This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2600 of the world’s 3978 provinces, to every country on earth and to the summit of the highest peak on each continent (thank heaven for good weather!). In my travels, I learned to respect the intelligence and ingenuity of people of all races and callings both past and present. Come see the world as I see it: as a peaceful place, full of nature and beauty. With the right spirit and intent, we can make our world a virtual Garden of Eden.
DISTINCTIONS: BBC 2017 Travel Pioneer • Journal Articles • Explorer’s Club Flag Expeditions
World Parks Project • Walk Across South America • Jeff Shea Travel Map
Slovenia, Idrija Prov, Village
Slovenia, Rogasovci Prov, Stork
Latvia, Bauskas Prov, Birds -
USA, Alaska, Jeff Shea On Denali Summit, 1993 - I climbed Denali, that is, Mount McKinley, with Fred Zalokar and Sean Crom of Reno, Nevada. Denali is the highest peak in North America. It was the third of the Seven Summits that I climbed. We were up and down off the mountain in nine days. Fred and Sean were ultra-marathon runners. Sean was rated as one of the top twenty in the world, maintaining a pace of about 6 minutes per mile for 100 kilometers. Fred had qualified for the Olympic marathon when he was younger. Sean and Fred summited a day earlier than I did. Sean came back to climb it a second time with me, but he was descending while I was still trudging up the final summit slope. I reached the summit alone. While Denali is difficult because of the potential for horrendous storms, when I arrived on top, the air was so still, I could have lit a match.
Cambodia, Krong Kaeb Prov, Hanging Basket House
PNG, Oksapmin Man With Penis Gourd And Boy, 1983 - Even as far back as 1983, very few men still wore penis gourds. Most of them wore clothing. Oksapmin was a high mountain place at about 10,000 feet of elevation. In 1983, there was no road there. We walked two days from Lake Kopiago, including traversing the Strickland Gorge, to arrive at Oksapmin.
China, Anhui Province, Charm Sales, 2008, IMG_9520 - A man was selling these animal parts as charms. The bear claw was one of them. 
Slovenia, Lasko Prov, Speeding Train Over Arched Bridge
Myanmar, Unknown Prov, Water Scene
UK, Blackburn With Darwen Prov, Horse