Born in Switzerland, Christian Clot have studied dramatic arts at the National Conservatory, and became an actor and stuntman for ten years. Very young he is passionate about outdoor sports and exploration and performs many travel-adventures from the age of 16.
In 1999, he made a tour of Nepal on foot during which he met ethnic groups who have never seen a white man. He decides to fulfill his childhood dream by becoming explorer. Since, he made expeditions in extreme environments, solo or as leader of explorations in all environments on the planet. The high mountains to the seabed, from deserts to rainforests, for example, he explored marine channels of Patagonia, sought the source of the Nile in East Africa, and was the first man to go into the mountains of the center Cordillera Darwin (Chile, 2006).
His science-based expeditions focus since 2006 on the study of human adaptability. Cognitive, psychological and physiological in situ researches are all areas studied to better understand the adaptability to changes in the human cortex and its variability in complex conditions.
In 2015 he created the HAIS (Human Adaptability In Situ) and implements the program of expeditions ADAPTATION in the most extreme environments. The aim: to study, in collaboration with several leading European laboratories, cognitive and physiological adaptive capacity of the human during expeditions in the most extreme environments on the planet in 2016 and 2017.
He is the author of several books (stories, historical books and comics) and documentaries and has received many honors for his expeditions.
Our ability to adapt is now a fundamental questioning to better understand Human and his ability to better withstand changes. An ability that primarily involves the brain, a “territory” which is without doubt one of the greatest exploratory work in the 21st century. Since 2006, Christian Clot continue to work on this theme, with field studies on cortical capacity in difficult situations.
During his expeditions, Christian had the opportunity to participate in many research works, related both to glaciology, entomology, meteorology or mapping for several international laboratories. In many cases, he works as a field operator, bringing back material data or measurements to laboratories for analysis. In the other, it takes specialized scientific teams on the ground when there is specific needs. Finally, he is sometimes initiator of some works, like the discovery of glacial Patagonian insect or studies on adaptive capacity.
Because we have so much to discover, because sharing gives meaning to exploration, Christian takes you into his world through his lectures adapted to a wide audience.
The intersection of several years of strong experience in extraordinary environments and the pleasure of telling stories, coming from his acting work allows Christian to make you live a unique experience to meet the world. What about living together?
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Since 2005, Christian Clot realizes that the problems encountered in the field have a particular resonance in today’s organizations:
To support companies, he collaborates with renowned research institutes to analyze the results from the fieldwork.
Thus he provides concrete solutions conveyed through unconventional adventures.
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