Author Website:www.janreynolds.com


Author of 2 books for adults: Everest Grand Circle, Mountaineers Publishing, and Mother and Child, Inner Traditions Publishing

Member of expeditions to: China, Tibet, Nepal, New Zealand, Australia, Lapland, Amazon Basin, Canadian Arctic, Mongolia, Sahara. Held the women's High altitude skiing record for women, sponsored by National Geographic.

One of America's best known and articulate spoke's person on mountaineering: appearances on ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today, National Public Radio, New York Times, Merv Griffen, Hour Magazine, three adventure films.

Wildreness photographer/writer/lecturer for : Nationa Geographic, Vogue, Esquire, New York Times, various ski and outdoor magazines, photo exhibit at New York's Asia Society, and United Nations

Lectures: IBM, National Geographic, The North Face, Sierra Club, Explorers Club, American Alpine Club, Young Presidents Organization, Nike, Goldwin, National Association for Teachers of English, Central and Eastern European Schools Association, Colleges, Universities, High Schools, Elementary Schools, International Schools around the world

2009-1994 creating books: Mother and Child, Tuti's Play, Living in an Igloo, Leo and the Butterflies, Celebrate! CYCLE OF RICE, CYCLE OF LIFE while raising 2 boys in Vermont, and traveling far and wide with her camera and notebook.

1993-1986: Traveling solo over the Himalaya, Sahara, Amazon Basin, etc. to live with Tuareg, Tibetans, Samiis, Abriginals, Yanomama, Inuit and Mongols to record and research ancient cultures.

1985 Beyond the Summit Expedition: Flew a hot air balloon over Mount Everest, reaching 28,000 feet, setting an altitude record, creating award winning film as a result, FLIGHT OF THE WIND HORSE

1985 Moroccan Adventure: Climbed, and skied off 14,000 foot Toubkal, highest in North Africa on cross country skis, skied sand dunes in Sahara