"Adventure and romance still call from the past to all men and women!"

Hollywood filmmaker and explorer Paul Louis Hoefler in his 1930 classic book 'Africa Speaks-A Story of Adventure' detailing his 1928-29 Colorado African Expedition

The aspirations of explorers ultimately depend, not upon their nerve to challenge their spirit, but upon the support of their families who allow them to travel into the unknown. For when we venture off the beaten path and into the abyss, our true goal is to return home safely to our love ones and to share new knowledge about 'life on Earth'. The economics of global exploration requires that we continually seek out financial support as well as outdoor equipment that we know will tolerate the environmental extremities that an expeditionary team will encounter along the trail. Your support provides the safety net for our team to meet the challenges. Without you, we cannot do as my friend Colonel Norman Vaughan always challenged me to do, and that is to, "dream big, and dare to fail".

Thank you for your support!!

Julian Monroe Fisher FRGS FI'00