By the time he was 30, Rick Ridgeway had gone on more adventures
than most people do in an entire lifetime. Called “the real Indiana
Jones” by Rolling Stone Magazine, Ridgeway doesn't shy away from
unknown territory. In fact, he seeks it.
Ridgeway is recognized as one of the world’s foremost mountaineers.
He was part of the 1978 team that were the first Americans to
summit K2, the world's second-highest mountain, and he has climbed
new routes and explored little-known regions on six continents.
Ridgeway is also an environmentalist, writer, photographer,
filmmaker and businessman. For fifteen years beginning in 2005 he
oversaw environmental affairs at the outdoor clothing company
Patagonia. Before joining Patagonia, he was owner/president of
Adventure Photo & Film, a leading stock photo and film agency. He
has authored six books and dozens of magazine articles and produced
or directed many documentary films. He was honored by National
Geographic with their Lifetime Achievement in Adventure Award, and
was awarded the Lowell Thomas Award by the Explorers’ Club.
Ridgeway serves on the boards of Tompkins Conservation and the
Turtle Conservancy. He lives in Ojai, California.
"Complemented by stunning photographs, Life Lived Wild is a
high-octane adventurer’s memoir that evinces deep respect for
people and ecosystems." - Foreword Reviews Book of the Day,
October 28, 2021
Ridgeway (Big Open) delivers a thrilling account of his life spent
exploring the far reaches of the globe. --Publishers Weekly Starred
Review
"Life Lived Wild is a love story. Rick’s love for Jennifer and
his children, for the Do Boys, for Kris, for his lost friend
Jonathan Wright and Wright’s daughter Asia, for the mountains, the
chiru, the young adventurers coming up, permeates the book. Get
this book and pass it around. Perhaps even adopt the philosophy of
the Do Boys, to not just talk about doing stuff, but to do it for
oneself and the world, especially the wild world." --National Parks
Traveler
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