<strong>Jeremy Schmidt</strong> is a writer and photographer specializing in natural science, conservation and adventure travel. He is the author or co-author of more than fifteen books and hundreds of articles for magazines, including <em>Audubon</em>, <em>Equinox</em>, <em>International Wildlife</em>, <em>National Geographic</em>, <em>National Geographic Traveler</em>, <em>Outside</em>, <em>GEO</em> and others. His collaboration with Pat Morrow covers several decades of global adventuring, resulting in articles for numerous magazines and the book <em>Himalayan Passage</em>, winner of the first Barbara Savage Award for adventure writing. Jeremy is a founding faculty member of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference, a Fulbright Scholar in the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and a popular expert for National Geographic Expeditions trips worldwide. He lives with his wife in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.