This website illuminates my life and adventures. My longing for freedom has led me to over 2450 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, Ankara Prov, Housing Development
Azerbaijan, Mingacevir Prov, Lake And Mountains
Ascension Is, Cinder Cone Vertical, 2006 - As I moved further up Woman Mountain, I came to this spot below the Cinder Cone. I had already been dazzled by her plain beauty, but now I was stunned. The cinder cone scene seemed remarkable, almost surreal in its perfection.
Tibet, Shigatse Buddha, 1998 - In the monastery in Shigatse, Tibet, there is an enormous golden buddha. it is spectacular to behold! I visited this monastery for the second time three years after my Everest climb, on the way to Everest Base Camp, having driven with my Russian team all the way from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Cambodia, Kracheh Prov, Girl
Cambodia, Preah Vihear Prov, Treed Road
DK, Greenland, North Coast, Yellow Flowers Like Radar, 2007, IMG_1440 - You can see the world from the perspective of a human, or you can explore the world from the perspective of an insect or a flower. I laid down in the tundra to take this photo of the beautiful miniature flowers.
Slovenia, Turnisce Prov, Church Doors
Papua New Guinea, Girls Covering Breasts, 1983 - These girls, normally comfortable bare-breasted, covered themselves in our presence.
Turkey, Sanliurfa Prov, Kurdish Child