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    Going to Extremes

    Going to Extremes

    Presented by First Person Arts at Painted Bride Art Center

    November 6, 2009


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    Less than 11 months after setting the world record for a solo trek across Antarctica, Todd Carmichael will attempt the first man-haul traverse of Death Valley National Park. After he walks 250 miles through the hottest, driest place in North America — alone and without assistance, re-supplies, supplemental water or the aid of machine or animal — he comes to the First Person Festival to talk about his daring quests. And after the Festival? A trek across the Namib desert. Don’t miss this exciting conversation with one of the most intrepid adventurers in the world today. Todd Carmichael, a 45-year-old entrepreneur (founder of La Colombe Coffee) and high-risk adventurer is also a passionate crusader for social and ecological causes. He has a decade-long history of undertaking self-supported treks into challenging environments. To be true to his unwavering ethic of low-carbon, self-sufficient travel, Carmichael takes only what he can carry on his back, or, in the case of Antarctica, pull on a sled.


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      • Venue Info

        Painted Bride Art Center

        230 Vine Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19106

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets: In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members), $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25

        Info Phone: 267-402-2055

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        November 6, 2009

        Times:
        7-8:30 pm

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