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In 2002, Richard Wiese became the
youngest president in The Explorers Club’s hundred-year
history. He has hosted many nationally seen television
shows, most recently Exploration with Richard Wiese, which can be
viewed in around the world.
As an explorer, Richard has traveled
to all seven continents. He has tagged jaguars in the Yucatan
jungles, captured crocodiles and handled venomous snakes in
Australia, participated in medical research on Mt. Everest, achieved the first ascent of an unclimbed mountain
in Alaska and discovered 29 new life forms on Mt. Kilimanjaro
in Africa and cross country skied to the North Pole.
By invitation of King Mohammad VI, Richard was
the U.S. representative to the Moussem de Tan Tan, a gathering
of 45,000 nomadic Arabs in Morocco, and was honored at the
2005 Boy Scout National Jamboree, where he addressed 90,000
people and had a camp named after him.
As a journalist, he has received numerous honors, including
an Emmy, a Genesis Award, an Associated Press Folio Award
and a Golden Halo Award. His articles have appeared in many
national publications.
Recent appearance on CBS Late Night with Craig Ferguson
Coming soon: "Born to Explore" with Harper Collins
Coming soon: Richard Wiese and the BBC : "Hottest place on earth"
We invite you to learn more
about Richard, his television
show, photography, and
explorations to the far reaches
of the earth.
*Currently former President of The Explorers Club
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