BETHEL – Photographer Victor Hart, from Rockland’s Senior College, will present a travelogue on his adventures, taken primarily in colder climates, titled “Into the Cold,” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Gehring House, 77 Broad St. The program is part of the “Down Home Maine” series.
Peter Gartner, co-chairman of Western Mountains Senior College, said the series was started last year to bring unique, creative and adventurous Maine people to meet in an informal discussion setting. Gartner said this program is a prime example of the types of programs in the series.
Hart, a retired lawyer, will give a digital presentation highlighting the adventures he and his wife had over the past 28 years and catalogued on film.
They trekked 180 miles in Nepal and climbed Kala Patar, a 19,000-foot peak next to Mount Everest. Later, they made two trips to Antarctica.
Recently, they traveled to the Arctic on an icebreaker out of the Svalbard Islands to within about 400 miles of the North Pole. They have also trekked in Tibet, Patagonia and Peru and all the areas will be covered in his presentation.
During his working years, Hart took a month off each year to travel and, now in retirement, spends more time at his hobby. He is also in demand as a speaker on his travels.
The program is open to the public free. However, voluntary contributions are welcome to offset Senior College expenses. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Gartner at 665-2181 or S. Lyon at 836-2576.
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