It’s time for a Nile adventure! STAFDA is excited to welcome conservationist, geophysicist, bush pilot, and adventurer Pasquale Scaturro to our General Session. Part Bear Grylls, part Indiana Jones, Scaturro will take attendees on a hair-raising adventure down the full length of the Nile! His historic 114-day, 3,260-mile Nile First Descent Expedition, the first complete descent of the Nile from its source high in the mountains of Ethiopia to its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea, will be the focus of his General Session presentation. Scaturro is one of the most successful and accomplished mountain and river expedition leaders in the world exploring the far reaches of the planet for more than 35 years. His exploits have taken him throughout North and South America, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. Pasquale’s river descents include the Bio Bio in Chile, rivers throughout North America, and the Omo and Zambezi in Africa. Scaturro, a bush pilot in Namibia, currently manages a wildlife conservation preserve there as well as continuing his geophysical oil and gas exploration and development projects in many of the most remote, dangerous, and politically and technically challenging places in the world. He has filmed rafting and mountaineering projects for ESPN, PBS, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Channel. His inspiring presentation will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by STAFDA President Dale Hahs.