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, Luce Prov, Snail Down Stalk
Slovenia, Solcava Prov, House And Mountain
Penguin Couple, 2006
Falkland Island Dependencies, South Georgia, Salisbury Plain South Atlantic Voyage 2006
Thailand, Chumphon Prov, Stopping For Refreshments
Latvia, Riga City Prov, Amber Bracelet -
Sri Lanka, Matale Prov, Sirigaya Temple
Philippines, Catanduanes Prov, Man With Sisal
China, Anhui Province, Tree On Rock Wall, Yellow Mountain, 2008, IMG_9590 - The views on Yellow Mountain are spectacular in the same way that Yosemite awes.
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.
Laos, Sekong Prov, Bus