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Machu Picchu - Peru

Event Date: Dec 12, 2006 6:30 PM

This Old Man and the Sea - A Ten-Year Sail Around the World" by Robert Ashton MR'03

graduate of Cornell University's class of 1953 in Mechanical Engineering, Club member Robert Ashton spent thirty six years with the Procter and Gamble Company in various technical capacities. Facing retirement at age 60 in 1990, he purchased a Nordic 40 fiberglass sloop he named Chandelle, sailed to Nova Scotia and the Caribbean, and competed in the 1991 Marion to Bermuda race. Ashton followed a dream and bought a boat with the vague idea of sailing to faraway places. Soon he'd planned a circumnavigation of the Earth, which began in November of 1992 and developed into a nine and one half year trip around the world. Leaving New York, he explored the Caribbean, transited the Panama Canal, and traversed the Pacific Ocean, stopping in The Galapagos, Tahiti, Tonga, and many lesser-known islands. Following extended stays in New Zealand and Australia, he sailed north by west to Malaysia, Thailand, the Andaman Islands, Madagascar, and down to South Africa, before crossing the Atlantic for home. Robert’s tales of fine sailing, storms at sea, good crew, gear failure, cozy harbors, friendly natives (mostly), and unusual native customs reveal one man’s life-changing adventures with wit, wisdom, and insight.

Event Date: Jun 25, 2007 6:00 PM

Adam Goponik and Patricia Marx

Event Date: Jan 23, 2006 8:15 PM

Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers at The Museum of Modern Art" a slide-lecture with Jennifer Katanic

Event Date: Jan 29, 2007 6:30 PM

Himalaya: Personal Stories of Grandeur

Broughton Coburn has lived in the Himalaya two of the past three decades, overseeing environmental conservation and development efforts for the World Bank, United Nations, and other agencies. He has authored several books, including "Aama in America: A Pilgrimage of the Heart," and the bestsellers "Everest: Mountain without Mercy and Touching My Father's Soul" (co-authored with Jamling Tenzing Norgay), and in 1997 was awarded the American Alpine Club's Literary Achievement Award for his body of work.

Event Date: Feb 26, 2007 6:30 PM

A Conversation with Eames Demetrios

Special event with Eames Demetrios, filmmaker, Director of the Eames Office, Geographer-at-Large of Kymaerica and grandson of the Los Angeles-based design team, Charles and Ray Eames. He is the author of Eames Primer and his latest book, Discover Kymaerica Travel Guide and will be discussing both of his books.

Event Date: May 22, 2007 7:00 PM

French Polynesia: Paradise Islands, Reefs, Whales Slides

By Jesus Salillas, software engineer, landscape and wildlife photographer. Part of the "Tuesday Evening Hour: World-Wide Adventure by Local Artists" series.

Event Date: May 29, 2007 6:30 PM

Author Event on BnN: Lincoln Hall "Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest"

The amazing story of Australian mountain climber Lincoln Hall's rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition.

Event Date: May 15, 2008 7:00 PM