Life Lived Wild
An evening with Rick Ridgeway.
Join the revered adventurer and conservationist for a presentation from his new book.
Rick calculates that he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “Small tents pitched in the world’s most remote regions.” Whether at elevation or raising a family at sea level, those years taught him, he writes, “to distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence.”
Some of his adventures made news: the first American ascent of K2; the first traverse of Borneo; the first crossing on foot of a corner of Tibet so remote no outsider had ever seen it. Big as these trips were, Rick kept an eye out for the quiet surprises, like the butterflies he encounters at 23,000 feet on K2 or the furtive silhouettes of eared pheasants running wild in Tibet.
What really comes alive in ‘Life Lived Wild’ are his relationships with his fellow travellers, such as Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, The North Face founder Doug Tompkins, and filmmaker Jimmy Chin. Some companions don’t make the return journey. Rick treats them all with candor and straightforward tenderness. And through their commitments to protecting the wild places they shared, he discovers his own.
Enjoy the sharing of tales from ‘Life Lived Wild’ as well as Rick’s reflections from his time supporting those standing strong for Australia’s wild places, from Tasmania’s takayna/Tarkine to Victoria’s Central Highlands.
Refreshments and light snacks provided and all ages are welcome.
This event will take place on the unceded land of the Bundjalung Nation of the Arakwal, Minjungbal and the Widjabul people. Patagonia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this land and sea Country. We pay our respect to their elders, past, present and future.
Doors Open: 5:30pm
Start Time: 6pm
To keep event participants safe, we ask that you follow these protocols:
·First and foremost, we ask that you stay home if you've been experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.
· Masks are highly encouraged while not eating or drinking.
· Social distancing is encouraged whenever possible.
· Sanitising stations will be provided.
By the time he was thirty, Rick had gone on more adventures than most people do in an entire lifetime.
Called “the real Indiana Jones” by Rolling Stone magazine, Ridgeway doesn't shy away from unknown territory. In fact, he seeks it. Ridgeway is recognised as one of the world’s foremost mountaineers. He was part of the 1978 team that were the first Americans to summit K2, the world's second-highest mountain, and he has climbed new routes and explored little-known regions on six continents. Ridgeway is also an environmentalist, writer, photographer, filmmaker, and businessman.
For fifteen years beginning in 2005, he oversaw environmental affairs at Patagonia. Before joining Patagonia, he was owner/president of Adventure Photo & Film, a leading stock photo and film agency. He has authored six books and dozens of magazine articles and produced or directed many documentary films. He was honoured by National Geographic with their Lifetime Achievement in Adventure Award and was awarded the Lowell Thomas Award by the Explorers’ Club. Ridgeway serves on the boards of Tompkins Conservation and the Turtle Conservancy. He lives in Ojai, California.
