Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir has many years of experience leading expeditions in high-altitude mountain environments and polar regions. She has led expeditions in the Himalayas and across the Greenland Ice Sheet, skied solo to the South Pole, and worked in Antarctica as a camp manager and in safety-related roles. Vilborg holds an M.Sc. in Disaster Management and an MBA, and in recent years has worked as a consultant in risk management, safety, and management systems. She has also focused in particular on the relationship between adventure tourism and global warming, and on the challenges that changes in the natural environment create for safety and operations.