President of Girlguiding Cymru, Tori James
Tori James is a professional adventurer, author and keynote speaker.
Tori is the first Welsh woman to climb Mount Everest. She was a member of the first all-female team to ski to the Magnetic North Pole in a 360-mile polar challenge. Tori holds the record for the longest open sea kayak in UK waters which she set with the Beeline Britain team.
A message from Tori James to Girlguiding members across Wales
“Guiding gave me the confidence to try new things, meet new people and visit new places. It taught me that to achieve anything you needed to make a commitment to yourself and to others. I loved selecting the next badge I would work towards. Achieving one badge made me want to strive for the next. It taught me to set my sight on the next goal.
I learnt all the essential camp craft skills through Girlguiding. My most memorable achievement was gaining my Camp Permit Award and being selected to represent Wales at an international camp in Olympia, Greece.
For me, Guiding is about fun, friendship and finding our what matters to you”