Bruce Kirkby

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Bruce Kirkby
Born
EducationEngineering Physics, Queen's University (1990)
Occupation(s)Adventure Writer and Photographer
Notable workSand Dance (2000), Dolphin's Tooth (2005)
TelevisionHost, No Opportunity Wasted, CBC
FamilyChristine Pitkanen (wife)
Bodi
Taj
Websitebrucekirkby.com

Bruce Kirkby is a Canadian adventurer, photographer, and writer. Recognized for expeditions to remote wilderness areas, his achievements include a 40-day, 1000-kilometre crossing of Arabia's Empty Quarter by camel (1999) and the first contiguous descent of Ethiopia's Blue Nile Gorge from source to the Sudanese border (with National Geographic). The author of three best-selling books, Kirkby's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Globe and Mail , Canadian Geographic and The New York Times . National Geographic Channel featured his photography in the documentary Through the Lens (2003). An Ambassador for Mountain Equipment Co-op [1] and member of the Starboard SUP Dream Team, [2] Kirkby makes his home in Kimberley, British Columbia.

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Expeditions

Kirkby has over 2,000 days of experience as a commercial guide, including raft descents of Tatshenshini, Alsek, First, Burnside, Grand Canyon and Nahanni, and sea kayak journeys along the Canadian West Coast and Belize's Barrier Reef.

His travels cover 80 countries, and include the Galapagos Islands, China, Hong Kong, Tibet, Bhutan, Iceland, Greenland, Borneo, Myanmar, Bali, Sikkim, Ecuador, Pakistan, Saba, Patagonia, Kenya, Bahamas Saba Cambodia, Vietnam and Mongolia.

Writing

A travel correspondent with The Globe and Mail , Kirkby has acted as Editor-at-Large for Outpost Magazine, Contributing Editor to Explore Magazine, and photographic columnist for Up! Magazine. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times , enRoute , Huffington Post, and Canadian Geographic .

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Awards

Television and film

Kirkby hosted the CBC primetime adventure reality series, No Opportunity Wasted (2007). [12]

Three of his expeditions have been featured in National Geographic Documentaries

Kirkby was featured in the National Geographic Channel documentary Through the Lens (2003), and provided commentary for OLN [ disambiguation needed ] "Twenty Five Most Dangerous Places."

Kirkby has a television show on Travel Channel named Big Crazy Family Adventure . The show follows Kirkby and his family, wife Christine and their two sons Bodi and Taj, as they travel from British Columbia to Ladakh, India, by many modes of transportation except planes. [13]

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