The Adventure Speaker Series: Backpacking Along the Giants of the Alps

Friday, March 29, 2019, 7 pm to 8 pm
Campus: 
Dayton
Wright State University Student Union
Audience: 
Future Students
Current Students
Faculty
Staff
Alumni
The public

Gudrun and Peter have walked in the Alps for the last twenty years. At ages 80 and 82, they defy our perceived expectations of outdoor adventurers. They are infected by the hiking bug, and have found no cure. Fortunately, all the side-effects are positive. This past summer, they added miles and trails to their trek through the Aosta Valley in Italy. Traveling just below the ridge of the Alps, they headed west in the shadow of the Matterhorn connecting with the famous Tour Mt. Blanc route to the tiny French village of Chapieux. Come spend the evening and enjoy pictures and tales of last summer’s adventures.

Hiker Bios:
Gudrun and Peter Seifert stem from Germany but have lived in Middletown, OH for the past fifty years. They are retired and are enthusiastic hikers. One can meet them most often in the local Five River Metro Parks, Colorado, in the Alps  –  or as one of the “Regulars” at the Adventure Summit. They love to talk hiking with fellow enthusiasts or to prospective hikers.

About The Adventure Speaker Series:

Wright State University and Five Rivers MetroParks partner bi-annually to bring you the Adventure Speaker Series, which is a line-up of talks geared towards outdoor-enthusiasts.  Two will be hosted at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroParks, and two here at WSU.

 

For information, contact
Erin Sherrets
Outdoor Recreation Program Manager
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