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“Switzerland:
Quest for the Sublime” premieres
If there is one word that writers through the centuries have
used to describe the great peaks, the glaciers, waterfalls, and
grand scenery of Switzerland, it is the word “sublime.”
Many
consider Switzerland the birthplace of adventure travel, the wellspring
for ecotourism, the spur for organized tours into the wilds. But
what is it that makes this vault of Nature so sublime? In fact
what exactly does sublime mean, and what are its applications
here and now?
This
time join explorer Richard Bangs as he delves into how Switzerland’s
alpine beauty helped inspire today’s ecotourism movement.
Bangs’ quest is to discover the roots of adventure travel
and to search for what philosophers and poets of earlier times
called "the sublime."
The
new book from Menasha Ridge Press, Quest
for the Sublime: Finding Nature's Secret in Switzerland (Adventures
with Purpose)
has just been published (Oct. 2008). And the TV special Adventures
with Purpose: Switzerland is currently airing on PBS and affiliate
stations nationwide.
More
about Switzerland:
Quest for the Sublime
Adventures
with Purpose is produced by Small
World Productions, the makers of “Smart Travels-Europe”
and “Pacific Rim with Rudy Maxa” and “Travels
in Europe with Rick Steves” among other programs. The special
is co-produced by KCTS/Seattle, and Richard Bangs Productions
of Marina del Rey, Calif.
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