Adventurer Andrew Skurka to Keynote Friends of the Seekonk Public Library Fundraiser

National Geographic, Outside, and Backpacking magazines’ Adventurer of the Year is coming home to share his tales of life in Alaska and the Yukon. The event will take place at the Seekonk High School Auditorium and proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Seekonk Public Library.

For six months Andrew Skurka skied, hiked, and packrafted 4,700 miles in a giant loop around Alaska and Canada’s Yukon. His route passed just beneath Mt. McKinley, descended famed rivers like the Copper and Yukon, and traversed the entire Brooks Range. During the most remote and committing stretch of the trip, across the Yukon Arctic and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, he went 657 miles and 24 days without crossing a road or seeing another person – an immersion in Big Wilderness that he found profoundly humbling.
In this program Skurka shares the journey’s most powerful stories and entertaining moments, complemented with stunning photos and emotional videos. He also reflects on the broader significance of this experience and of his other adventures – which cumulatively measure 30,000+ miles – with particular attention to setting goals, stepping outside comfort zones, and seizing life’s opportunities.

Tickets can be purchased in advance online at: www.andrewskurka.com/shop. Tickets for adults are $8 online or $10 at the door, for under 18 tickets are $3 or $1 for Scouts in uniform at the door. Andrew’s new book, The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail will be available for sale at the event. Andrew will autograph copies from 6:00 - 6:45 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm.
For more information, contact: mgario@seekonkpl.orgor call (508) 336-8230 ext. 130