STC Staff

Adrian Ferarro

BSc (Hons) FRGS

The original driving force behind the STC, Adrian has travelled and trekked throughout many parts of the world over the past 16 years. His first major expedition was a six month epic through Africa (London to Nairobi overland, crossing the sahara and the “Heart of Darkness” in Zaire). Other trips have included 4 months in South America (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina) as well as various trips to Nepal, Finland, South Africa, Morocco, Turkey and elsewhere. He has trekked in the Andes, Alps, Himalayas, Turkey and New Zealand as well as exploring the wilder sides of the UK in both summer and winter. He has spent the last 10 years working in the adventure travel industry arranging trips and expeditions across the globe.

Adrian is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and on the committee for the South West RGS region. He has lectured for the Society on Zaire and the Belgian Congo.

Adrian has a degree in Exercise Science from Birmingham University and a Level III OCR Certificate in Off-site Safety Management. He is particularly passionate about the educational benefits and “lessons in life” that travel and adventure can bring and when not in the office he enjoys mountaineering, climbing, skiing and surfing, as well as introducing his two young children to the delights of foreign travel.

Julia Scarle

BA (Hons)

Julia joined the STC in early 2009 to further her career as a PA. With previous experience of working at high level within the education system, as well a passion for religious, social and cultural customs around the world, she is the rock that keeps us in line and the business on track. With a strong interest in travel, her “most wanted” destination list has got significantly longer since joining the company.

James Moore

RN BSc (Hons) Dip TravMed Dip TN MFTM RCPS (Glasg) FRGS

James is our external travel medicine and health advisor. He has been providing expedition, travel health advice and training to individuals, universities, schools, companies and charities for many years. His background as a Senior Nurse in Emergency Departments both in the UK and abroad and as a qualified mountain leader has led him into a very practical travel and expedition domain.

He has provided medical cover and leadership for numerous expeditions across the globe including post tsunami Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea for Ben Fogle’s Extreme Dreams series, and the Jungle Marathon in Brazil. He has Diplomas in Travel Medicine, Tropical Nursing, a degree in Emergency Care and is a Member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow. He has written for a number of journals and is a contributing author to the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine.

In 2003 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and regularly contributes to RGS expedition conferences as well as lecturing for the Society and medical establishments.