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![]() Gooley at Bignor Hill, West Sussex in 2020 |
Tristan Gooley (born 1973) is a British writer on natural navigation.[1][2][3][4][5]
Gooley was born in 1973; his father is Sir Michael Gooley, the founder of Trailfinders, who was knighted in 2021 for services to business and charity.[6]
Gooley has a BA in history and politics (1996) from Newcastle University.[7][8] He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro while in his teens,[2] and, aged 19, he spent three days lost on the slopes of Gunung Rinjani, an active volcano in Indonesia.[9]
Gooley has written for the New York Times, the Sunday Times, the Wall Street Journal and the BBC.[21] He is the author of books[22] which have been translated into 19 languages,[23] and have been referenced by artists including David Hockney.[24]
Gooley is a fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and of the Royal Geographical Society.[14]
In 2020 was awarded the Harold Spencer-Jones Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of Navigation in recognition of an outstanding contribution to navigation.[25]
Gooley is married to Sophie and they have two sons. They live in Eartham, West Sussex.[3]
Gooley is vice-chairman of Trailfinders, the travel agency founded in 1970 by his father.[21]
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