RICHARD WIESE

ABOUT RICHARD WIESE

In 2002, Richard Wiese was elected the youngest President in The Explorers Club’s hundred-year history. During his Presidency, Richard had the honor of speaking at the United Nations, the Royal Geographical Society, Bohemian Grove, Philadelphia Academy of Science, NY Public Library, University of Miami School of Engineering and in the Congress of Argentina. The fabled society’s members have included such legends as Teddy Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Charles Lindberg, Bob Ballard, Jane Goodall, and Sir Edmund Hillary.

Richard has hosted many nationally broadcast television shows, including Exploration with Richard Wiese, and is also a team member of the highly acclaimed series with the BBC and Discovery Channel called The Hottest Place on Earth.

As an explorer and respected field scientist, Richard has tagged jaguars in the Yucatan jungles, been an expedition leader to the Northern Territory of Australia to look for basis of the Aboriginal myth of the Rainbow Serpent, and was a team member of the largest medical expedition ever conducted on Mt. Everest. Among his many accomplishments, Wiese achieved the first ascent of an unclimbed mountain in Alaska, discovered 29 new life forms on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, and cross-country skied to the North Pole.

In 2007 Richard was involved in the first microbial survey of Central Park in NYC resulting in the discovery of 202 new and unique life forms. Most recently, Richard traveled to the hottest place on earth in Ethiopia to extract fragments of DNA from molten lava, looking for evidence of microbial life. In 2009, he filmed segments on African survival tips for The History Channel’s new series on Stanley and Livingston.

Richard is available to motivate your group with inspirational keynote addresses, as well as lead your attendees on custom excursions and teambuilding exercises.

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EXPLORING EXTREMES

Lessons learned from the highest, hottest and coldest places, and all points in between.

“Exploring the Extremes” is an inspiring, memorable and entertaining evening of storytelling with world-class explorer and TV adventurer Richard Wiese.

Since he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro at age 11, Richard Wiese has circled the globe capturing stunning images, living one adventure after another—from traveling with Bedouins in Africa to skiing to the North Pole.

Wiese’s touching depictions and delightful sense of humor brings his adventures to life for audiences of all kinds. Illustrated with riveting images and footage of the lessons he’s learned, Wiese weaves his experiences into a compelling and awe-inspiring keynote.

His style evokes the magic of true exploration and leadership with personal anecdotes from his expeditions, while asserting that everyone has his or her own “Everest.” He also touches upon his book, “Born to Explore” (Harper Collins 2009), which encourages people to awaken their sense of the outdoors, much like Henry Thoreau.

Go behind the scenes with Wiese for a spellbinding ride through the world of extreme adventure and exploration.

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