Dr. Glenn Singleman is a unique Australian character. He is a medical doctor, professional adventurer, acclaimed documentary filmmaker and the holder of multiple world records.
In 2006, with his wife Heather Swan he set a new World Record for Altitude BASEjumping (highest exit point) and highest Winguit BASEjump (exit point.
This achievement was six years in the making .
BASEClimb began in 1992 when Glenn and Nic Feteris jumped (with a parachute) from The Great Trango Tower (20,000 feet or 6258 metres) in Pakistan. BASEClimb - the film he made about the adventure - screened in 127 countries to over 200 million people.
Critically and popularly acclaimed the film won 21 International Awards, set new standards in its category and became National Geographic’s most popular adventure documentary. Footage of the jump has been described as the most powerful ever shot of BASEjumping. In 2005 BASEClimb was voted one of the best 10 adventure documentaries of all time by American Men's Journal.
In 2000 Glenn wrote, produced and directed BASEClimb 2 Defying Gravity which told the story of his wife Heather's quest to learn to mountaineer and basejump so she could climb and jump a higher cliff than the Great Trango Tower. BASEClimb 2 screened around the world on free-to-air and National Geographic cable and quickly surpassed the original BASEClimb documentary commercially.
He is currently working on the editing of BASEClimb 3 - the documentary - for international release on free-to-air, cable and DVD.
For Glenn the BASEClimb projects were just one in a string of bold adventures (including flying the first hot air balloons over Mt. Everest and the world’s highest black tie dinner party) that previously been judged impossible.
Between 2003 and 2005 Glenn was the Doctor and part of the camera crew on Deep Ocean Expedition's voyages to make first the Imax documentary 'Aliens of the Deep' and then for Discovery Channel the Live television special 'Last Mysteries of the Titanic'. Both were directed by Hollywood Director James Cameron.
Glenn is also one of Australia's most popular professional speakers. In demand since 1993 he has spoken all around the world. As of July 2006 he has made over 500 professional presentations - many of them return visits to Top 100 companies.
Dr. Singleman continues to work as a medical practitioner, working in the Emergency and Critical Care Units at Sydney Adventist Hospital in Sydney.
In 2005 Glenn and Heather's story was featured on the ABC’s award winning series ‘Australian Story’. Most recently it was part of "The Best of Australian Story" and on August 21 2006 a new Australian Story will be aired about the World Record breaking jump.
When he is not adventuring Glenn's interests include photography, music, film, reading, buddhist studies, environmental activism and spending as much time as possible with his wife and children.
Glenn and his family live in Sydney.
EDUCATION
M.B.,B.S. Sydney University 1983.
Post‑Graduate Diploma; Communications; University of Technology Sydney 1988
Parachute Systems Technology Course; University Of Minnesota 1990
Underwater Medicine for Medical Officers HMAS Penguin 1990
Voice Diploma at Max Rowley Media Academy 1990
Producers Seminar; Australian Film Television & Radio School 1989
APPOINTMENTS
Board of Directors; Greenpeace Australia 1990‑92. Voting Member 1992 - present.
Chairperson; Oceanic Research Foundation 1990
Member; Australian Screen Directors Association since 1988
Member; National Space Society Of Australia since 1990
Accredited Member; South Pacific Underwater Medical Society since 1990
Member; Australasian Aviation Medical Society since 1991
Member Wilderness Medical Society since 1994
WORLD RECORDS
World Altitude Basejumping Record 1992
The Social Climbers ‑ Highest Blacktie Dinner Party 1989.
FILM AND VIDEO CREDITS
2005 Doctor and Camera Crew - James Cameron's 'Last Mysteries of the Titanic'
2003 - 2004 Doctor and Camera Crew - James Cameron's 'Alien's of the Deep'
2000 Writer, Director, Producer BASEClimb 2 Defying Gravity
1995 “A Glorious Way To Die” Writer
Winner 6 international awards including: Grand Prize and Peoples Choice Award Poprad International Mountain Festival 1996
1993 "Baseclimb" Producer, Director, Writer
Winner 21 international awards including: Grand Prize & Critics Prize St Hilaire 1993, Best Mountain Sport Film Graz 1993, Peoples Choice & Best Mountain Sport Film Banff 1993, Mountain Spirit Award New York Alpinfilm 1994, Best Adventure Film Telluride Mountainfilm 1994, Best Adventure FIlm Trento Film festival 1994, Diabler d'Or FIFAD Festival 1994., Grand Prize & Boreal Prize; Vila De Torella Mountain Festival 1994, Grand Prize & Agfa Prize International Festival of Sport- Cuidad De Jaca 1994., Grand Prize and Peoples Choice Award Poprad International Mountain Festival 1994, Hakuba Prize-Japan International Festival of Adventure and Sport 1995
1991 "Fire On the Wind ‑ The First Balloons to fly over Mt Everest" Doctor/cameraman Winner 6 International awards including Best Mountain Sport Film Trento 1993
1991 "Blue Wilderness with Val and Ron Taylor" ‑ Turtle Episode Doctor/cameraman
1989 "The Social Climbers" Location director/cameraman/Doctor
1988 "The Loneliest Mountain" Producer/Director/cameraman/Doctor
Selected for competition Trento 1989. Judges Award JIFAS 1990
1988"A Spire" Producer/Director/Editor/cameraman
Judges Award Sydney Video Festival 1988
1986‑1989 Weekly Medical Presenter for Childrens Programming on Ten Network including "Off The Dish", "Cameron Dado Presents", "Andrew Dado Presents", "Jarrad Robinson Presents" and "Ridgey Didge"
1988-95: Specialist Climbing Camera work for Wide World of Sport, Hard Copy, Today and Commercials.
1986 "World Health Organisation Training Video for Alcohol Counsellors" Producer/Director.
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