Past BeWild Events
BeWild Speaker Series | Foraging & Feasting with Jennifer Hahn and Natalie Hammerquist
Join us for a festive evening with Mountaineers Books authors and expert foragers Jennifer Hahn and Natalie Hammerquist. Learn how to infuse your holiday gatherings with the Pacific Northwest’s edible treasures through engaging demonstrations and seasonal tips from two of the region’s most trusted wild food guides.
BeWild Speaker Series | Eventually a Sequoia with Jeremy Collins
Join us for a captivating evening with multifaceted artist, climber, adventurer, and Mountaineers Books author Jeremy Collins! In celebration of his upcoming release, "Eventually a Sequoia", Collins will redefine the boundaries of storytelling with a visceral fusion of performance art, cinematic visuals, and environmental consciousness.
CANCELED - BeWild Speaker Series | All Humans Outside with Tommy Corey
Join us for an inspiring evening with photographer and author Tommy Corey as he shares about his debut Mountaineers Books title, "All Humans Outside: Stories of Belonging in Nature".
BeWild Speaker Series | ENOUGH: Climbing the Mountain Within with Melissa Arnot Reid
Join us for an inspiring evening with world-renowned climber and author Melissa Arnot Reid as she shares stories from her powerful new memoir, ENOUGH. Through personal reflection, audience Q&A, and a book signing, explore Melissa’s journey from Everest’s summit to self-acceptance—and learn about her impactful work with The Juniper Fund.
BeWild Speaker Series | Crisis on Mount Hood: A Century of Courage and the Future of Mountain Safety
Join The Mountaineers at the first BeWild Speaker Event of 2025! Learn about the history of America’s oldest all-volunteer mountain rescue team, the Hood River Crag Rats, from doctor, veteran search and rescue volunteer, and Mountaineers Books author Christopher Van Tilburg.
Heather Anderson | What Life on the Nation's Longest Trails Has Taught Me
Join us to hear Heather tell stories from her new memoir, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, published by Mountaineers Books, and discover what she learned about herself and life on the trail.
BE WILD: Paul Souders, Arctic Solitaire: A Photographer's Solo Quest for the Perfect Polar Bear
For more than thirty years, Paul Souders’ adventure travels as a professional photographer have taken him across seven continents. He had often dreamed of photographing the Arctic’s most iconic animal, the polar bear, in its natural habitat. Turning his camera on these magnificent and utterly wild creatures became his unlikely quest—an obsession really. From his memoir Arctic Solitaire, published by Mountaineers Books, Paul shares his stunning images and humorous, and sometimes white-knuckled, stories of setting out, battling Arctic storms, visiting isolated Inuit villages, and experiencing a few, truly magical days of wildlife and photo opportunities beyond his imagination. Join us as we welcome Paul to the BeWild Speakers Series.
BeWild: Heather Hansen
The BeWild Speaker Series puts passion and adventure at center stage. Join us to find inspiration to seek adventure, connect with nature, and protect the wild places where we play.
BeWild 2017 Speaker Series: Bree Loewen
The Mountaineers are proud to present the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all five - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
BeWild 2017 Speaker Series: Steve Swenson
The Mountaineers are proud to present the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all five - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
BeWild 2017 Speaker Series: Ryan Hudson
The Mountaineers are proud to present the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all five- and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
BeWild 2017 Speaker Series: Leif & Jim Whittaker
The Mountaineers are proud to present the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all three - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
Jess Roskelley and Ben Erdmann - BeWild 2016 Speaker Series
The Mountaineers, Mountaineers Books, and adidas outdoor are proud to present Jess Roskelley and Ben Erdmann in the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all four - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
Libby Sauter - BeWild 2016 Speaker Series
The Mountaineers, Mountaineers Books, and adidas outdoor are proud to present Libby Sauter in the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all four - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
Brendan Leonard - BeWild 2016 Speaker Series
The Mountaineers and adidas outdoor are proud to present Brendan Leonard in the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all four - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
Sasha DiGiulian - BeWild 2016 Speaker Series
The Mountaineers and adidas outdoor are proud to present Sasha DiGiulian in the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all four - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
Dave Showalter, Capturing the Spirit of the Sagebrush Sea - BeWild 2015 Speaker Series
Mountaineers Books is proud to present Dave Showalter in the BeWild Speaker Series, where we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all four - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.
BeWild featuring Jennifer Wu
BeWild Speaker and Film Series continues with photographer Jennifer Wu
BeWild: Colin Haley
Colin Haley presents for the BeWild Speaker Series
BeWild: John Roskelley
BeWild Speaker and Film Series featuring John Roskelley: Paddling the Columbia.
BeWild: John Roskelly
BeWild Speaker and Film Series featuring John Roskelly: Paddling the Columbia.
BeWild - Crown of the Continent
Meet world–renowned wildlife biologist Douglas H. Chadwick (frequent contributor to National Geographic and author of The Wolverine Way) and debut photographer Steven Gnam as they explore the astonishing wonders of a very special public lands treasure in the northern Rocky Mountains.