About
Explorer | Presenter | Speaker
Ness Knight is an explorer, conservationist and ocean advocate who has completed a diverse collection of expeditions in extreme environments around the globe.
In April 2018 she successfully completed a world first ‘source to sea’ descent of the Essquibo River in Guyana, the third largest river in South America. The expedition redefined modern exploration as Ness’s team pulled together an international collaboration with the indigenous Wai Wai tribe to locate the river’s source, something that has never before been found or documented.
Last year she explored the Namib Desert solo, traversing through the inhospitable lands in the remotest Northern regions to better understand the extraordinary people and wildlife that survive and thrive in this remote corner of the world.
RECENT EXPEDITIONS
- Collaborative expedition with the Wai Wai tribe to find the source of the Essequibo River, previously unknown
- World first descent of the third largest river in South America discovering biodiversity in primary virgin rainforest
- Solo traverse of the remote northern Namib Desert region via Himba tribes and big game territories
- Conservation work in Bolivia with a Ocelot and Puma in the heart of the jungle
- Descent of the mighty Missouri River
- First female in history to swim the length of the Thames River
2013
First female to swim the Thames River
2016
Exploring the oldest desert on the planet
2018
World Record Attempt: Solo Pacific Ocean row
