Ruari’s obsession for all things travel and adventure started at a young age and has seen him journey across the world in search of new experiences and adventures. Having taken part in ultra-marathons and a variety of outdoor expeditions, Ruari is always searching for the next challenge. After graduating university with a degree in International Relations, Ruari first joined the Pelorus team as an intern back in 2018, before heading off to gain some experience working in finance and at a technology start-up. Ruari quickly decided to return to his true passion in travel and re-joined the team in 2021.

Alongside working at Pelorus, Ruari currently serves as a reserve soldier in a British Army surveillance and reconnaissance regiment, and is an avid photographer, skier, and advanced diver (he also spends half his time trying to exhaust his inexhaustible spaniel!).

I will never forget the first time I arrived in Iceland – even the descent into the airport blew me away! Not only was I completely captivated by the scenery and culture, I will never forget the feeling hurling down a glacier on a snowmobile.

I have always dreamt of taking a David Yarrow-esque photograph of a Polar Bear. He captured one shot where he was so close you can see the reflection of his camera in the polar bear’s pupil.

If I am allowed to take a historical figure, it would have to be Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor. He was once described as “a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene.”