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Jim’s Passion for Exploration
Jim Williams has spent over 40 years exploring the world, one adventure at a time. He founded Exploradus in 2000. Exploradus redefines exploration with exceptional service, offering private treks to Everest Base Camp and small boat trips to the Galapagos. Experience top-tier exploration and the intricacies of remote cultures. You envision it; Jim brings it to life.
Global Network. A true citizen of the world, Jim’s explorative quiver includes an extensive network of connections, from local guides and porters to dear friends in remote villages. This network allows Exploradus to offer truly unique and authentic experiences.
Global Guide. Jim is considered an Asian authority, but his expertise extends far beyond the Great Wall of China. Throughout his three-decade-long guiding career, Jim has led major expeditions to Chile, Peru, Africa, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Tibet and Antartica. As your global concierge, Jim, and his network of local guides across the globe, provide unmatched cultural, technical, historical, and culinary-rich expertise.
Expert Leadership and Impeccable Safety Record
Jim Williams has been touted as the Ernest Shackleton of our time. From successfully guiding the Seven Summits in under one year, to retracing Shackleton’s epic crossing of South Georgia Islands in the hazardous Antarctic to co-leading the first Ski Expedition to the South Pole, Jim has earned a world-class reputation as an explorer and mountain guide. He was bestowed the prestigious Lowell Thomas Award by the Explorers Club in 2009.
