Faraz Shibli

Faraz Shibli is a British travel writer, author and adventurer.

Faraz Shibli
Born (1986-01-10) 10 January 1986
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materWarwick University
Oxford University

Shibli is a contributing author of Mongolia: the Bradt Travel Guide (3rd ed.) and The Kindness of Strangers: Travel Stories That Make Your Heart Grow.[1][2] The latter is a collection of stories by travel writers, explorers and adventurers, including Ed Stafford, Benedict Allen and Sarah Outen, in aid of the Oxfam refugee appeal.[2]

Shibli has spoken about his travels at venues including Oxford University, Cambridge University, the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.[3][4][5][6][7]

2011 Gobi Desert expedition

In 2011, aged 25, Shibli took part in a 1,600 km crossing of the Mongolian Gobi Desert, following which it was reported that he became the youngest Briton to cross the Gobi Desert on foot.[3][8][9][10] During the expedition, he led Bactrian camels, which carried his food and water, as well as some of his equipment.[4][11][12] According to Shibli's interview with British GQ, navigation involved the use of Soviet-era maps, and there were a few occasions on which he almost ran out of water.[13]

In 2016, it was reported that Chloe Burles broke Shibli’s record, completing a similar route aged 23.[14][15] Neither records were certified by Guinness World Records.

Other expeditions

Shibli has lived, herded and hunted with the Kazakh eagle hunters of northwest Mongolia, trekked through the Tien Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, travelled in a loop by bicycle, boat and hitch hiking through the jungles of rural northern Laos and cycled long-distance in Thailand.[3][10][16]

Shibli is an international development barrister specialising in refugee, migration and human rights law.[3][10] He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 2007, before practising in London from chambers in the Inner Temple.[17][18] He later worked as a consultant to the United Nations in Mongolia.[19] He is also a trustee of Coalition Peace, a charity developing tech-based solutions for peacebuilding in Africa.[10][20]

Shibli was educated at Warwick University and Oxford University.[10][19]

Books as a contributor
  • Mongolia: the Bradt Travel Guide (3rd ed.) (2014), Bradt Travel Guides Ltd (UK), Globe Pequot Press Inc (USA), ISBN 978-1841624167
  • The Kindness of Strangers: Travel Stories that Make Your Heart Grow (2018), Summersdale, ISBN 978-1786855312

References
  1. Jane, Blunden (October 2014). Mongolia : the Bradt travel guide. Bradt Travel Guides (Third ed.). Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England. ISBN 9781841624167. OCLC 887940539.
  2. ,FEARGHAL., O'NUALLAIN (2018). KINDNESS OF STRANGERS : travel stories that make your heart grow. [S.l.]: SUMMERSDALE PUBLISHERS. ISBN 978-1786855312. OCLC 1023050112.
  3. "FOUNDLOST - Expeditions to the unreachable made achievable". FOUNDLOST. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  4. Faraz Shibli (2016-12-17), Walking 1,600km across Mongolia's Gobi Desert - Royal Geographical Society | Faraz Shibli, retrieved 2018-08-12
  5. "Past lectures". Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. "SPR AGM and Annual Dinner, 23 October 2018". www.sprweb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  7. "Book a Speaker | Travel Writer, Author & Adventurer". Faraz Shibli. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  8. 2012, 8 March. "Pro travellers reveal their top tech tools". BBC. Retrieved 2018-08-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Davenport™, Ripley. "Gobi 2011 Expedition - Ripley Davenport | ripleydavenport.com". www.ripleydavenport.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  10. "Who is Faraz Shibli? | Travel Writer, Author & Adventurer". Faraz Shibli. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  11. "Articles - Crossing the Gobi and beyond | Bradt Travel Guides". www.bradtguides.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  12. "ExplorersWeb". www.explorersweb.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  13. "Experts on how they developed resilience in extremely stressful situations". British GQ.
  14. "Meet the 24 year old who trekked across the Gobi Desert | Intrepid Travel Blog - The Journal". Intrepid Travel Blog. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  15. "11 of the most inspiring young explorers in Britain - Wired For Adventure". Wired For Adventure. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  16. "In Mongolia's Wild West" (PDF). Oxford Development Matters: 12–13. 2016.
  17. "Calls to the Bar". The Times. 2007-11-23. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  18. "Faraz Shibli published on EIN". 10 KBW. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  19. "Oxford Department of International Development". www.qeh.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  20. "Team – Coalition Peace". Retrieved 2019-01-29.
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