Our Team

Steve Berry

Managing Director

Born in Shillong, just south of the Bhutanese border, Steve has returned to the Himalaya many times as leader of numerous treks and expeditions. These include the first British ascent of Nun Kun in Kashmir and attempts on Cho Oyu in Nepal and Gangkar Punsum in Bhutan. His main passion is the Himalaya and he has trekked extensively throughout the entire range. His favourite regions are Bhutan, Ladakh, the kingdom of Zanskar, Nepal, and Tibet. In recent years he has been seeking the whereabouts of the Yeti and has appeared in two films on British television. The search continues!! He has also trekked and climbed in many of the other great mountain ranges of the world. Steve is the author of two books 'Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon' and 'Straight Up'. The former is now out of print but 'Straight Up' is available from our office.

Seraphina Berry

Reservations Manager

Reservations Manager, Seraphina, has a true passion for travel. She has explored many corners of the world with Bhutan topping her long list of favourites. Seraphina has also undertaken reconnaissance trips for Mountain Kingdoms in various destinations including Sri Lanka, Peru, Japan, Albania, Kosovo and more recently Argentina and Georgia. She has also led treks in Bhutan, Northern India, Ladakh and Nepal and climbed Kilimanjaro and Ladakh’s highest mountain, Stok Kangri. Closer to home, there's nothing she enjoys more than trekking in the Alps.

Niki Morgan

Operations Manager

Niki has been with Mountain Kingdoms for an impressive 25 years. Her hobbies include fell running, racing, hill-walking and travel. She has taken part in the Everest Marathon and tries to spend as much time in the mountains as possible. Not only has she led trips for Mountain Kingdoms to Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Zanskar and Kazakhstan, but Niki has also completed many reconnaissance trips for the company. These include, summiting both Mera and Island Peak, trekking in Ethiopia, walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain and more recently has been among the first few westerners to trek in the Dagana region of Bhutan.

Harry Gray

Operations Manager

Operations Manager, Harry, fell in love with travel during an around the world trip in 2011. In 2018 Harry visited Nepal for the first time to trek in the Langtang region, describing it as one of his best travel experiences to date, so much so that he revisited in 2019 to trek to Everest Base Camp & Gokyo Lakes, and again in 2023 to do the Naar Phu trek. He has also climbed Kilimanjaro, toured Vietnam and spent time in Peru, India, Cambodia and Norway. He is always planning his next big overseas adventure!

Jude Limburn Turner

Marketing & Product Manager

Jude has travelled all over the world and has a passion for off-the-beaten-track trekking, particularly in Nepal, where she has travelled extensively. In 2016 Jude visited Zambia to research Mountain Kingdoms' walking safari and claimed it to be one of her best ever travel experiences. She has completed many other trips for the company, including, island hopping in Croatia, trekking in the Karakoram and Ladakh and more recently, an exciting walking safari in Zimbabwe.

Catherine Bindon

Accounts

Accounts Manager, Cath, loves going on holidays in Europe, with her favourite destination being Italy. She particularly loves the Italian Alps and can think of nothing better than spending time up a snowy mountain with a glass of glühwein in one hand and her kindle in the other. Closer to home, Cath loves to bake – a hobby which other members of the Mountain Kingdoms team also love!

Linda Denniff

Operations & Reservations Assistant

Operations & Reservations Assistant, Linda, loves travelling and since working at Mountain Kingdoms has become a convert to walking and trekking having completed the challenging Annapurna Sanctuary trek in Nepal. Since then, Linda has completed a wide variety of reconnaissance trips for Mountain Kingdoms, including gentle walking in Kerala, trekking on the Spanish island of La Palma and more recently a visit to Cambodia, exploring the fantastic array of wildlife and ancient temples.

April Palmer

Flights Manager

April handles all our flights reservations for flight inclusive holidays.

In her spare time April enjoys spending time with her friends and family and takes part in a variety of charity work. She also loves travelling and has undertaken many reconnaissance trips for Mountain Kingdoms, including destinations such as Burma, Nepal and Sri Lanka, one of her favourites being our Classic Mekong River Cruise, Saigon to Angkor Wat in Style - a truly unforgettable adventure. More recently, April visited Uzbekistan with her husband to research our Silk Road to Samarkand holiday, a trip that April describes as an ‘inspiring and memorable experience’.

Kirsty Parsons

Marketing Assistant

Kirsty joined Mountain Kingdoms in 2006 having successfully completed a trek to Everest Base Camp as a client of the company. Since then she has undertaken several research trips for Mountain Kingdoms including walking on the Great Wall of China, trekking in Argentine Patagonia, going on safari in Zambia and, more recently, exploring the natural wonders of Costa Rica. The national parks of America are among her favourite places in the world to visit although she finds a good walk in the mountains of Snowdonia hard to beat.