Risk & Outdoor Adventure: An Evening with Ty Gagne: Author of The Last Traverse, Where You’ll Find Me, and The Lions of Winter.
As a New Hampshire native with extensive experience hiking in the White Mountains and a career in risk management, Ty Gagne has a unique perspective on the challenges faced by hikers and the conditions that influence their critical decisions. His books offer fascinating and detailed stories of lives lost, and saved, as told by all involved.
Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM True North Ale Company Ipswich, MA
Please join us at True North Ale Company Thursday, September 17th! Arrive at 6:00 - 6:30 PM to purchase dinner and drinks from True North Ale Company and the food truck. A brief introduction to ECTA's trail safety guidelines will be followed by Ty's presentation, time for Q&A, and book signing. Copies of Ty's books will be available for purchase.
Tickets: $15 ECTA Members / $25 Non-Members Seats are limited - get your tickets today! All 2026 events, including our trail races, will offer a $10 discount for members. Become an ECTA Member today!
Our speaker, Ty Gagne, Chief Executive Officer of Primex3, has held executive positions in the municipal, non-profit, and healthcare sectors. Ty holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of New Hampshire and a Bachelor of Science from Granite State College. He is a member of the Leadership NH Class of 2013, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the non-profit Mount Washington Observatory. Ty completed the program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and holds the Associate in Risk Pool Management (ARPM) and the Associate in Risk Management for Public Entities (ARM-P) designations. He is the author of the books The Last Traverse: Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites, Where You’ll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova, and The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington. Two of his essays, “Weakness in Numbers: How a Hiking Companion can be Dangerous” and “Emotional Rescue” were published in Appalachia journal.
