Presentation: Magic, Power and Beauty of Mother Earth with Nat Geo Explorer Mike Libecki
Thursday, February 23rd | 6 PM | Our Lady of the Snows | Free
Have you ever wondered what it's like to go on assignment in the most remote and challenging environments in the world and bring home stories for National Geographic? Join Nat Geo Explorer/Nat Geo Adventurer of the Year Mike Libecki on a journey of remote climbing expeditions and conservation trips with his globe-trotting, humanitarian daughter. From Antarctica for microplastic research, to climbing the most remote big walls in the world in Greenland, to humanitarian work in Bolivia and the Philippines Mike is also a producer, director, videographer, photographer, and tech nerd. He’ll share how he tells the stories of the magic, power and beauty of mother earth by using the latest technologies to create videos, photos, virtual reality, 3D and more. You will explore and experience earth and its realities as you never have before.
Nat Geo Explorer, Nat Geo Adventurer of the Year, Adidas Athlete and Dell Technologies Ambassador Mike Libecki has an obsession with exploring and climbing the world's most remote corners of the planet to find huge, world class first ascents and exploration. Libecki has completed more than 85 major expeditions with a goal of 100 expeditions. He has done expeditions from Afghanistan to Antarctica, to Greenland to Guyana, to Siberia to Socotra Island, Yemen and everywhere in between, taking him to over 100 countries. Mike is also a producer, director, videographer, photographer, humanitarian and conservationist. He is also a math and tech nerd at heart, and uses the latest technologies on his expeditions to bring home the stories. "The time is now. Why ration passion? Dream big and climb those dreams." - Mike Libecki.
Following the presentation will be an opportunity drawing!