Polly Shute is the Co-Founder of Out & Wild Festival. She will be there to meet and greet all and also prepare all the food and drinks for the weekend,

Ruth has been creating and running transformational retreats for 8 years. She founded Rainbow Retreats in March 2022 for  LGBTQ+ women and non-binary folk.

“The first Rainbow Retreat was one of the best days of my life. Bringing my passions and the work I have done for the last 10 years to my queer community feels utterly life changing. There is something so deeply healing for me as a gay woman to be in a space with other gay women and I love to witness the profound effect it has on the women who come to the retreats."

Susie Amann is an International Mountain Leader who has loved journeys in the outdoors since she did her first ‘expedition’ on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme aged 14. Since then she has spent over 30 years exploring on all five continents and has a taste for deserts as well as mountains. Susie has been leading trekking groups since 2005; in the Alps and Dolomites, as well as the UK and further afield : India, Nepal, Cuba, Jordan, Peru, Bolivia and more. She enjoys learning about the local culture wherever she is, and especially the local cake specialities. Based in the southern Cotswolds,  she cycles and paddleboards as well ; in 2021 she raised over £2000 for Samaritans cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats. In the winter she continues exploring, seeking adventure in the back country on skis when possible.