Richard Bangs

The father of modern adventure travel, and pioneer in sustainable travel. Founded Mountain Travel Sobek, Terra Quest, executive team of Expedia, editor-in-chief of Mungo Park. President of Outward Bound; Founded Well-Traveled.com for Slate. Co-directed IMAX Films, award winning films, 19 award winning travel books, published over 1,000 articles, scores of documentaries for the Smithsonian, National Geographical Society, NY Times, hosted the Emmy-winning PBS series, Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose. Currently executive producer Richard Bangs’ Quests for PBS.