WildWall

WildWall More than great views, WildWall trips provide a physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, inspirational and unforgettable attachment to a true wonder.

Adventurer, scholar, conservationist and Nat Geo presenter William Lindesay OBE, a Briton based in China for 25 years, and his wife Wu Qi invite those with a sense of adventure to be personal guests at The Barracks, their courtyard residence at the foot of the Great Wall amid mountains north of Beijing. A WildWall Weekend allows guests to experience the magnificence of the Wall and its historical landscape, and be inspired by stories drawn from William’s 2,000 days at the Wall.

I’ve just been featured in ‘Living Histories - Stories from the Opening Up of China’ series now viewable on YouTube at h...
14/08/2025

I’ve just been featured in ‘Living Histories - Stories from the Opening Up of China’ series now viewable on YouTube at

https://youtu.be/qnX1DHKxyTs?si=VNAtGv-NhLhgbqOx

Although my successful traverse was eventually during my second year in China, that was 1987, I’m quite pleased with my interview here and watching it made reminds me of what a great adventure I had back then, which is way back then, almost four decades ago.

Sometime around 1967, a schoolboy in Britain had an idea: he decided he wanted to run the entire length of the Great Wall of China. Using his atlas, he worke...

In a celebration of ping pong diplomacy between the US and China back in the early 1970s, a group of young players from ...
08/01/2024

In a celebration of ping pong diplomacy between the US and China back in the early 1970s, a group of young players from University of Virginia came over to play the game with a Tsinghua team. A visit to the Great Wall was essential and Tommy (far right) met the group in Beijing and told them his own Great Wall story as they drove out Badaling and then walked the Wall there. A new generation of Lindesays is enthralling audiences with their library of experiences lived and loved at the Great Wall! Well done Tommy on his reportedly excellent storytelling, insights and public speaking!

WildWall Instagrammed 2023!
31/12/2023

WildWall Instagrammed 2023!

My 36th year in China for the Great Wall draws to a close with a lovely snow sunset . During 2023 I’ve taken scores of g...
30/12/2023

My 36th year in China for the Great Wall draws to a close with a lovely snow sunset . During 2023 I’ve taken scores of guests on WildWall hikes at Jiankou, in Hebei and to far-flung Walls in Gansu and Inner Mongolia built by the earliest dynasties.

The latest installment of my The Great Wall 100 series with hundreds of thousands of views!
27/12/2023

The latest installment of my The Great Wall 100 series with hundreds of thousands of views!

'Meeting' William Geil (1865-1925), the first explorer of the Great Wall, inspired me to try and influence a better future for the monument by delivering evi...

Out in the cold for the Christmas Eve Eve photo beside the living tree. Out first Weekend Before Christmas trip since 20...
23/12/2023

Out in the cold for the Christmas Eve Eve photo beside the living tree. Out first Weekend Before Christmas trip since 2019!

After some cheese omelette and a few ragers of bacon we were well fueled up for the 500 metre ascent to see the latest s...
23/12/2023

After some cheese omelette and a few ragers of bacon we were well fueled up for the 500 metre ascent to see the latest sunrise of the year, almost 7.40am.

Dawn departure from the Barracks.
23/12/2023

Dawn departure from the Barracks.

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