• In October 2025 Mike will be leading a group 1,200 kilometres to the South Pole from Hercules Inlet

Events

	Ready for the World! The Academical Club at the Edinburgh Academy - 24th Feb 2021 This year's 'READY FOR THE WORLD' lecture at the Academical Club is to be presented virtually by explorer and adventurer Mike Laird. Wednesday 24th February at 6pm.
	Rosie Stancer & Mike Laird - Lake Baikal Expedition Scientific Exploration Society (Webinar) - 23rd Feb 2021 Join a webinar hosted by the Scientific Exploration Society to hear SES Honorary Advisory Board member Rosie Stancer and former SES Trustee Mike Laird recount their stories from their incredible expedition crossing Lake Baikal on foot. Tuesday 23rd February at 7:00pm. Tickets available via EventBrite. See more about Mike's Baikal crossing in the Travel Diary and Photo Gallery. Follow in Mike's footsteps by walking across Lake Baikal with CrossingBaikal.com
	31st Bonham Carter Lecture at the British Academy British Institute for the study of Iraq (BISI) - 20th June 2013 Mike is invited to talk about mudhifs in the Iraq Marshes for the 31st Bonham Carter Lecture at the British Academy on behalf of the British Institute for the study of Iraq (BISI). Listen to Mike's lecture at the BISI website. See photos of the mudhif project in Iraq in the Photo Gallery.