FEATURED SPEAKERS
Gary Fisher  

Gary Fisher
Past, Present, and Future of the Bicycle
presented by TREK
Friday February 10, 8:00 p.m.

Gary will discuss the significant role the bicycle has played in society. He will look at the impact its invention created, the curious events surrounding mountain biking’s beginnings, and the promise the bicycle has for our future.

  • Founding Father of Mountain Biking
  • Member of the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
  • Bike Designer and Innovator
  • Cultural Icon
     
Gary Fisher  

Gregg Treinish and Deia Schlosberg
Across the Andes

Saturday February 11, 12:30 p.m.

Gregg Treinish and Deia Schlosberg believe in the value of traveling at a natural human pace.  In April 2008, Gregg and Deia became the first people to trek the length of the Andes Mountains, south of the equator, a journey that lasted nearly two years and 7,800 miles.  Following the spine of the longest mountain chain in the world, the couple created a new route, often times off-trail and even off-map.  Along the way they were forced to battle crippling illnesses and highly unforgiving terrain.  Traveling to remote and often never-before-visited villages in the Andes, they experienced first-hand the lives of a people who have been living for centuries using sustainable methods..... READ MORE >>

  • The first people to trek the length of the 7800 mile Andes Mountains
  • National Geographic Adventurers of the Year

FEATURED LOCAL PRESENTER

Daniel Dorr  

Daniel Dorr
Climbing Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa

Saturday, February 11, 3:00 p.m.

Daniel Dorr is an ordinary guy with a 9-to-5 job who has been fortunate enough to have had some very extraordinary experiences: teaching in Japan; rock climbing in Yosemite, the Alps, and the Philippines; working on a dairy farm in western New York; and traveling to East Africa for a climb (or two)... READ MORE >>

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