A night of Extreme Adventure at The Opera House

Wow, what an inspiring event this was!  Bryan Smith, one of the world's leading film makes of extreme adventure for National Geographic did a riveting presentation on his 10 year career.

Highlights:

• Sharing this amazing evening with Elizabeth, Gavin, Michelle, Srini and Zante.
• The beautiful montage of nature shots at the beginning (wow, we sure live on a wondrous planet).
• Bryan's fascinating stories; such an accomplished and entertaining speaker.
• The three types of "fun."
• How much he's achieved in just 10 years. Amazing what passion can do.
• Exquisite shots of kayaks going over waterfalls done with moving cameras on wires so you could get a real sense of how the kayaker felt. 
• An account of expeditions down uncharted Russian rivers, teaming with salmon and bears.
• An amazing scene of a volcano erupting behind them.
• Getting an appreciation of the logistics involved in adventure expeditions and the tricks needed to get planes to accept their luggage.
• Watching the legendary Dean Potter tight rope between two huge granite pillars with the enormous moon rising up behind him (absolutely sublime, see the video below.)
• Watching how the crew created an enormous ramp at the top of a high mountain so Dean Potter could leap off.
• Seeing how extreme climbing is filmed behind the scenes.
• Bryan's compelling message: "Push the envelope, be adventurous, do things where there is an unknown outcome.  At the very least, turn left where you usually go right and explore something new."