Auditorium Theatre 2019-2020 Between River and Rim

2 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE – BETWEEN RIVER AND RIM | SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 ABOUT KEVIN FEDARKO AND PETE MCBRIDE About Kevin Fedarko About Pete McBride Kevin Fedarko lives in Flagsta , Arizona and has spent the past 15 years writing about the Grand Canyon. In addition to his travel narratives in Outside Magazine, where he worked as a senior editor, Fedarko’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, National Geographic, and other publications. His first book, The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon , won the National Outdoor Book Award, the Reading the West Award, and was a New York Times bestseller. Fedarko and his hiking companion Pete McBride were named 2016 “Adventurers of the Year” by National Geographic after they completed their 750-mile hike of the Grand Canyon. Fedarko was a sta writer at Time Magazine from 1991 to 1997, where he worked primarily on the foreign a airs desk. He earned a Masters of Philosophy in Russian history at the University of Oxford in 1990. NativeColoradanPeteMcBridehas spent twodecades studying theworldwitha camera.Aself-taughtphotographer, filmmaker,writer, andpublicspeaker, hehas traveled on assignment to over 75 countries for the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Outside, Esquire, Microsoft, The Nature Conservancy, and many more. After a decade documenting remote expeditions fromEverest toAntarctica as a photojournalist, McBride became frustrated with the short lifespan of magazine stories and decided to focus his cameras closer to home on a subject closer to his heart — his backyard river, the Colorado. Four years and 1500 river-miles later, McBride produced an acclaimed book, The Colorado 5iver )loZing 7hrough &on³ict , and three award-winning documentaries. He also co-hosted a PBS TV program. His latest project, replaced rafting with walking — a lot of walking. Over the last year, McBride hiked the entire length of Grand Canyon National Park — over 750 miles. Moving on foot between the river and rim “was a remarkable blister builder,” but it had a purpose to highlight the challenges our national parks are facing as increased development pressures are poised to change the Canyon’s iconic landscape. After completing the journey, he and his hiking companion, author Kevin Fedarko, were named by National Geographic as “Adventurers of the Year.” When not lost on assignment or grumbling about his blisters, you can find McBride exploring the Rocky Mountains, practicing mandolin on his back porch in Colorado…or dancing. Samples of McBride’s work can be found at PeteMcBride.com .