Go the distance, climb to the limit, ski the steeps, leap off a cliff and fly. Six top athletes from The North Face® share tales of adventure and extreme endurance in a live speaker series that takes you along for the ride. Meet them on their nationwide tour in fall 2009.
The North Face® athletes: ultrarunner Diane Van Deren; extreme skier and BASE jumper Karina Hollekim; ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers; ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes; and alpinists Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin.
Catch a sneak peak! Watch a trailer of each presentation on the athlete's event information page.
Northeast
September/October 2009 Presenting Athlete: Dean Karnazes New Haven, CT Hartford, CT New York, NY Burlington, VT
South
October 2009 Presenting Athlete(s): Dean Karnazes / Kit DesLauriers Chattanooga, TN Knoxville, TN Birmingham, AL Charlottesville, VA Austin, TX
Midwest
October 2009 Presenting Athlete(s): Diane Van Deren & Karina Hollekim / Conrad Anker & Jimmy Chin Chicago, IL Madison, WI Minneapolis, MN
Rockies
October 2009 Presenting Athlete(s): Kit DesLauriers / Conrad Anker & Jimmy Chin Albuquerque, NM Bozeman, MT Jackson, WY Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Breckenridge, CO Santa Fe, NM Denver, CO
Far West
November 2009 Presenting Athlete(s): Diane Van Deren & Karina Hollekim / Conrad Anker & Jimmy Chin Bend, OR Portland, OR Olympia, WA Seattle, WA