The Team
Gilligan's Isl is owned by James Gilligan. Our team is made up of the experts we collaborate with who invest their time, skills, and experiences. This has been defined by our adventures, projects and qualifications. In the past 20+ years of operation Gilligan's Island has delivered a world class standard of service and evolved with the ever changing subject of inclusion and sports. Due to our mindsets, we are not only able to adapt to the changing needs of the world, but are also able to be open to the requests of individuals wishing pursue their challenges and dreams.
We have been called upon for adventures due to how we think along with our experience and skills. Yes, our team is made up of James Gilligan and his friends but most important of all...his clients, who bring their adventures. All of us work in unison based on professional cooperation, the magic of dreams to achieve a new reality together.
James (Jim) Gilligan
Owner of Gilligan's Isl, author of Inclusive Climbing Manual, James has spent 2o+ years working with individuals with impairments and disabilities, either though adventure sports or adaptive engineering.
He is joint co-founder of a national inclusion sports charity in NZ as well as technical advisor to MOD, Leeds Beckett University/Battle-back centre.
Richard (Chucky) Davidson
He is the man with knows a lot about a boats and things that float.
Chucky is owner and founder of "Good-to-go" paddle sport and equipment, adventure partner on water sports with gilligans isl. He has got more experience than we can fit in this box and and collaborator on many of our projects.
Lyndon Chatting-Walters
Lyndon is owner and founder of "Lakes Adventure", adventure partner for climbing sports with gilligans isl. After a career in the military he retrained gaining top qualification and skills in the outdoors. His wealth of experience from both worlds makes him an invaluable connection with many who ask of our services
Graeme Morrison
Collaborating author of Inclusive Climbing Manual, Graeme lives in north east Scotland and provides technical advice to numerous organisations in UK.
During his career as an outdoor practitioner he has cultivated a interest in sports development and inclusive adventure sports.
Joanne Lynch
Currently on deaths door with COVID and thinking how she can escape from the house. But also considering how many more times she can walk up the stairs backwards today to keep her Quad strength.?...maybe 5 more...
But when she is better she is the one the keeps the bus going.
Edward Kinnear
Collaborating author of Inclusive Climbing Manual. With more than 25 years experience as an outdoor professional his enthusiasm spans, caving, mountain rescue and everything in between.
Ian Fowler
Co-founder of national charity in NZ, now based from Colorado, Ian is a IFMGA guide and co-conspirator and adventure partner of gilligans Isl He has been involved on many adventures state side, UK and Europe.
Laura May
A Collaborator
and worked with us on many project including the Inclusive Climbing Manual,
shes also really good at pointing out Jim's spell mistakes. Awesome driving force of the team. Thinker and create of next adventure let alone and how to do them,
Dan McKinley
Top Quality Bloke, climbing coach/instructor. Owner of McKinley Mountaineering A Mountain Training provider of NGB's and adventure partner to Gilligans Isl..
Dave Haygarth
Awesome photo-man, collaborator on many of our projects, Dave's photo can be see though this website and projects. His skills and eye to detail just take it to the next level, And if you thought that was the end to his talents, Oh no! He's also a WMCI.
Louise Assioun (Lou)
Owner and half the team of LuSu sport The experts in mainstream inclusive sport and activity.
Neil Matthews
Lakes based outdoor provider, Worked and collaborator with us on many projects. A wealth of experience and skills in so many things it can't be listed here, but also amazing at getting the adventures up, running and going to all parts of Uk, Europe and wider.