Overland Journal Podcast Episode 218
Explorers Club fellow and former President of the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association, Billy Creech, is a conservationist, adventurer, expedition leader, author, poet, and father. In this Overland Journal Podcast episode, Billy and host Ashley Giordano discuss the Old Traction Road Expedition and how overlanders can use their wide range of skills to get involved with conservation efforts.
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Guest Bio
Billy Creech
A Fellow of The Explorers Club since 2019, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and former President, as well as Explorer in Residence of the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association, Billy Creech is a conservationist who has remapped historic exploration routes, conducted numerous explorations and scientific expeditions as a leader and selected team member; and has worked with numerous government agencies on conservation and preservation matters.
He has taught four-wheel-driving techniques, expedition planning, adventure writing, and navigation. Billy has overland exploration experience on four continents and is a former divemaster and rescue diver. Creech holds an MBA from Cornell University and is a senior product manager for Oracle, Inc.
He has championed a concept he terms “fractal exploration”: breaking the world into smaller pieces for more intimate analysis and netting more meaningful and sustainable results, including his role as executive producer and key subject in the conservation short film documentary Mojave Roads: Preserving the Unknown. In the field, he has carried The Explorers Club Flag No.238 on two separate expeditions and been awarded the honor of wearing the Rolex Explorer Watch No.1.
Host Bio
Ashley Giordano
Ashley Giordano completed a 48,800-kilometer overland journey from Canada to Argentina with her husband, Richard, in their well-loved but antiquated Toyota pickup. On the zig-zag route south, she hiked craggy peaks in the Andes, discovered diverse cultures in 15 different countries, and filled her tummy with spicy ceviche, Baja fish tacos, and Argentinian Malbec. As Senior Editor at Overland Journal, you can usually find Ashley buried in a pile of travel books, poring over maps, or writing about the unsung women of overlanding history. @desktoglory_ash
Images: Billy Creech, Richard Giordano
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