Adventure Speaker Series: Steve Swenson, Karakoram
- Wed, May 2, 2018 from 05:30 PM to 09:00 PM
- Olympia Branch
- Olympia
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Steve Swenson, Karakoram
Join world-class alpinist Steve Swenson as he shares stories and images from his book Karakoram: Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict (Mountaineers Books) which details his nearly 4 decades of climbing in The Karakoram Range that spans Pakistan, India and China. Through a 45-minute multimedia presentation, Steve explores the nature of high altitude, alpine climbing, the complexities of mounting remote expeditions, the geo political workings of the fraught region, as well as his passion for the cultural communities in this area of the world.