Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.order tickets
Tommy Heinrich at the summit of Mt. Everest. Photograph by Brad Bull
A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tommy Heinrich began climbing
at an early age in northern Patagonia and the high mountains of the Andes.
This background put him securely on a path to becoming the first Argentine
to summit Everest, a feat he accomplished in 1995. Discovering a passion for
photography that rivaled his passion for climbing, he has become one of
the world’s leading mountain and climbing photographers, in which capacity
he has photographed expeditions to Everest, Dhaulagiri, and Argentina’s
Aconcagua. His first story for National Geographic, coverage of a Polish
attempt to summit Nanga Parbat in winter, was published in the January 2008
issue. In his first National Geographic Live! appearance, he’ll offer thrilling
images and stories of this and other expeditions to the highest places on Earth.
Location
Tickets
Grosvenor Auditorium
National Geographic Society
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
+1 202 857 7700
