Filmmaker, mountaineer and motivational speaker Thom Pollard will present “On Thin Ice” at the Mystic Seaport Adventure Series Thursday, February 18. Presentations will be given at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Mystic Art Cinema in Olde Mistick Village.
The series has been moved from its original location at Seamen’s Inne due to the restaurant’s ongoing renovations. Mystic-area restaurants Steak Loft, Go Fish, Ten Clams and Peking Tokyo will offer a 10-percent discount off either lunch or dinner to attendees on the day of the program upon presentation of their ticket.
Pollard will detail the journey he made with journalist David Brancaccio and environmentalist Conrad Anker to the Himalayan Mountains in northern India to document the rapid retreat of the Gangotri glacier. As the source of the holy Ganges River, the glacier beckons religious pilgrims from across the world to bathe in its icy waters. The filmmaker’s presentation will show never-before-seen clips of the expedition, in which he met with mystics, yogis, scientists and pilgrims.
Pollard travels the country as a keynote speaker for events, schools and corporations, using his mountaineering experiences and adventure photography as a backdrop for motivational themes. As Creative Director for Eyes Open Productions, he has won numerous awards including an Emmy and a CINE Golden Eagle and his documentaries include The Power of the Mountain; G2: A Climbing Journal, The Storm over Denali and Alive on Everest. Pollard’s photographs have appeared in such publications as National Geographic magazine, Climbing and Vanity Fair.
Tickets are $14 ($12 for members) for the afternoon program and $15 ($13 for members) for the evening program. Students can purchase tickets at the discounted rate of $5. For tickets, visit www.mysticseaport.org/tickets or call 860.572.5339.
Mystic Seaport has been hosting the Adventure Series for more than 60 years. The programs provide a unique opportunity to meet each “adventurer” firsthand and experience a wide range of challenges—both on the land and sea all over the world.
The series will continue Thursday, March 18, with Bob and Ami Green’s presentation, “If You’re Ever in the Amazon…”
For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org/adventureseries.
Founded in 1929, Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum and features tall ships, a re-created 19th-century village, exhibits and a planetarium. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org or call 888.973.2767.
