Jeff Shea

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

Turkey, Kars Prov, Landscape
Taiwan, Penghu Prov, Island Wind Mill, 2009
Myanmar, Ayeyarwady Prov, Coffee Shop Trio
Cambodia, Taakaev (Takeo) Prov, Shell Cup
Greenland, Warming Island, off coast of Liverpool Land, Sunset On Pyramid Of Middle Finger, 2006 - The pyramid shown in the right of the photograph is the top of the middle finger of Warming Island. This photograph looks north from our camp.
Vietnam, Hung Yen Prov, Brick Factory
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.
Slovenia, Polzela Prov, Field
Turkey, Sivas Prov, Mosque Tower
Mountain Gorge, 2013 North Korea, Yanggang-do Province