Majka Burhardt has a passion for creating unusual connections. As an author, professional climber, filmmaker, and entrepreneur, Majka has spent two decades exploring the globe—usually by hand and foot—and her stories of challenge, humanity, and the fine line between extreme and acceptable risk continue to inspire audiences around the world. Majka is the author of Coffee Story: Ethiopia and Vertical Ethiopia, and Executive Producer of the 2010 film, Waypoint Namibia and the forthcoming Lost Mountain about Mozambique. She champions “Additive Adventure”—when adventure goes beyond exploration to cultural and environmental connections that create a larger conversation of singular and collective human meaning. Curious how to say her name? It's "My-ka."
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- Saying Yes |
Jonathan Field's Good Life Project Interview with Majka about her "approach to the dance between risk, creation and illumination." |
Current Projects
WriterA Food Crop. Its Nation. Their New Future. Watch the trailer for Majka's new book, Coffee Story: Ethiopia More | Buy | Majka's Articles |
Climber
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SpeakerAdditive Adventure. Risk-taking. Leadership in snake infested lands. How the culture behind coffee can change the world.
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The Weather Channel - From the Edge with Peter Lik
Majka takes renowned photographer Peter Lik ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon, Montana for the Winter Extremes episode of the Weather Channel's 2011 series.
From The Edge With Peter Lik, Winter Exremes Episode Trailer from Majka Burhardt on Vimeo.
Waypoint Namibia, Featured On NBC's Universal Sports
When To Watch | The Film | The Story | Buy
Photos: Celin Serbo |Anne Skidmore