Lise Wortley: Lessons from the Wild

Lise Wortley is coming to the NCO Centre on Tuesday 10 November, with her talk Lessons from the Wild running from 19:30 to 21:00 in the Beulah Conference Suite. It's a night that sits at the intersection of adventure and history, and if you've ever wondered what actually keeps a person going when things go south in the middle of nowhere, this is exactly where you'll find the answer.

Wortley is an adventurer, presenter, writer, and the founder of Woman with Altitude, a project she started to bring overlooked female explorers back into the spotlight. The talk draws on that work, looking at the pioneering women whose stories often got lost or pushed to the margins, and the resilience they showed along the way. It's as much about the women she's researched as it is about the lessons she's taken from them.

She's no stranger to the wild herself. You might recognise her from Channel 4's Alone, where she spent 34 days surviving in the Canadian wilderness and finished as runner-up in the survival test. That's the kind of first-hand experience she brings to the room, and she talks about how she found healing and purpose through adventure — a thread that runs through her career and into the stories she tells.

The evening is held at the NCO Centre, Beulah Conference Suite, Riggs Road, Perth, PH1 1PR, from 19:30 to 21:00 on Tuesday 10 November, with tickets ranging from free to £15.