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Meet Clair Fowler

Last Updated: 20/ 02/ 2024

International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women's Day on Sunday 8th March 2024 we are getting to know some of the amazing women that are a part of the Go Ape Tribe. This time it's Clair Fowler, our site manager at Grizedale. Clair has been a part of the tribe for over 20 years and personifies our core value of 'Living Life Adventurously'! 

WHAT iS THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT GO APE?

I love to see others enjoying the outdoors as much as I do. It’s also a great feeling watching someone overcome their fears.

I got a quote from a customer just last week saying she was so pleased to have done the course as following her “growing up and having kids she doesn’t do anything exciting anymore and that makes her less brave.”

By challenging herself she was reminded that she is brave!

Woman on a mountain bike in Go Ape uniform

"By challenging herself she was reminded that she is brave!"

WHAT DOES ADVENTURE MEAN TO YOU?

Trying something new and scaring yourself! It’s important to try new adventures so that you can overcome the challenges adventure brings and gain confidence and self-worth.

For me this is usually something physical but it can also be meeting new people or starting a new job, anything you find scary but worth trying.

A rock climbing crag with two climbers ascending

WHAT THREE THINGS COULDN'T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?

  • The Outdoors 
  • My Bike
  • My doggy

ROCK CLIMBING IN SPAIN OR MOUNTAIN BIKING IN WALES?

I can’t choose, they were both amazing and I love both sports, I say work hard to get both. I already have a couple of biking races booked for this year and I'm working on sorting out a climbing trip!

WHICH WOMEN INSPIRE YOU?

I’m inspired by lots of great women! In climbing I’m currently following Shauna Coxsey, a fellow Sheffielder who took part in the 2022 Olympics.

In biking following her brilliant career in downhill racing. Rachel Atherton,is now balancing being a mum and setting up her own biking brand and Tahnee Seagrave who is about to hit Redbull Hardline an events that has been dominated by the guys for a long time so I’m really looking forwards to see how she does. 

Lastly, Tracy Moseley has been in mountain biking for years, she has won world cups in both downhill and enduro, she now has a family and focuses her work on getting more women into all disciplines of mountain biking.

Woman in black riding a mountain bike in a downhill race

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Go Ape co-owner Clair Fowler and her dog on an adventure