Watch the moving ‘The Call of Kilimanjaro’ with Jeff Belanger
FITCHBURG » Get ready to climb 19,341 feet to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro — one of the famed highest mountain peaks in the world — via Zoom, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, with Jeff Belanger.
Based on his memoir, “The Call of Kilimanjaro,” Belanger, an author, adventurer and TV host, takes you on a breathtaking multimedia journey of Tanzania that’s spiritual, motivational and uplifting.
After his brother-in-law Chris died, Belanger made the decision to take the trip of a lifetime, both in honor of Chris and in pursuit of clarity about his own life and goals.
“The Call of Kilimanjaro” is a day-by-day record of Belanger’s ascent to the peak of Africa’s highest mountain. What he learned along the way transformed his life.
Belanger is an author, podcaster, storyteller, adventurer and explorer of the unexplained. He’s written more than a dozen books that have been published in six languages, he’s the Emmy-nominated host, writer and producer of the “New England Legends” series on PBS and Amazon Prime, he provides programs and lectures to audiences all over the world, and he’s been the writer and researcher for every episode of “Ghost Adventures” on the Travel Channel.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Fitchburg Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
This is a free program. For information, visit www. fitchburgpubliclibrary.org or call 978-8291780. To register for the Zoom link, visit https://tinyurl.com/FPLKilimanjaro.