In August of 2006, six adventurers completed an exhilarating, arduous and selfless journey through the undiscovered Arctic National Wildlife Refuge inAlaska. The team traversed the refuge’s remote and rugged terrain by trekking, climbing, skiing and paddling inflatable canoes down the Kongakut River to theArctic Sea, all for the sake of a tremendous cause. The primary goal of this journey was to promote efforts to protect wildlife, preserve the ecosystem and prevent commercial invasion of this environmentally precarious land, while simultaneously benefiting the Colorado Cancer Foundation. Hear the adventurers share their intimate experience of union with the ancestral history and incredible wildlife of an area seen by only 5,000 people since earth was formed.
Across the Atlas will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. For more information, call (310) 458-4370.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 9, 2007. Read the original PDF.