Get Inspired! See breathtaking slide presentations and hear from seasoned adventure travelers as they share incredible stories of the thrill of their adventures. Industry experts, celebrity guests and world-class film screenings add the enjoyable elements of entertainment and education to the show.

2011 personalities included:

See Scott Blue and Mikey McBryan from Ice Pilots NWT!

It's the last frontier. And these are the last of the true Arctic aviators. Young pilots with a taste for adventure have come to Buffalo Airways to earn their wings, flying vintage steel built for war. But it"s a different war; a war against bitter cold and constant breakdowns' and a war to get the job done and to stay alive in the toughest conditions on the planet. The job: to haul people' fuel and vital supplies to far- flung outposts in the Canadian North.
Season 3 is currently airing on History TELEVISION, and Season 4 is currently in production.

Jamie Bastedo

Jamie Bastedo's work is all about taking natural science and culture to the streets. Whether playing zany environmental songs around a campfire, hosting lively nature shows on CBC radio, performing as an arctic explorer at schools and museums, leading ecotours, portraying a backwoods nature nut on video, or writing fiction or non-fiction works, Jamie spreads a catching enthusiasm for the land. Well established as a popular science writer, he has written 12 books celebrating nature, the latest including the Trans Canada Trail Guide to the Northwest Territories, and two award-winning climate change thrillers set in the Arctic, On Thin Ice and its sequel, Sila's Revenge, plus hundreds of natural history articles in magazines such as Up Here, Backpacker, Winter Living, and Canadian Geographic. Jamie's passion for popularizing natural science brought him national honour in 2002 when he won Canada’s Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion. His outstanding contributions to the conservation and promotion of northern nature also earned him Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee Medal.
You can find Jamie's books at www.fitzhenry.ca/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=bastedo and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/#!/JamieBastedo.

Macon Dunnagan Jr., Author and Travel Expert

Macon Dunnagan Jr. is the author of Sons of Kilimanjaro, as well as Expedition Director for Mt. Kilimanjaro and Tanzania travel expert based in Charlotte, NC.

With little experience in hiking and none in mountain climbing, Macon made his first ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro in February 1999. He would return to climb again in 2000. Subsequent to this, he wrote the novel Sons of Kilimanjaro about four men, each with his own reason for wanting to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.

In September 2010 Macon went back to climb Kilimanjaro for his 14th, 15th and 16th times, becoming the first person ever to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro three times in 28 days. In January 2011 he went back to climb again with Zara tours for his 17th time. He continues to live in Charlotte and climb Kilimanjaro at least three times a year.

Presented by Zara Tours.





Kevin Callan

Kevin Callan is the author of thirteen books, including the best selling "The Happy Camper", the incredibly popular series of paddling guides, and most reviewed "Wilderness Pleasures: A Practical Guide to Camping Bliss". On a regular basis, he presents across North America and has been a key speaker at all the major canoe events for over 25 years.

He is a winner of five National Magazine Awards and three film awards. He was also made Patron Paddler for Paddle Canada. Check his web site and on-line camping show out at www.kevincallan.com