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Jack Wheeler

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Luigi Wewege Dr. Jack Wheeler, dubbed the "Real Life Indiana Jones," by the Wall Street Journal, has been traveling and leading private expeditions for decades. As a professional adventurer, Jack made three "first contacts" by discovering tribes that had never been contacted by the outside world. He and his party led elephants over the Alps and retraced Hannibal's footsteps. He's a been a mountain climber since being the youngest American to climb the Matterhorn at age 14. His sky diving record was noted in the Guinness World Record as a record that cannot be broken was for the most northerly skydive at exactly 90 degrees North. In 2014 he completed a life goal of traveling to 197 countries (all 193 countries recognized by the U.N. and four that are not: Taiwan, Kosovo, North Korea, and Somaliland.) As a geopolitical consultant, he speaks and writes on how the history, geography, culture, religion, and political events are changing our world dynamically. He enjoys writing to share his experiences with his readers. His proudest accomplishment is his two sons.

A moment only the Serengeti can offer.
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A Serengeti Dream Season

Southern Birthing Grounds Just about everyone with adventure in their soul dreams of experiencing an Africa safari.  But Africa is a very big place. You see, the average person has…
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The Partridge in the Pear Tree

An oldie but a goodie from the past! We’re in full Christmas Season with all the familiar carols we’ve heard all our lives being played in every crowded shopping mall.…
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Exploring Outer Mongolia

All photos by Jack Wheeler The first time I went to Mongolia was in 1963. I was 19 and by myself. It was a colony of the Soviet Union back…
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Authentic Italy

Authentic Italy My wife, Rebel, and I were having dinner with Italian friends in Rome recently, who asked, “Why not a Wheeler Expedition in Italy?” I answered, “We’d love to,…
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The Road To Mandalay – A Journey Through Burma

  Burma is a hidden country. Sandwiched between India, China, and Thailand, along with a bit of Bangladesh and Laos, it is essentially the drainage basin of the Irawaddy River,…
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The Route to Annapurna

  All photos by Jack Wheeler   For the past two weeks, in our exploration of the greatest mountains of the Himalayas, we’ve learned the route to Everest, Lhotse, and…
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The Route to Dhaulagiri

All photos by Jack Wheeler For the past three weeks, in our exploration of the greatest mountains of the Himalayas, we’ve learned the route to Everest, Lhotse, and Cho Oyu,…
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Magical Madeira

None of us are getting younger – the arrow of time only flies in one direction. Before you know it, the adage is staring you in the face: “I thought getting…
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The Route to Everest

All photos by Jack Wheeler Everyone has heard of the Himalayas and Mount Everest in particular. Yet most everyone has only a vague understanding of the most famous and highest…
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The Route to Kanchenjunga

All photos by Jack Wheeler Last week, in our exploration of the highest summits of the Himalayas, we ended our Route to Everest at the Red Hat Tibetan Tengboche monastery.…
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