The Wilder Way with Eva zu Beck

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Join YouTube adventurer and National Geographic host Eva zu Beck in conversation with Reymundo Perez about her national bestseller, The Wilder Way.

 

About the Book 

This world-expanding memoir traces Eva’s journey from a high-flying job and a picture-perfect marriage to becoming a solo adventurer travelling to some of the world’s most far-flung locations. A lone horse trek in Mongolia, COVID lockdown on a desert island in Yemen and overlanding across the US in an 18-year-old truck. Eva has grown an online community of nearly 5 million and has found love where she wasn’t looking. But the shift from a rooted life to a transient one is far from straightforward and the book explores how Eva grapples with the tension between her wanderlust and a longing for somewhere to call home.


About the Author 
Eva zu Beck is a leading travel and adventure YouTuber, with a community of 4.9 million across her social channels and a reputation for top-notch storytelling. From ultra-marathons across the Mongolian steppe and Arctic wilds to climbing some of the world’s highest peaks or learning horseback archery, Eva has become one of the most recognizable figures in today’s travel and adventure space. For over seven years, Eva has created her own YouTube content while also directing, producing, and presenting ambitious projects for global platforms including National Geographic, the BBC Travel Show, Deutsche Welle, and Euronews. Her reach and credibility have led to partnerships with industry-leading names such as GoPro, DJI, Vivobarefoot, The North Face, and Toyota.

Most recently, Eva has directed and hosted two series of Superskilled, a National Geographic series that explores extraordinary human skills in some of the world’s most remote locations. The first series won her the Wildscreen Panda Award for On-screen Talent and the second series has been nominated for four Emmy awards. Eva’s Youtube channel won the People’s Choice award for Channel of the Year at the Outdoor Media Summit. Eva’s debut book The Wilder Way: The Inspiring Travel Memoir of Adventure, Freedom and an Uncharted Life is a US National Bestseller.

In 2025, Eva zu Beck was part of the Superskilled expedition team organized by lead producer Dan Baird, a member of the Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles. The expedition carried the 130th Expedition Flag authorized by the club in its 105-year history, a distinction recognizing expeditions that advance exploration and human knowledge.


About the Moderator 
Reymundo Perez is the 1st Vice President of the Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles. He is a writer, filmmaker, and world traveler from Southern California, and has a passion for exploring diverse cultures and humanities. As Director of Creative Operations at Lightstorm Entertainment, Rey is responsible for multiple lines of business, including publishing, video games, and consumer products, with a focus on worldbuilding for James Cameron’s Avatar Franchise. He is the author of Avatar: Fire and Ash: The Visual Dictionary (2025) and a contributing author of The World of Avatar: A Visual Exploration (2025) and Avatar: The Way of Water: The Visual Dictionary (2022) from DK Books and Penguin Random House.

This program was organized by Dan Baird #1262.