Neville Shulman is a British mountaineer,

explorer Exploration is the process of exploring, an activity which has some Expectation (epistemic), expectation of Discovery (observation), discovery. Organised exploration is largely a human activity, but exploratory activity is common to most organis ...

, author, and Ridley Scott's personal consultant and adviser. He has been closely involved with Ridley Scott throughout his film career and involved with all his films, including ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Di ...

'', ''

Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as Louise and Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unforese ...

'', ''Black Hawk Down'', ''Kingdom of Heaven'', ''Gladiator'', ''Robin Hood'', ''Prometheus'', and ''

The Counselor ''The Counselor'' (known as ''The Counsellor'' in countries that use British English) is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy. It stars Michael Fassbender as the eponymous Counselor as well as Pen ...

''. Neville Shulman is a Fellow of the

Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...

, Fellow of the

Explorers Club The Explorers Club is an American-based international multidisciplinary professional society with the goal of promoting scientific exploration and field study. The club was founded in New York City in 1904 and has served as a meeting point for ex ...

, member of the

Scientific Exploration Society Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

and of the Bhutan Society. He is a Freeman of the City of London and a member of the

Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths ranks fortieth among the ancient livery companies of the City of London. First mentioned in a Court record of 1299, London's blacksmiths evolved from a religious fraternity into a guild before being grant ...

. He is involved with numerous charitable organisations and is an Ambassador of Action for Children (previously NCH). He was made an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(OBE) and was then made a

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(CBE) by

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

. Shulman has many ties with the film and theatre industry including being a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Chairman of the Theatre Forum, Director of the British International Theatre Institute and previously Vice-President of the

Drama Centre Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint Martins, a constitue ...

, Vice Chair of the UK UNESCO Culture Committee and editor of the Contemporary Theatre Review. He is a collector of modern and contemporary art, a Patron of New Art, a Fellow of the Royal Society For The Encouragement Of The Arts, a Director of

Shepperton Film Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group. During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused ...

, and has many involvements in the entertainment industries. He is an author, journalist and lecturer on philosophy, mountaineering and exploration. He was one of the Olympic Torch Bearers at the London 2012 Games. He set up the Neville Shulman Challenge Award at the Royal Geographical Society and the Earthwatch Shulman Awards to support conservation issues, both Awards being given out annually. Shulman is the author of several books, both factual and fiction, including ''Some Like It Cold'', which is a philosophical and humorous account concerning his expeditions to the

North Pole The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's rotation, Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distingu ...

and subsequently to the

South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's rotation, Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish ...

, ''Climbing the Equator, Running the Jungle'' and ''Zen in the Art of Climbing Mountains''. Neville Shulman has travelled extensively throughout the world, including India, China, Outer Mongolia, Tibet, Russia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Libya. In 1989, he travelled to the Arctic and the

in an expedition organized with the

Tate Gallery Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the UK ...

. To raise funds for the Red Cross, in 1996/97 he embarked on an expedition to Antarctica and the

. Every year he undertakes one or two expeditions and explorations to raise funds for charities.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shulman, Neville Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Living people Fellows of the Explorers Club 20th-century British explorers Year of birth missing (living people)