Sean Disney CEO
Managing Director ADI
Sean Disney is a two times Everest summiteer and two times 7 SUMMITS climber. A qualified T26 winter and summer mountain guide, he is one of the world’s most experienced mountain Guides and expedition leaders with over twenty years of outdoor and mountaineering experience. Sean is the first South African to complete the EXPLORERS GRAND SLAM, skiing to the South Pole, North Pole and completing the Seven Summits.
Under his guidance our company can only complement your expeditions, dreams and experiences.
He has also tour led the Inca trail and Nazca lines in Peru. Sean summited Everest twice : on the 24th May 2006 (South side) and 24th May 2010 (North side), completing his seven summits twice. Sean has also guided 2 skis to the South Pole.
Sean’s Seven Summits achievements: First South African to climb the 7 summits twice (Kosiusko and Carstensz Pyramid) and the first South African to guide the 8 summits. We are also proud to have summited Everest twice on an all South African expedition organised by Adventure Dynamics.
Sean was the Travel columnist for Mens Health Magazine. He is the co-author of the book Poles Apart with some pointy bits in between – A Pan MacMillan published book.
Sean is a qualified paragliding pilot, private pilot, open water diver, and cyclist.
His ascents include (number of times):
- Mt Fuji
- Meru (3)
- Mt Lenin Russia
- Aconcagua (4)
- Mt Vinson Antarctica (4)
- Mt Kenya
- Mt Elbrus (15)
- Mc Kinley/Denali (2)
- Carstensz Pyramid (2)
- Mt Kosiusko
- Mt Blanc (6)
- Kilimanjaro (20)
- Mt Aspiring New Zealand
- Everest (2)
- OlDoinyo Lengai
- Damavand Iran (2)
- Pico de Orizaba Mexico
- Mt Giluwe Papua New Guinea
- Mt Ararat Turkey
- Cotopaxi Ecuador (2)
- Mt Karinci
- Mt Stanley
Heinrich Ungerer
Guide and Adventure Professional
Heinrich has devoted his life to the competitive sport, fitness and the adventure industry and is actively involved in adventure and multisport training.
In 2008 he decided to combine adventure with his sport science expertise and moved to South East Alaska to train with Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG) during a six month internship. Following intensive training and qualification he was employed as a mountaineering and sea kayaking guide.
Heinrich guides for ADI since 2009 and has completed 8 Kilimanjaro summits via Rongai and Machame routes.
- 24 Day Mountaineering Expedition – Flower Mountain South East Alaska
- Sea Kayak Expeditions – Alaska
- Endurance Multisport expeditions and events
- Mountaineering – Western Cape
- Kilimanjaro – 11 summits on all routes
- Elbrus – 5 summits
- Aconcagua – 1 summit
Barend Engelbrecht
Mountaineer and Guide
Barend lives in the UK and has been guiding for Adventure Dynamics for more than a decade. During the early years of his climbing career he ventured out on climbing trips throughout South Africa. As a climber he undertook many trips to the Drakensberg, Blouberg, Spitzkoppe and his birth ground in the Magaliesburg. Becoming a very competent climber, skilled mountaineer and guide.
“B” started guiding international trips for Adventure Dynamics to Kilimanjaro, Mt Blanc, Elbrus and Aconcagua. He has also spent time in the Alps, becoming familiar with in the rigors of classic mountaineering on ascents of the Blaitiere, L’M and others before venturing to the mixed mountaineering of Scotland and Wales.
He has since climbed Mt Vinson in the western Antarctic and Mt Everest via the north ridge in 2010. Completing 5 of the ‘7 Summits’ but still enjoying a good day out climbing or fly fishing in remote rivers.
Tony Van Marken
Guide and Adventurer
Tony is an accomplished endurance athlete (marathon, ultra-marathon and mountain bike stage racer) and a veteran of over 40 high-altitude mountaineering expeditions on 7 continents. He summitted Everest in 2005 to complete his quest to climb the world’s seven continental summits.
Tony has guided expeditions for ADI in Tanzania and Uganda.
His ascents include:
Everest
Cho Oyu
Tsergo Ri
Kyanjin Ri
Kala Patar
Mount Agung
Vinson Massif
Mount Shinn
Mount McKinley
Mount Athabasca
Mount Rainier
Mount Baker (USA)
Kilimanjaro (10x)
Mount Meru (5x)
Ol Doinyo Lengai
Mount Elbrus
Karisimbi
Bisoke
Mount Hekla
Mount Hengill
Mount Hrutsfjallstindar
Mount Esja
Kosciusko
Mount Elgon
Mount Baker (Uganda)
Aconcagua
Djebel Toubkal
Ras Dashen
Inatye
Imet Gogo
Mount Ararat
Mount Süphan
Mount Cook
Mount Aspiring
Mount Fuji
Grand Paradiso
Il Naso
Lysskamm East
Lysskamm West
Castor
Pollux
Breithorn West
Breithorn Central
Mont Blanc (3x)
Aguilede la Berangere
Dom de Meage
Aguile de Bionnassay
Mont Blanc de Tacul
Dome de Gouter
Matterhorn
Allalinhorn
Nadelhorn
Weissmies
Rico Pichincha
Cotopaxi
Pasachoa
Pequeno Alpamayo
Tunupa
Pico Austria
Tajamulco
Acatenango
Cerro Chirippo
Cerro Ventisqueros
Mount Kenya
Chicabal
Tony is an accomplished marathon runner, mountain and road cyclist and certified open water diver. He has completed numerous standard and ultra-marathons, the legendary Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race, known as the Tour de France of mountain biking, the Trans Andes Challenge (Patagonia, Chile), the Legend of El Dorado Stage Race in Colombia and numerous other endurance events.
Although not considered an achievement, he has broken 14 bones in his body, ruptured his Achilles Tendon, torn his meniscus, replaced his right hip and suffered multiple disk ruptures whilst pursuing his adventures. He says it was worth it!
Simon Kiwelu
Kilimanjaro Head Guide
Simon has been guiding for Adventure Dynamics for a couple of years. He has 50 summits of Kilimanjaro and has climbed Meru too.
Marcel Noah
Kilimanjaro Assistant Guide
Marcel is one of the best assistant guides on Kilimanjaro. Caring and helpful, he has climbed Kilimanjaro 45 times. He is 30 years of age.
Bariki Sam
Kilimanjaro Catering and Chef
Bariki is in charge of food and catering and all camps in general. A great personality and a work load of a lion. He has climbed Kilimanjaro a few times.
