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Paul Rose

Paul Rose is an expedition leader, polar guide, professional diver and instructor, mountaineer and engineer.

Paul was vice president of the Royal Geographical Society from 1999 to 2002. He was base commander for the British Antarctic Survey for 10 years and was awarded HM The Queen's Polar Medal. He also received the US Navy Polar Medal for his work with NASA and the Mars Lander project on Mt Erebus in Antarctica.

Training all levels of divers, his dive instruction work has included the US Navy Training Centre and emergency response dive teams, including police departments, fire departments, underwater recovery teams, polar diving and science research support.

Paul is a mountain and polar guide leading Greenland icecap crossing expeditions, polar science support logistics and mountaineering expeditions. He advises and provides operational support to expeditions, charities and businesses in health and safety, fieldwork, diving operations and expedition training.

He comes from Romford in Essex and started life as a tool-making apprentice in a car factory.

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