Jonny bealby biography of william

Celebrating 25 years of Wild Frontiers, our Founder Jonny Bealby reflects on perhaps the most important journey of his life.

We find out about the valuable lessons he's learned, the tours he's most proud of and what he hopes the future has in store for us.

The answer to this question is simple, I wanted to create a career for myself doing something I loved… namely travel.

My father, being a farmer, had always instilled in us the pleasures and freedom that come from being one’s own boss, and although I enjoyed travel writing – the career I had for the decade preceding WF – I had discovered quite quickly it was going to be a challenging way to make a living. 

So when Saifullah, the chief spokesperson for the Kalash, with whose family I had just spent three months researching my second book, suggested I start a travel company to bring travellers to northern Pakistan and in particular stay with his