About Us

Imtiaaz Moosa

Imi is a worldly citizen. His parents are originally from India and Pakistan, while he was born in Tanzania – so, like Howard, he is an African by birth! At the age of 17, he immigrated with his parents to Toronto, Canada, taking up citizenship, and also obtaining a Phd in Philosophy from University of Toronto. He more recently moved to the USA, where he now lives in River Falls, Wisconsin, and is the Professor of Philosophy at the University.


After years of deteriorating eyesight linked to a retinal disease, Imi went totally blind six years ago, but thanks to technology and his fighting spirit, he can still continue to teach and do research without many problems. Imi loves the outdoors, solo hiking and adventure trips and did many canoe trips, including the Yukon, during his twenties. However in the past decade his sight disability has largely prevented him from pursuing this passion, but meeting with Howard in 2010 has changed that, bringing these wonderful, true adventure, canoeing opportunities for both guys.

Howard Fairbank

True to his  ‘Life as a Series of Adventures’ philosophy, Howard, a former successful South African/Australian business executive and entrepreneur, has been living his dream of full time adventurer and wanderer, and has now turned to helping others achieve their adventure dreams. 
In 2004, in search of real meaning, he opted for a simple adventure life, combining sailing, cycling and sea kayaking, all in a solo context, to explore the world and its diverse inhabitants. The adventures enabled him to continuously push the limits of endurance, personal risk, and self sufficiency to deliver the ultimate nature appreciation and personal growth experience. 
Since then he has sailed and sea kayaked extensively all the oceans of the world, including 14,000 miles of solo open ocean voyages, including two Atlantic crossings, aboard his 45ft yacht. In between his ocean pursuits, he has trekked and cycled more than 25,000km, including an Africa transcontinental expedition, Patagonia, North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia. In 2010 he became the oldest person and the first South African to have trekked from Canada to the North Pole, and in 2011 one of less than 15 people, and the only South African, to have skied solo, and unsupported  to the South Pole