About Wishful Expeditions

Professional mountaineer and explorer Andrew Hughes has climbed in the some of the most remote places on Earth and touched the summit of Everest. But through these expeditions and explorations Andrew has become focused on something that matters more than summits - that being making meaningful impacts in the world and creating ways for people of all ages to connect and experience them.

Andrew On His Way Christmas Day To The South Pole By Ski

While on Everest, Andrew created a school outreach program that allowed students from Sydney to Seattle to pose questions to him while on the expedition which he responded to with video recordings for each classroom and to each question. Andrew’s hope was by providing access and sharing in this journey it would bring a sense of connection and curiosity to the world that awaits all of us to explore - be it near or far - and instill the idea we are all explorers no matter who or where we are or what our age.

After finding great success with this program and finding such unique perspectives and questions coming from school talks given since returning from Everest, it felt a natural path to provide continued opportunities to spark interest in the outdoors and exploration which led to the creation of Wishful Expeditions.

Wishful Expeditions aims to not only carry Christmas wishes to the North Pole, but to seek wishes from children that they have for the world in which they experience and witness. For from the minds of the young can spring hilarity but also hope for the future and for the planet they will inherit.

This expedition my hope will create many more wish filled expeditions in the future where wishes for the world will be shared and inspire all ages to commit to empathy and advocacy towards one another and to protecting our shared world one wish at a time.