On Mountain Trails from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego – The Opening of Olaf Sööt’s Photo Exhibition

On April 23 at 3:00 p.m., the Estonian University of Life Sciences Library will host the opening of a photo exhibition by expatriate Estonian engineer, photographer, and mountaineer Olaf Sööt, titled "On Mountain Trails from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego".

Olaf Sööt (b. 1930) is an engineer whose precision and dedication are interwoven with the sensitivity of a traveller and nature photographer. Over the course of decades, together with his wife Gitta and companions Jüri Tindi and Rein Grabbi, he has journeyed to places few ever reach—from the tundras of Alaska and the glaciers of Canada to the peaks of Patagonia and the light of the Andes. These have not been merely journeys traced on a map, but encounters with mountains, people, and oneself.

The driving force behind bringing the exhibition to Estonia and presenting it is Ivar Sibul, who wished to share this unique body of work with audiences in Estonia as well.

At the opening of the exhibition, Olaf Sööt’s film "McKinley and Further into Alaska" will also be screened.

If possible, Olaf Sööt will take part in the opening via a video link.

A charity auction of the photographs is planned to take place at the end of the exhibition.