A winter series of public lectures in Bristol the theme of which is world-wide adventure.
Our lecturers are well known explorers, mountaineers, travel writers, TV personalities, adventure sports personalities or anyone who has an epic story to tell and can enthral our audience with a rattling good yarn. The talks are invariably illustrated with slides and/or film.
Featured Speaker
Nick Danziger
LECTURE IS RESCHEDULED to February 10th. Just turn up with your tickets or, if you want a refund, see the explanatory note on our blog (top left of home page)
Nick is a household name as an author and photographer. He wrote the best sellers,
Danziger's Travels' (1987) and ‘Danziger's Adventures' (1993), and his third book, ‘Danziger's Britain' (1996), was said by the UK's Independent newspaper to be, ‘so important that every one of us should read it and weep.' Nick is an award winning photographer and film maker. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and a holder of the RGS's Ness Award. His recent photographic projects have included a study of the impact of armed conflict as seen through the eyes of 10 women in eight countries affected by war. He also recently travelled to eight of the world's poorest countries to photograph individuals living in extreme poverty. The aim was to document the progress being made towards meeting the eight ‘Millennium Development Goals' set by the United Nations to eradicate poverty by 2015.
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Climbing The South West Pillar of the Dragon's Horns
Matt Traver & Steve Beckwith - 17/02/2010 19:30
"The South West Pillar of the Dragon's Horns" is an account of an expedition by Matt Traver and Steve Beckwith to attempt a new route on the unclimbed south-western face of Bukit Nenek Semukut, on Tioman Island, Malaysia. Rising 500 metres out of the jungle and overlooking the South China Sea, these twin towers, known as the Dragon's Horns, possess only one other fully established route. This inspiring objective resulted in Matt and Steve winning the Wilderness Award for 2009. Join Matt and Steve as they take you through their journey to climb this unique and challenging jungle peak.
The Silk Road, Past and Present: The Ginette Harrison Memorial Lecture
Colin Thubron - 03/03/2010 19:30
Colin Thubron's book, The Shadow of the Silk Road, which was published in 2006, was perhaps the first in modern times to record a journey from end to end of the road, from eastern China through Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran to the Mediterranean. In part his talk will be a celebration of the Silk Road's complex history; in part a reflection on what it means to travel it today. It is the impressions and experiences from this journey, 7,000 miles across the breadth of Asia that Colin wishes to share.
To The Far Depths - Seven Miles Down With The Bathyscaphe Trieste
Don Walsh - 17/03/2010 19:30
Don Walsh is a living legend. He is one of the only two people to have dived to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench - the deepest point on the Earth's surface. This incredible technical and human achievement has never been repeated.
