Private journeys of a lifetime - the Epic experience

Brad Horn

Africa, Australia, Nepal & Everest, Antarctica, Americas

By design and desire a professional adventurer, Brad’s passion is wild and natural places. He grew up on a cattle station in Western Queensland and spent time in the Australian Army. Then six wonderful years living in the African bush operating safaris.

Brad has developed enduring relationships with the best travel operators and local contacts around the world. With his ongoing travels as a professional private guide, Brad and Epic Private Journeys delivers an unrivalled experience.

In May 2018, Brad achieved a personal dream of climbing and successfully summiting Mount Everest. He continues to guide select private groups and tailored journeys throughout the year. [Read More]

Brad Horn is by design and desire, a professional adventurer with a passion for wild and natural places. This passion was nurtured growing up on a cattle station in Western Queensland and as an Australian Army Officer. Brad then spent six wonderful years living in the African bush operating safaris.

Brad has developed enduring relationships with the best tour and resort operators around the world. This network of contacts, combined with his extensive hands-on experience, ensures Epic Private Journeys delivers on an unrivalled experience.

In May 2018, he achieved a personal dream of climbing and successfully summiting Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain at 8, 848 metres. Brad continues to guide select groups and private journeys throughout the year. [Close]

Rob Barbour

Africa, Nepal

Born in Kenya, Rob spent his formative years in Australia gaining a medical degree and serving in the Australian military on peacekeeping missions and in special forces.

Having never lost his love for his birthplace, Rob migrated to Tanzania to found a socially responsible and community conservation orientated safari operation and a private community conservation area. [Read More]

Born in Kenya, Rob spent his formative years in Australia gaining a medical degree and serving in the Australian military on peacekeeping missions and in special forces.

Having never lost his love for his birthplace, Rob migrated to Tanzania to found a socially responsible and community conservation orientated safari operation and a private community conservation area. Rob subsequently joined Epic Private Journeys as a partner and private guide in Eastern and Southern Africa where he was able to share with Epic's guests his experience and passion for the natural world and local cultures, as well as his belief in poverty alleviation through conservation.

Rob continues to guide select private groups to Africa and Nepal throughout the year. [Close]

Pedro O'Connor

Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Pedro O'Connor spent his formative years growing up on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. He moved to South Africa for the latter years of his secondary school education and spent time on safaris to Rhodesia, Swaziland and Mozambique. [Read More]

Pedro O'Connor spent his formative years growing up on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef. He moved to South Africa for the latter years of his secondary school education and spent time on safaris to Rhodesia, Swaziland and Mozambique. He later experienced the cultures of Mauritius, the Middle East and Europe. A passionate traveller, Pedro has trekked the Himalayas, ridden camels in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, been chased by elephants in Zambia, climbed active volcanoes in Java and surfed the best waves of Indonesia. [Close]

Kevin Jackson

North America, South America, Nepal

Kevin Jackson is responsible for the logistics and operations of all North and South American programmes. He has led many worldwide expeditions, including multiple ascents of Aconcagua in Argentina (the highest peak in the Americas), and Mt Whitney (the highest mountain in the continental United States) and to base camp on Everest. [Read More]

Andrew Roberts

North America, South America

Andrew Roberts is Operations Manager for the Epic Americas programmes and is based in our San Diego, California office. Andrew began his career in the field of climbing and safety textile design and evenutally followed his passion and love for the outdoors into the adventure travel business. [Read More]

Andrew Roberts is Operations Manager for the Epic Americas programmes and is based in our San Diego, California office. Andrew began his career in the field of climbing and safety textile design and evenutally followed his passion and love for the outdoors into the adventure travel business. Andrew has spent a lot of time travelling and guiding throughout the Americas with multiple ascents of Mt Whitney and lots of time spent in the canyons and rivers of Southwestern USA and South America. He is an AMGA certified guide with a single pitch instructor certification and is also a Wilderness First Responder with full certification in the administration of CPR, AED and medical oxygen. [Close]

Jana Arnhold

Africa

After travelling the world for three years, Jana’s first visit to Africa was in 2009, when she arrived in the Cape, on assignment for a photographic production. Her desire to explore and an unwillingness to return to a European winter found her living in The Greater Kruger National Park where she worked as a lodge manager and later as a guide. [Read More]

Nic Kershaw

Africa

In 2008 Nic made a life-changing leap, leaving his home and career in the UK behind for the great wide-open spaces of Southern Africa.
Having qualified as an FGASA Guide, Nic’s guiding career began in the arid Little Karoo biome, before developing his bush skills tracking in the Kalahari and on specialist bird tours of the Afro-Montane and coastal forests of South Africa. [Read More]

Squack Evans

Africa

Squack Evans was born and raised on a large cattle ranch in south-eastern Zimbabwe, and it was here where he first began his chosen life in the African bush. Born into a family that has resided in Africa for four generations, it seemed only natural for him to follow in their footsteps. [Read More]

Stuart Levine

Africa

Stuart was born in Durban and completed a three year Diploma in Tourism before embarking on a year of travel. Upon returning to South Africa, he commenced his dream career as a Field Guide at Londolozi Private Game Reserve before joining Singita Private Game Reserve where he stayed for the next eight years. [Read More]

Hernan Jofre

Patagonia

Hernan visited Patagonia in 1996 with the quest to climb the Torres del Paine and has lived there ever since. After relocating to Puerto Natales, Hernan was hired to guide climbing and trekking trips through the National Park. [Read More]

Toby Sinclair

India

Toby has lived in India since the mid ‘70s travelling and organizing documentary films across South Asia for the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other broadcasters. He has edited and contributed to a series of 7 Insight Guides on India, and numerous other books. [Read More]