring the involvement of the entire team in the team building activities set. Ryan has also earned a Bachelor of Business Science degree with four major and obtained honours in Marketing and has also spent time racing around the world as a professional triathlete.

Kevin Willis

Kevin has spent much of his adult life managing lodges in Nepal and Africa. In Nepal, based out of Kathmandu, he was involved in preparation and implementation of treks and expeditions into the Himalayas.

After coming back from foreign parts he set up a property development company with projects in the both the UK and the south of France. He now lives with his wife and two children in south Shropshire.

In recent years he has become an instrumental part of The Great Escape Company and is now one of it’s key instructors.

Chris Hughes

Chris has been actively involved in the outdoors since childhood and holds nationally governing body qualifications in mountaineering, climbing, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking and bush craft. As well as these technical qualifications, Chris is an Accredited Practitioner of the Institute for Outdoor Learning (APIOL) and is a Licensed Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Chris is happiest helping people achieve their ambitions and personal goals and motivating teams to succeed.