National Geographic Celebrates 125 Years, Praises James Cameron, Alex Trebek
Erin Pettit is a glaciologist. Indeed, that means she studies glaciers.
But she’s not on an ice sheet in Antarctica or a glacier in Alaska. Instead, she’s inside the National Building Museum enjoying a glass of wine, which she says is “excellent.” Pettit is one of the many National Geographic “explorers” who was honored at the Explorer’s Symposium and Gala Thursday night, which coincided with the organization’s 125-year anniversary.
Special awards were presented to James Cameron, Alex Trebek, BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner, philanthropist Howard Buffet and oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
Pettit said the event was “pretty amazing” because all the other explorers there had crazy ideas that they pursued, like herself.
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