On The Trail of The Yeti – Talk by Steve Berry, Thursday 24 July, 7.30pm

Stories of a gigantic ape-like creature roaming around the mountains of the Himalaya have been told for centuries. But could the legendary Yeti actually be real?

British mountaineer and Himalayan traveller Steve Berry (left) is the man with the answers. Steve grew up with his father’s stories of India, and was beguiled by black and white photos from his dad’s expedition to the Nun Kun Massif in Kashmir. From an early age his ambition to explore in the greatest mountain range on earth grew and grew. He has taken part in nine mountaineering adventures to the Himalaya and has now completed some 80 or 90 treks in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and other parts of the region. In 1987, with his climbing friend Steve Bell, he founded a travel company specialising in Himalayan trekking and expedition holidays.

Steve is the author of two books, The Thunder Dragon Kingdom (Crowood Press, ISBN: 1852231467) and Straight Up (Vertebrate Digital, ISBN 9781909461116). He is a life member of the Himalayan Club, and has memberships of the Alpine Club and the Climbers Club.

Photo believed to be of a Yeti footprint, taken by British mountaineer Eric Shipton in 1951.