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Stuart Butler


Stuart Butler, who has lived for most of his life at the western end of the French Pyrenees, is a journalist, guidebook author and award-winning photographer. His areas of speciality are the Pyrenees, Himalya and East Africa. He has written over a hundred guidebooks for Lonely Planet, Rough Guide and Bradt, as well as a number of specialist hiking and wildlife watching guides on the Himalaya, France and Spain. He writes frequently about conservation, the environment and hiking for the BBC, Geographical magazine, New York Times, Sierra magazine and the i newspaper. He's also the tourism manager of the Nashulai Maasai Conservancy (nashulai.com), a community wildlife reserve in Kenya. He also works with the Himalayan trekking and tour company, Third Rock Adventures (thirdrockadventures.com) and manages Nashulai Journeys (nashulaijourneys.com), a specialist eco-tourism company with a focus on hiking holidays. Stuart is married with two children, who also enjoy hiking in the Pyrenees. His website is stuartbutlerjournalist.com and walkingwiththemaasai.com.

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