- Nationality
- British
- Born
- 1975
- Signature skills
- Long-distance jungle trekking, Expedition leadership, Solo island survival, Self-filmed survival
Background
Stafford graduated from Newcastle University with a geography degree in 1997. He trained at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in 1999, leaving the British Army as a captain in 2002 to lead expeditions. His Amazon walk ran from April 2008 to August 2010.
Survival philosophy
His expeditions emphasize sustained endurance and self-reliance. He later tested minimal-equipment survival by spending 60 days alone on an uninhabited Fijian island without food, water or clothing supplies.
TV shows
- Walking the Amazon · Channel 5 · 2011
Books
- Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. One Step at a Time. · 2012
- Naked and Marooned: One Man. One Island. · 2014
Verified facts
- Edward James Stafford was born on December 26, 1975, in Peterborough, England. Source
- He graduated in geography in 1997, trained at Sandhurst and served as a British Army officer until 2002. Source
- His Amazon expedition lasted 860 days and finished on August 9, 2010. Source
- Gadiel 'Cho' Sánchez Rivera accompanied him for the final two years of the expedition. Source
- Channel 5 broadcast Walking the Amazon in 2011. Source
- Penguin Random House dates its U.S. edition of Walking the Amazon to 2012. Source
- Naked and Marooned recounts 60 days on an uninhabited island without food, water or clothing supplies. Source
FAQs about Ed Stafford
What is Ed Stafford known for?
Becoming the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River, an 860-day expedition.
What is Ed Stafford's survival philosophy?
His expeditions emphasize sustained endurance and self-reliance. He later tested minimal-equipment survival by spending 60 days alone on an uninhabited Fijian island without food, water or clothing supplies.
What TV shows has Ed Stafford been on?
Walking the Amazon (Channel 5, 2011).
What books has Ed Stafford written?
Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. One Step at a Time. (2012); Naked and Marooned: One Man. One Island. (2014).