Adventurers, Explorers, Astronauts
A Sampling of Presenters in this Category
Jose Hernandez
From immigrant farm worker to NASA astronaut whose femarkable story was told in the Netflix biopic “A Million Miles Away”
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Daring, legendary explorer, first to walk across Antarctica, running 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents after a heart attack
Wendy Booker
Mountain Climber, marathoner and adventurer with Multiple Sclerosis, first person to summit Mt. Denali with MS, advocate for the MS community
Felix Baumgartner
Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper, widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere
Jerry Linenger
Retired Captain in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, former NASA astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle and Space Station Mir
Alex Honnold
World-Renowned rock climber and star of Academy Award-winning documentary, “Free Solo”
Mae Jemison
Iconic astronaut, first African American woman in space, leader of the 100 Year Starship, and STEM advocate
Bear Grylls, OBE
Former British Special Forces soldier, adventurer, bestselling author, host of many extreme adventure TV Shows
Merryl Tengesdal
First and only African American woman USAF U-2 Pilot, author and advocate for women and children of color in STEM
Robert Ballard
Legendary ocean explorer and scientist, pioneer in underwater archaeology, uncovered the wrecks of the RMS Titanic and the USS Yorktown
Blair Braverman
Dogsledder and author of “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube” and “Dogs on the Trail: A Year in the Life”
Dan Buettner
Three Guinness World Records for cycling six continents, Emmy Award-winning documentary producer, NYT’s bestselling author of “The Blue Zone”
Brendan Leonard
Artist, ultrarunner, adventurer and writer who xxplores themes of Personal Evolution, Creativity, Fear, Persistence, Humor
Kevin Jorgeson
Legendary rock climber, completed first-ever free climb of the Dawn Wall on the southeast face of El Capitan
Araceli Segarra
Adventurer and Explorer, first Spanish woman to summit Mt. Everest
Tommy Caldwell
Rock Climber, first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan, author of “The Push: A Climber’s Search for the Path”
LeLand Melvin
Engineer, retired NASA astronaut; served as a Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-122 and on STS-129
Jeff Evans
World renowned adventurer, expedition leader, Physician Assistant, corporate speaker on Servant Leadership, Teams, Mindset
Dr. Sian Proctor
First Black civilian astronaut (Inspiration4 Mission), Afrofuturist artist and culture creator; advocate for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Leroy Chiao
Former astronaut, International Space Station commander, commercial space flight pioneer
Kyle Maynard
Record-setting amputee athlete, first man to crawl on his own to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro