Jennifer
Pharr Davis is a hiker, author, speaker, and National Geographic Adventurer of the
Year who has covered over 14,000 miles of long distance trails on six
different continents. Jennifer has written six books, articles for
the New York Times, Outside magazine, Backpacker, and Trail Runner, and has been
featured in the Washington
Post, the New
York Times, NPR’s Talk
of the Nation and the CBS Early Show. Her new book The Pursuit of Endurance (Viking)
comes out in April of 2018 and has been called "a captivating
narrative guidebook that will inspire readers to test their own limits, on the
trail and off” (Kirkus Reviews)
Jennifer is a professional speaker who has shared her trail adventures across
the United States and Europe. She is founder and owner of Blue Ridge
Hiking Company, a guiding service that strives “to make the wilderness
accessible and enjoyable” for hikers of all ages, genders, and ability
levels. Jennifer lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with her husband Brew
and their five-year-old daughter Charley and their one-year-old son Gus.
Jennifer's hour-long program will
involve story telling, slides shows, readings from her book, and Q&A.
Following the program, Jennifer will be signing copies of The Pursuit of Endurance.