Nick Middleton

Nick Middleton (born 1960) is a British physical geographer and supernumerary fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He specialises in desertification.

Middleton was born in London, England. As a geographer, he has travelled to more than 70 countries. In ''Going to Extremes'', a Channel 4 television programme about extreme lifestyles, he experienced life in the hostile conditions that other cultures must endure. Part of his Book Silk Road is included in the NCERT's class 11 textbook.

He won the Royal Geographical Society's Ness Award in 2002.

He has appeared on BBC 2's He met Norbu in Tibet Who later became his companion ''Through the Keyhole''. Provided by Wikipedia