Introducing PBS’s hottest new travel show – a show that combines adventure with travel that makes a difference, travel that positively impacts the world. Join our host, Richard Bangs, the father of modern adventure travel as he journeys across the planet in search of ecological challenges and ecological solutions. Leader of 35 first descents of rivers around the globe, a mountain climber and renowned author-Richard brings a lifetime of experience to Adventures with Purpose.

"When you make a personal, emotional connection with a place, then you become a powerful voice when that area is threatened."

— Richard Bangs