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Abbie Barnes Award-Winning Filmmaker in Utah

Work With Abbie

Work With Abbie

Expedition filmmaker. Main stage speaker. Qualified Mountain Leader. Storyteller.

 

For over 15 years, Abbie has been travelling solo into wild places with a camera, and bringing back films that make people feel something real. Award-winning, self-shooting, and entirely unscripted. Founder of Spend More Time In The WILD, one of the world's longest-running outdoor adventure channels, with over 13 million combined viewers worldwide.

If you're looking for someone who will show up fully, connect deeply, and leave your audience changed, you're in the right place.

 Presenting & Filmmaking

Abbie is an award-winning filmmaker and presenter with over 15 years of solo expedition filmmaking experience, recognised by Sir David Attenborough and commissioned by organisations including the United Nations and Jurassic Coast UNESCO team.

 

Comfortable on camera in the most remote and challenging environments on earth, Abbie brings a rare combination of technical skill, narrative instinct, and on-screen presence. Self-shooting and self-directing by nature, Abbie has also led film teams on major expeditions, including a 2,000 mile cycle documentary, and worked as a commissioning director for live events and gatherings.

 

Available for: broadcast presenting, documentary filmmaking, branded content, expedition films, and short promotional films.

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 Talks & Speaking

Abbie Barnes is a mountain leader and public speaker looking to inspire and empower people to get outside for the benefit of mental and physical health

Abbie is a main stage speaker whose talks combine breathtaking visuals, radical honesty, and a story that audiences don't forget.

Drawing on 15 years of expedition filmmaking, personal transformation, and time spent in some of the world's wildest places, Abbie speaks about nature, identity, resilience, and what it means to truly come alive. Talks are flexible in length, tailored to your audience, and delivered with warmth, humour, and power.

Past audiences include National Outdoor Expos, film festivals, educational institutions, corporate teams, and community organisations. Featured on BBC Radio and multiple international podcasts.

Available for: keynote speaking, panel events, festivals, corporate and educational engagements.

 Mountain Leading & Guided Experiences

Abbie is a qualified Mountain Leader and Hill & Moorland Leader, Outdoor First Aider, and Mental Health First Aider with nearly a decade of experience leading groups into the UK's wildest landscapes.

Whether you're an organisation looking to get your team outdoors, a charity seeking qualified leadership, or an individual wanting a guided experience with genuine depth, Abbie brings expertise, safety, and an understanding of what time in nature can do for a person.

Available for: guided day hikes, navigation days, forest bathing workshops, freelance mountain leadership for organisations and charities.

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Abbie Barnes works closely with a number of major outdoor brands

 Writing

Abbie writes with the same honesty and craft they bring to their films. A regular contributor to Country Walking, The Great Outdoors, Intrepid Magazine and others, with work featured in published books including ReSisters.

Available for: magazine features, columns, editorial commissions, and brand copy.

Get In Touch

Abbie works with brands, broadcasters, commissioners, organisations and event bookers who share a belief that the natural world matters, and that stories told with integrity can change people.

 

If you'd like to work together, Abbie would love to hear from you.

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