National Geographic’s ‘Digital Nomad’ Andrew Evans Embarks on Tanzanian Adventure

WASHINGTON (Nov. 19, 2012)—Andrew Evans, National Geographic Traveler magazine’s “Digital Nomad,” has embarked on an adventure to explore Tanzania. For the next four weeks, Evans will tweet, blog, vlog and “Instagram” on NationalGeographic.com’s Digital Nomad blog (http://digitalnomad.nationalgeographic.com/), his Twitter feed @WheresAndrew and his Where’s Andrew Facebook page.

“I can’t wait to explore the wild side of Tanzania, far off the beaten path, in the heart of the African wilderness,” said Evans “National Geographic’s very own history lies in the forests, plains and shores of Tanzania, and I am honored to be a part of this great legacy.”

With followers in tow, Evans plans to dive the Indian Ocean coral reefs of Zanzibar island; explore Tanzania’s largest national park, Ruaha; and visit the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park, where Jane Goodall performed her groundbreaking research on primates for National Geographic. Also on the itinerary are the ancient markets of Zanzibar; a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa; and a visit to Katavi, one of the least-accessible regions of Tanzania.

“Andrew continues to push the boundaries of travel and exploration with his latest trip to Tanzania,” said Keith Bellows, National Geographic Traveler magazine editor in chief. “National Geographic is approaching its 125th anniversary in January, and it’s exciting to see how far travel has come in that time. With the help of social media, people all across the world can follow Andrew from the coral reefs of Zanzibar to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.”

Evans is a veteran travel writer for National Geographic Traveler magazine and National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel blog. His most recent assignments have taken him Around the World by Private Jet with National Geographic Expeditions and to Switzerland and Norway.

These trips came on the heels of a journey through South Africa and Malawi, where he was one of the first people to report the death of Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika. In February he visited Maya sites in Mexico. Last year he explored the best of Ontario, Canada; tweeted and blogged around Japan; and wined and dined his way through Louisiana, experiencing the best of the bayou and New Orleans. He finished the year skiing, snow-shoeing and trekking through western Canada’s ski country with renowned mountaineers, ski instructors and naturalists.

In 2010 Evans journeyed from Washington, D.C., to Antarctica — a 10,000-mile trip through 14 countries — using public transportation as far as he could go. He rode buses to Ushuaia in Argentina, the southernmost city in the world, and then boarded the National Geographic Explorer to Antarctica.

About National Geographic Traveler Magazine

National Geographic Traveler: Nobody Knows This World Better. National Geographic Traveler is the world’s most widely read travel magazine. Published eight times a year, Traveler is available by subscription, on newsstands in the United States and Canada and digitally for tablets like the iPad (on Zinio) and Nook (at BN.com). Its website (www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler) offers inspiring and authoritative digital content including trip ideas, photo galleries and blogs. It also houses travel apps, including 50 Places of a Lifetime that showcases the world’s greatest destinations handpicked by National Geographic’s family of globe-trotting contributors, and the award-winning National Parks app, filled with stunning pictures, maps and tips to explore America’s national parks.

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<center>National Geographic Adventure —<br> December 2009/January 2010<br> The Best of Adventure 2010</center>

National Geographic Adventure —
December 2009/January 2010
The Best of Adventure 2010

Adventurers of the Year — National Geographic Adventure's seventh annual "Best of Adventure" issue recognizes 16 individuals who went to extremes in 2009 — racking up amazing achievements in exploration, conservation, action sports and humanitarian work — earning them the coveted title of Adventurers of the Year. Honored for their exceptional accomplishments in a variety of fields, the class of 2009 are BASE jumper Dean Potter; military veterans Marc Hoffmeister, Jon Koniholm, Matt Nyman and David Shebib; adventurers Gayle Hoffmeister and Bob Haines; explorer Albert Yu-Min Lin; road trippers Stephen Bouey and Steven Shoppman; surfer Maya Gabeira; astronaut John Grunsfeld; ultra runner Diane Van Deren; humanitarian/educator Khadija Bahram; filmmaker Louie Psihoyos; and scientist Katey Walter Anthony. The Adventurer of the Year honorees were nominated by an advisory board of 30 explorers, scientists, journalists and luminaries in the world of adventure. Plus: This year, for the first time, readers can cast a vote online for the honoree they believe best embodies the spirit of adventure. The winner will receive the first-ever "Adventurer of the Year: Readers' Choice Award." Voting, at www.ngadventure.com, ends Jan. 15, 2010. The Readers' Choice winner will be announced online on Jan. 19, 2010. Page 55.

The Visionary — Medical pioneer Geoff Tabin wants to cure preventable blindness everywhere, especially in the developing world, where four out of five of the 150 million people who are blind don't need to be. Many have easily curable conditions like cataract disease. Tabin's task involves grueling travel, marathon field surgeries and very little downtime. For his vision — and for past accomplishments that include helping restore sight to more than 500,000 people in Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, China, Thailand, Vietnam and North Korea through the Himalayan Cataract Project, as well as adventure exploits like attempting the first ascent of the last unclimbed face of Everest and becoming only the fourth person to scale the Seven Summits — National Geographic Adventure magazine recognizes Tabin with a Hall of Fame award. Award-winning author David Oliver Relin ("Three Cups of Tea") profiles Tabin and his mission. Page 48.

Must-Have Gear — Climb higher, camp lighter, bike faster — great equipment should do more than perform well and look good, it should inspire you to go harder than ever before. National Geographic Adventure honors the most groundbreaking gear for 2010 with Best of Adventure awards. The 26 must-have new products, selected by Adventure editors and an advisory board of the country's leading retailers, are: Black Diamond Fusion ice ax; Black Diamond Infinity 50 backpack; Columbia Bugathermo winter boots; Dagger Axis 12.0 kayak; Eddie Bauer First Ascent Downlight Sweater jacket; Firewire Dominator with Rapidfire Technology surfboard; Garmin Edge 500 cycling computer; Helly Hansen Barrier 3L jacket; HP Envy 13 laptop; inov-8 roclite 288 GTX light hiker; Mountain Hardwear Skyledge 2.1 tent; Nokia N900 phone; Oakley Jawbone sunglasses; Olympus E-P1 camera; Osprey Raptor 6 hydration pack; Pearl Izumi syncroFuel XC trail runner; Rossignol S7 skis; Santa Cruz Blur XC mountain bike; Smith Optics Vanguard sunglasses; Somnio Runaissance road runner; Therm-a-Rest Haven Top sleeping bag; Timex Ironman Sleek 150-Lap training watch; Trek District Carbon road bike; VAEL Project Apres boots; Victorinox Swiss Army Travel Alarm 1884 Limited Edition pocket watch; Wenger Mike Horn Ranger multi-tool. Page 67.

The Wayfinders — While European mariners were still hugging coastlines and puzzling out longitude, Polynesians were sailing the open ocean, guided by navigators who harnessed the sun and stars, the wind and waves. On a trip to the South Pacific, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis investigates the ancient art of wayfinding. Page 76.

The Big Trip: Argentina — Glaciers, big peaks, balmy days and vino. And right now it's all on sale. Crusted in snow and ice, Cerro Aconcagua shoots up from the fertile plains of the Mendoza province to an altitude of 22,835 feet. It's a spectacular sight, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere towering over the finest wine-growing region in South America. And scenes like this are hardly out of the ordinary in Argentina. National Geographic Adventure writer Claire Martin uncorks a foodie experience high on adventure. Page 44.

Nat Geo in the Field: Relics Recovered — Scaling the crumbling cliffs of Mustang in north-central Nepal to explore mysterious man-made cave systems carved 700 feet high into the cliffsides, a pair of world-class climbers goes where archaeologists can't, for the benefit of science. Page 22.

* National Geographic Adventure experts are available for interviews. Contact Ethan Fried if you have questions, need additional information or would like to schedule an interview.

National Geographic Adventure, winner of four National Magazine Awards, is the fastest-growing magazine in the outdoor category and the ultimate guide to the adventure lifestyle. Published eight times a year, with a rate base of 625,000, National Geographic Adventure has 2.8 million readers. It is available by subscription (800-NGS-LINE) and on newsstands in the United States ($4.99) and Canada ($6.99). Its editorial mission supports National Geographic's mission to inspire people to care about the planet. The magazine's Web site is www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure.

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National Geographic Adventure Magazine Names 2009's Adventurers of the Year

National Geographic Adventure Magazine Names 2009's Adventurers of the Year

Vote Online for First 'Adventurer of the Year: Readers' Choice Award'

WASHINGTON (Nov. 12, 2009)--National Geographic Adventure magazine has selected 16 individuals as 2009's Adventurers of the Year, recognizing extraordinary achievements in exploration, conservation, action sports and humanitarian work. The honorees are featured in the December 2009/January 2010 "Best of Adventure" issue of the magazine (on newsstands Nov. 24). A robust and interactive Best of Adventure Web portal with more than 100 pages of content also highlights the 2009 Adventurer of the Year honorees with in-depth feature profiles, exhilarating videos and photo galleries. This year, for the first time, readers can cast a vote online for the honoree they believe best embodies the spirit of adventure. The winner will receive the first-ever "Adventurer of the Year: Readers' Choice Award." Voting, at www.ngadventure.com, begins today and ends Jan. 15, 2010. The Readers' Choice winner will be announced online on Jan. 19, 2010.

A group of 30 explorers, scientists, journalists and luminaries in the world of adventure served on an advisory board for the nomination of this year's top adventurers. The class of 2009 includes a BASE jumper, military veterans, an explorer, road trippers, a surfer, an astronaut, an ultra runner, an educator, a filmmaker and a scientist. They are:

-Khadija Bahram, supported by the aid organization International Rescue Committee, guided an educational program that stretches across five provinces in war-torn Afghanistan reaching more than 10,000 pupils, mostly girls, as well as disabled children.
-Stephen Bouey and Steven Shoppman crossed 69 countries and racked up more than 77,000 miles during a two-and-a-half-year road trip that circumnavigated the globe by road.
-Maya Gabeira, the only sponsored female big-wave surfer in the world, surfed the largest wave by a woman ever, landing a 45-footer at South Africa's Dungeons break.
-John Grunsfeld, known as NASA's "Hubble Repairman," braved hurtling space debris to pull off the repair to end all repairs: Working at zero gravity some 350 miles above the surface of the Earth, the astronaut restored sight to a half-blind Hubble.
-Marc Hoffmeister, an injured Iraq veteran, organized a team of climbers, including his wife, Gayle Hoffmeister, his friend, Bob Haines, and injured vets Jon Kuniholm, Matt Nyman and David Shebib, to attempt the dangerous West Buttress route of Denali in Alaska.
-Albert Yu-Min Lin organized a high-risk, high-stakes project into Mongolia's "Forbidden Zone" to search for the lost tomb of Genghis Kahn, using state-of-the art, cutting-edge mapping technologies.
-Dean Potter recorded the longest BASE jump ever -- 2 minutes and 50 seconds -- while wearing a wingsuit that allowed him to cover some 9,000 vertical feet and nearly four horizontal miles in distance.
-Louie Psihoyos assembled an "Ocean's 11"-esque crew to expose and end the annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins for meat in Taiji, Japan, a story told in the award-winning film "The Cove."
-Diane Van Deren, survivor of a successful lobectomy, became the first and only woman to complete the Yukon Arctic Ultra, a 430-mile run across frozen tundra in the dead of winter.
-Katey Walter Anthony mounted an expedition to Siberia to seek out and measure beds of thawing permafrost -- a major source of methane gas, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than CO2, yet is not factored into most climate change models.

The National Geographic Adventure Adventurers of the Year feature is presented and sponsored by South African Tourism, South African Airways and Budweiser American Ale.

About National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Adventure, winner of four National Magazine Awards, is the fastest-growing magazine in the outdoor category and the ultimate guide to the adventure lifestyle. Published eight times a year, with a rate base of 625,000, National Geographic Adventure has
2.8 million readers. It is available by subscription (800-NGS-LINE) and on newsstands in the United States ($4.99) and Canada ($6.99). Its editorial mission supports National Geographic's mission to inspire people to care about the planet. The magazine's Web site is www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure.

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National Geographic Society
(202) 857-7037
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