OUTDOOR PIRATE / ABOUT
PAUL CLARKE
Outdoor Pirate documents Paul Clarke’s pursuit of ambitious objectives in the mountains and beyond, the expeditions, uncertainty, successes, failures and experiences that come with the journey.
Mount Everest Summit: 8,848m 21st May 2026
THE STORY
THE JOURNEY MATTERS AS MUCH AS THE SUMMIT.
Outdoor Pirate records a goal-driven life shaped by difficult objectives, changing plans and the experiences that unfold between departure and return.
A personal record of expeditions, uncertainty and the stories that come with both.
WHY THE MOUNTAINS
THE MOUNTAIN RARELY GOES TO PLAN.
I’m drawn to the challenge, the problem solving and the uncertainty. The summit provides the motivation to keep moving when an expedition becomes difficult, uncomfortable or uncertain, but the real attraction is everything required to get there. The world’s 8,000-meter mountains are particularly compelling for their scale, length, complexity and extreme altitude. They can take weeks, conditions shift constantly, and success is never guaranteed.
THE NUMBERS
THE MOUNTAINS ARE ONLY PART OF THE STORY.
MOUNTAINEERING
ROCK CLIMBING
KITESURFING
4X4 / OVERLAND
SCUBA DIVING
Paragliding
THE MISSION
AMBITION, OBJECTIVES, AND THE ROAD BETWEEN.
The long-term focus includes the 14 × 8,000m peaks, the Seven Summits, the Second Seven Summits, the Seven Volcanic Summits and other significant high-altitude and exploratory objectives.
CURRENT EXPEDITION
AMA DABLAM 2026
6,814M / KHUMBU, NEPAL
Returning to Ama Dablam with Xenia after Dhaulagiri. Photograph from my 2025 climb.
ON THE MOUNTAIN
PEOPLE I CLIMB WITH
The people I share expeditions, training and plans for what comes next with.
