On Outdoor Explorer, we’re fortunate to meet some of the world’s most amazing people, and that was especially true when Dario Schwoerer was in town to talk about his 100,000-mile sailboat voyage. It’s been a 16-year journey that included climbing the seven continents’ highest peaks from tidewater, sailing through the northwest passage, and having 5 kids along the way. Best of all, Dario is committed to improving the world he travels. On our next show we’ll hear from Dario about his amazing family, some scary moments they’ve endured, and their hopes for our planet.
HOST: Charles Wohlforth
GUESTS:
- Dario Schwoerer – a Swiss climatologist and international ski and mountain guide (UIAGM), experienced the fragile environment he refers to as “his office” degrading rapidly and decided to dedicate his life to educating the public on how to respect nature and protect it for future generations. Joined by his wife Sabine, they founded TOPtoTOP with the goal of being the first expedition traversing the seven seas and reaching the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, relying only on the power of nature and the human spirit.
LINKS:
- TOPtoTOP, the main page to learn about their journey and follow their path
- Donate to help their cause, and fund their teaching mission
- Story from KNOM about the Schwoerer family
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BROADCAST: Thursday, January 12, 2017. 2:00 pm – 3:00 p.m. AKT
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Eric Bork, or you can just call him “Bork” because everybody else does, is the FM Operations Manager for KSKA-FM. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the FM broadcast. He produces and edits episodes of Outdoor Explorer, the Alaska-focused outdoors program. He also maintains the web posts for that show. You may have heard him filling in for Morning Edition or hosting All Things Considered and can still find him operating the soundboard for any of the live broadcast programs.
After escaping the Detroit area when he was 18, Bork made it up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he earned a degree in Communications/Radio Broadcasting from Northern Michigan University. He spent time managing the college radio station, working for the local NPR affiliate, and then in top 40 radio in Michigan before coming to Alaska to work his first few summers. After then moving to Chicago, it only took five years to convince him to move back to Alaska in 2010. When not involved in great radio programming he’s probably riding a bicycle, thinking about riding bicycles, dreaming about bikes, reading a book, or planning the next place he’ll travel to. Only two continents left to conquer!
