Manon Carpenter

Mountain biker, film maker and ambassador for Specialized Soil Searching and Patagonia Europe, and board member of IMBA Europe and the UK MTB Trail Alliance.

Manon is a former World Champion Downhill mountain biker who has forged a new role in trail and environmental advocacy with support from Specialized Soil Searching and Patagonia Europe. She has co-directed films such as Trails on Trial and Winds of Change, works with non-profit organisations such as Protect Our Winters and Trash Free Trails, and sits on the board of IMBA Europe and the UK MTB Trail Alliance.

She is interested in engagement around responsible access to trails and nature, and protecting the natural spaces which we care for, and rely on, so much