My journeys take me to the most beautiful places on Earth
My tenacious researcher uncovers forgotten history
My storytelling keeps audiences coming back
Virtual and in-person appearances available
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3,000 Mountains: Three Decades of Climbing Fewer than fifty Americans have climbed so many mountains, and with 2,900 peaks summitted, I'll soon join their ranks. In this program I share my 100 best images from America's greatest ranges.
Roof of the Rockies: Climbing 1,000 Colorado Mountains From scrambling up crumbly 8,000-footers to gasping on 14,000-footers, my goal of climbing 1,000 Colorado peaks is almost over with one hundred to go. Here I share my 100 best images from this quest.
True Wilderness: The Adirondacks and the Trans Adirondack Route My 100 best images from the largest forest preserve in the Lower Forty-Eight are shared among a discussion of adventure, history, and ecology as well as the 243-mile route itself.
Adirondack Mountain Place Names: Why is That Thing Called That? From Grizzle Ocean to Gothics, 100 place names are historically deciphered via a decade of research. As I like to say, "Behind every name there's a story, and the story's usually good."
Source to Sea: Descending the Northeast's Longest Rivers My best images and best stories narrate source-to-sea descents of the Northeast's longest and third-longest waterways, the 460-mile Susquehanna and 360-mile Delaware rivers.
Associate's in Wilderness Leadership, Bachelor's in Speech Communication with a Public Speaking Concentration, and Master's in Social Work with a Clinical Concentration. Honored with teaching and speaking awards, spoken at a hundred venues, broken attendance records.
During a fourteen-venue tour, 100% of hosts reported they were completely satisfied with Erik. During that same tour 200 anonymous audience members were asked, "Would you attend another presentation by Erik?" 99% answered Yes, 1% answered Probably, and 0% answered No.
A sample of venues include Green Mountain College, Mystic Seaport Museum, Appalachian Mountain Club, Adirondack Mountain Club, Cortland State University, Adirondack Sports and Fitness Exposition, Rutgers University, Paul Smiths College, and Union College.
Fees vary since venues' budgets vary. Reach out via the Contact page.