Dr Charlotte Kirk

Inspiring your adventures
Hi I'm Charlotte,
I love endurance sports and extreme adventures. The grit and resiliency from my military experience drives everything I do - from trails and on snow, to up mountains and in the sea.
Alongside this, I'm passionate about backing, building, and scaling revolutionary climate technologies - striving to protect the environments & communities I love to explore.
How I got into things
I started backpacking aged 16, when I spent a month in Malaysia with a group of friends and I also learnt to scuba-dive. Adventures around South America, months living in Uganda and Australia for my Masters research, as well as exploring South East Asia followed.
When I started my chemistry PhD at Oxford University, I started racing triathlons and also joined the British Army, where I became the first female in the infantry and started cross-country skiing competitively. As I kept going further and faster, Ironmans and ultra-marathons ensued, and I've enjoyed racing at various world championships across disciplines. Always embracing new challenges and finding new ways to explore - I've completed many amazing self-sufficient bike-packing and trail-running expeditions across countries all over the world.
Current Expedition
I'm currently through-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in America, aiming to complete this epic 4,265 km journey in just 100 days.
I'm excited to be back on an adventure, as this will be my longest expedition since I bike-packed 5,000 km along the whole length of New Zealand back in 2019.
Mission and Vision
Whether it’s in extreme sports, on infantry exercises, on adventure expeditions or in technology investing – women are generally in the minority. I often find myself the only female in the room, or the first to acheive challenges I set my mind to.
My aim is to inspire others – particularly women – to do cool stuff. Take the leap, pursue your passions, and lets support each other to acheive extraordinary goals.
A devoted outdoors enthusiast, I'm here to share my adventures with you. - Join my journey!
Succesful Endurance athlete
Ultra-marathon runner,
Ironman & triathlete,
and cross-country ski racer,
at World championship level
EXTREME Sports & Adventure Travel
Self-sufficient bike-packing and back-packing expeditions across several continents
Passionate scuba diver
Avid trail-runner
pioneering Military & defence experTISe
5 years in the British Army
First female in the infantry
Platoon commander
Grit & resilience, and leadership & team-building that now underpins everything I do
Climate technology investor & operator
Chemistry PhD and 1st class undergraduate degree both from the Unievrsity of Oxford, where I was also an academic scholar
Scaling & developing breakthrough & innovative technologies that accelerate the renewable energy transition and unlock deep decarbonisation
Unique combination of technical & commercial expertise, and recognized specialist in industrial transformation, and renewable fuels & products
10 year global corporate career

Appalatian Trail - 2023

Lake Placid

