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"We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open."
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The Harvard Travellers Club is an organization that has provided a venue for adventurous travelers to gather and socialize since 1902.  

The club meets 8 times each year, holding over 875 meetings since inception. Our speakers include many legendary explorers, scientists, mountaineers and adventurers. 

An affiliation with Harvard University is not required for membership.
Due to an abundance of caution regarding Covid and its variants, Club meetings will be virtual through at least January 2022.
​If you are not currently a member of the Harvard Travellers Club and would like more information about the Club, or would like to attend a meeting as a guest, please contact Swing Robertson at swing@harvardtravellersclub.org.
If you are a member, the 2020/2021 journeys and adventures are as accessible as ever by listening to recordings of our speakers. Log onto the member portion of this website, then History > Club Archives > Recorded Presentations.
Club meetings are held in the Massachusetts Room of the Harvard Club on Commonwealth Avenue. Cocktails (cash bar) will be served at 6:00 PM, dinner ($71) at 6:45 and the presentation will commence at 8:00. Club meetings are attended by members and their guests. 

The dress code for our meetings is business casual.
The 2021-2022 Season at a Glance​​
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Speaker
Subject
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Skiing the Planet
Douglas Stoup
Douglas Stoup is the world's leading polar explorer, and has skied to both North and South Poles more than anyone on the planet. Douglas has lead international scientific expeditions to both poles, including Poletrack, in which he pioneered locator beacons that track climate change for scientists. 
As the founder and president of both Ice Axe Expeditions and the Ice Axe Foundation, he is an educator dedicated to sharing the profound beauty and fragility of our planet. He continues to push the limits of human endurance leading disabled adventurers in the polar environments while raising money for charities.

In February 2017, Douglas was awarded the Global Green People Award for his remarkable work. He's an expedition leader, environmentalist, humanitarian, father, and husband.

Tonight Douglas will regale us with stories from his skiing expeditions and adventures -- from the North Pole to the South Pole and places in between, such as Morocco, Greenland, Svalbard, and Kashmir.

http://dougstoup.com/

​Ice Axe Expeditions
www.iceaxe.tv
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​Ice Axe Foundation
​www.iceaxe.org

Douglas Stoup

Skiing the Planet: Expeditions from North Pole to South Pole and Places in Between
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November 16
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Brian Skerry
Brian Skerry is a photojournalist and film producer specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. Since 1998 he has been a contributing photographer for National Geographic Magazine covering stories on every continent and in nearly every ocean habitat. He is currently at work on his 29th story for NGM.
Brian is the author of 12 books. His latest book, Secrets of the Whales was released in April 2021 as part of a multiplatform project he created that includes a cover story in the May 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine and a 4-part, Emmy-winning, documentary film series on Disney +.
 
Brian is the Explorer-In-Residence and a Trustee at the New England Aquarium, a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers and a Fellow National of The Explorers Club. He also serves as a Nikon Ambassador.
This is a CHANGE​ from the original date.

Brian Skerry

Brian Skerry is an award-winning photojournalist and film producer specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. He will talk about his career as a photojournalist with National Geographic, focusing on ocean exploration, wildlife and conservation.
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Tales of a Longrider: Mongolia to Hungary on Horseback
Tim Cope
Tim Cope is an Australian adventurer, author, and film-maker who is passionate about inspiring young people to explore the world that exists beyond their doorstep. He has undertaken numerous journeys, mostly in Russia, Finland and Mongolia.
In the mid-2000s, Tim set off on his first equestrian journey, following in the steps of Genghis Khan and riding 10,000 kilometers from Mongolia to Hungary. His book, On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads, describes that adventure.
Tonight he will share stories about that trip.

Tim was named 2006 Adventurer of the Year by the Australian Geographic Society. He also received the Australian Geographic's Spirit of Adventure and Young Adventurer of the Year awards, and was listed by Outside magazine as one of the top 25 young explorers in the world today.

Tim Cope

Tales of a Longrider: 
​Mongolia to Hungary on Horseback
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The TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition
​Dario Schwoerer


​Over the past 20 years, Dario Schwoerer and his family have travelled over 100,000 nautical miles in their expedition sailboat to inspire youth to save our planet in the fight against climate change.
The name "TOPtoTOP" (longitude and altitude) refers to their goal of traversing the seven seas as well as the reaching the highest peaks on each of the seven continents in order to connect all of the world’s climates relying only on human power and nature's force.

TOPtoTOP has circumnavigated the planet conducting field-based research for universities, scientists and research organizations; visiting the world’s most remote regions and their native inhabitants; and sharing examples of innovative solutions to protect, preserve and conserve our planet.

Tonight Dario will share stories of their journey.

Link to the expedition pages.

​2021 Annual Report
NEW DATE!

Dario Schwoerer

The TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition
​NEW DATE: Tues., January 18
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 February 8

Members Night
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The Search for the Southernmost Tree in the World
​Brian Buma 
Brian Buma's explorations and research in southern Cape Horn were featured in National Geographic Magazine (June 2021 issue). This research included finding and documenting the world's southernmost forest and southernmost trees, about which he'll talk tonight.
A professor at the University of Colorado Denver, Brian is interested in the process of change in natural systems. His work spans from Alaska to Chile, generally focusing on high elevation and high latitude forested systems, species migration, and carbon/water cycling. As a National Geographic Explorer, he is also interested in science communication, historical ecology, and telling interesting stories to the public about the natural world.
  
   Brian Buma

​The Search for the Southernmost Tree in the World
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Into the Heart of Cuba
Daryl Hawk
Daryl Hawk is an international documentary photographer, explorer, author, TV host and producer, and lecturer. For the past thirty-five years, he has traveled alone to some of the most remote places in the world telling stories with his camera.
His talk will focus on the "heart of Cuba"—places visited only rarely by Americans. Daryl traveled to Cuba with the goal of shooting documentaries for magazines and television, and will share his day-to-day adventures, experiences, discoveries, and valuable lessons he learned on these journeys.

Daryl is a member of the Explorers Club, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Professional Photographers Association.

​   Daryl Hawk

Into the Heart of Cuba
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The Big Year: Birding Without Borders
Noah Strycker
Called a "Travel Pioneer" by the BBC and "Birdman of Razzmatazz" by Newsweek, Noah Strycker is a writer, photographer, and international bird man.
In 2015, during a quest spanning 41 countries and all seven continents, he set a world record by finding 6,042 species of birds (more than half the birds on Earth) in one calendar year, about which he wrote the book Birding Without Borders, and about which we'll hear stories tonight. 

Noah has written several other books, is Associate Editor of Birding magazine, has hiked the 2,665-mile Pacific Crest Trail in four months, and guides in the Antarctic and high Arctic for Quark Expeditions. He has traveled to Earth’s polar regions more than 40 times and is fascinated by the birds of high latitudes.

Noah Strycker
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The Big Year: Birding Without Borders