Richard Bangs
is a pioneer in travel, digital media, e-commerce, and other frontiers. In the early 90s Richard produced the first internet travel site (www.mtsobek.com), the first travel CD ROM (The Adventure Disc), and the first virtual expeditions (www.terra-quest.com).
Richard Bangs has been called the father of modern adventure travel, and the pioneer in travel that makes a difference, travel with a purpose.
He co-directed the IMAX Film, Mystery of the Nile, and co-authored the Putnam book of the same name. His recent book, The Lost River: A Memoir of Life, Death and the Transformation of Wild Water, won the National Outdoor Book Award in the literature category, and the Lowell Thomas Award for best book.
He writes a monthly feature column for the Extraordinary Travelers Club, and produces and hosts The Emmy-winning “Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose, as seen on national public television.
He recently published his twentieth book entitled: The Art of Living Dangerously: True Stories from a Life on the Edge.
Awards & Honors
Richard won the Mark Dubois lifetime achievement conservation award in 2007. He has won 17 Lowell Thomas Awards for his writings and shows, including Best Book of the year for Lost River. His book, Adventures with Purpose, won the best book award from NATJA.
His television series, Richard Bangs Adventures, won two Emmys in the History/Culture categories. He won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for the special, Quest for Kaitiakitanga, and six Tele Awards for Quest for the Nile, Quest for the Sublime, and Quest for the Kasbah. Quest for Kaitiakitanga was nominated for an Environmental Media Award (“The Green Oscars”) for best documentary, and won the annual Platinum Award from HSMAI (Hospitality Sales & Marketing.)
In 2011 Richard won the CINE Golden Eagle Award for Greece: Quest for the Gods; and two Telly Awards for Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon. His show Quest for Harmony won the Gold in the Destination Marketing Category of the 2012 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, as well as two Bronze Telly Awards. His special, Richard Bangs’s South America: Quest for Wonder, won two Telly Awards for 2013; and the Cine Golden Eagle for 2013.
He was recently named one of the 100 Great Explorers of the Last 100 Years by ExplorersWeb.
Interview With The Adventurers’ Club
