SORREL WILBY’S CV
Sorrel is an award-winning adventurer, author, television producer and reporter, writer, photographer and artist. She is also Fellow of the NY Explorers Club. Career highlights include:
EXPEDITIONS
17,000 kms solo bike ride throughout Asia 1984-1985
3,000 kms solo trek across Tibet 1985
Official photographer Bicentennial Everest Expedition 1988
World's first complete Himalayan traverse (6,500 kms) 1990-1991
Summit Safari - Ascents of all the major peaks in Africa 1993
BOOKS
Tibet, A Woman's Lone Trek Across a Mysterious Land 1986
Beyond The Icefall (1988 Everest expedition) 1989
Across The Top (Himalayan traverse) 1992
Africa, A Timeless Soul (African climbing expedition) 1995
Images from the Wild Side (photographic book) 1998
Surviving Australia 2001
ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Wombat and Emu Trekking in Tibet 1989
Wombat and Emu Journey to Japan 1990
Let’s Go Wild! (Natural History series) 2011
Norfolk Island Colouring Book 2025
DOCUMENTARIES/TELEVISION
Wrote, narrated and presented the Australian episode
World At Your Feet -- ABC/Channel 4,1987
Wrote, Produced, & presented Africa High and Wild - a 3 x 1 hour series co-produced with Beyond International Group and the Learning Channel, and distributed world-wide 1996
Presenter, Getaway - a travel show made by TCN Nine, Australia. 1996 - 2005
Bought TVNI (TV station on Norfolk Island) and formed own production Company, Wildside @ Norfolk Pty Ltd 2002
Produced & Wrote Norfolk Island: A Walk in the Wild 2003
Produced & presented Inflight videos for Norfolk Air 2004
Presented Tsunami – One Place Many stories for National Geographic Channel 2005
Presented Painting Australia series for the ABC 2007
Produced, directed Tourism Australia’s National Landscape Promo collection (9x 5 minute webisodes) 2008 – 2009
Produced and Directed “The Great Eastern Ranges”, a film on Conservation Connectivity for the World Headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) 2008
Produced and directed Spirit of the Snowy Mountains for Kosciuszko National Park 2008
Produced and directed 6 x webisodes for Indigenous Tourism Australia’s Indigenous Case Studies 2008
Produced, Directed & Presented The Best Of Australia documentary series (11 x 1 hour episodes) distributed world-wide by Beyond International Group 2006 – 2012
Researcher and script editor for Weapons of the Wild series, for National Geographic Channel 2012
Researcher and script editor for Faces Only a Mother Could Love series, National Geographic Channel 2015 – 2016
Developing new projects for Wildbear TV slate 2016 – 2017
Writing and series producing “World’s Greatest” 36 x 1 hour series for Wildbear/PBS/TCN Nine, 2017 – 2018
Wrote 6 x 1 hour series, “Building to the Sky” 2018
Wrote and directed 6 x 1 hour series, “Bridges” 2019 - 2020
Wrote the series “Icons” for Wildbear TV 2021
MAJOR MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS
Illustrated articles and regular features by Sorrel Wilby have appeared in well over 100 magazines and newspapers throughout the world. Contracts include:
Feature Contributor, National Geographic 1987
Feature Contributor, Weekend Australian 1988, 1992
Feature Contributor, The Australian Way 1995-1996
Feature Contributor, 4Wheeler 1995 - 1996
Columnist, Expanse 1997-1998
Editorial Director/Producer, Primetime Pacific Magazine 2014 - 2015
Feature writer & photographer, Australian Geographic 1985-2000
Feature contributor, Signature Magazines 2010 - 2014
COPY-WRITING/ SPEECH WRITING
Major clients include:
World Expeditions, Parks Australia, Norfolk Island National Park, Digicel Fiji, Digicel Play (PNG), Digicel Caribbean
OTHER MAJOR ART PROJECTS