David Concannon, FN ’96, has more than 25 years of experience organizing and leading expeditions to remote parts of the world, including a climbing expedition in Africa in 1989 (before Western-guided climbs were common), three expeditions to explore the wreck of the Titanic using manned submersibles, an expedition that discovered the world’s deepest wooden shipwreck […] Continue reading>>

Ricardo is a professional musician and mountaineer. On February 12, 2005, he discovered the coat, wallet and documents of Andes Survivor Eduardo Strauch as well other previously undiscovered airplane parts, while climbing near the impact point of the famous plane crash popularized in the book and movie “Alive!” In December 2005, with a grant from National Geographic, Ricardo led […] Continue reading>>

Come join us at our annual chapter holiday party at the South Boulder home of Karyn Sawyer, 390 Inca Parkway, Boulder (c) 303-717-8863. Time: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Members: BYOB; guests $10. Continue reading>>

Amelia Earhart’s disappearance is perhaps the last great unsolved mystery of the 20th century, and it has captivated aviation enthusiasts, researchers and the general public for more than 80 years.  During that time many tantalizing clues have been discovered, analyzed, and interpreted leading to differing conclusions as to the fate of Amelia and her navigator […] Continue reading>>

Sue will discuss the general principles of wilderness and rescue medicine with topics including: how do you tell the difference between what is a life-threatening emergency and what is not; the risk/benefit ratio – critical thinking in unconventional settings; how to stay alive in the backcountry; and what to carry. She will share lessons learned […] Continue reading>>

Our lives are deeply connected to those of trees. The oxygen in our lungs, the wood in our houses, the water in our taps, the natural diversity and beauty of our planet, all depend on forests. In the Front Range, this relationship is particularly strong: the vitality of the human economy and the ecology of […] Continue reading>>

Rocky Mountain High – Members and guests of the Rocky Mountain Chapter met at the Ward, Colorado, mountain home of Andrew (TEC member) and Jacquie McKenna for its summer picnic in August 2018. Silver Spruce Ranch, which currently has approximately 800 acres under conservation easement, is one of the largest privately owned ranch properties in Boulder […] Continue reading>>

Presentation by investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney (scottcarney.com), author of What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength, a New York Times bestseller. He’ll speak about how the environment shapes human biology. Denver location TBD. Photo credit: Jeremy Liebman Continue reading>>

Michael Kodas is the Deputy Director of the Center for Environmental Journalism in the University of Colorado’s College of Media, Communication and Information. He is the author of  two books of investigative, narrative non-fiction, including Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame, which was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the summer of […] Continue reading>>

Over the course of a decade, Luis Benitez has quietly emerged amongst a growing field of climbers as one of the more experienced, respected and busiest professional guides and leadership development consultants in the world. Throughout his career, Luis has summited the top of the famed “Seven Summits” a cumulative 32 times, including being a […] Continue reading>>

High Altitude, Underwater Archaeology and Sacred Landscapes in the Peruvian Andes In 2011, Preston Sowell made the serendipitous discovery of ruins and artifacts submerged 15 ft beneath the waters of a large, remote lake located at 16,000 ft in the Peruvian Andes. Subsequent expeditions and research have revealed that the site held ceremonial significance to […] Continue reading>>

Join us for a fascinating tour and meet and greet with Rudy, the 24-year-old endangered black rhino. Our tour will be led by Denver zookeeper David Johnson, wildlife biologist, book author, conservationist and self-professed animal nerd. Your only cost is the admission to the zoo. Learn more about his conservation fund at: http://www.katieadamsonconservationfund.org Continue reading>>

Polar adventurer, expedition guide, dog musher and educator, Eric Larsen has spent the past 15 years of his life traveling in some of the most remote and wild places left on earth. In 2006, Eric and Lonnie Dupre completed the first ever summer expedition to the North Pole. During this journey, the duo pulled and […] Continue reading>>

The Truth About Sharks Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza is passionate about sharing her love of the ocean, the joy of exploration and the critical importance of science.  Her research focuses on the sensory biology and ecological physiology of sharks, skates and rays. Mikki has been a tireless advocate for sharks, highlighting their global declines and framing […] Continue reading>>

Extreme Science: From the Arctic to the Antarctic to the Himalaya Ulyana talks about her adventure science expeditions spanning the globe: from working on the back deck of an icebreaker in Antarctica as part of a team from Rice University, to tracking melting of debris-covered glaciers in Nepal for her PhD, to measuring snow pollution […] Continue reading>>