Bob Atwater
Joined Atlas Obscura in 2026
Explorer, Adventurer, World Traveler. Eagle Scout-1961 & Honor Medal for Saving Life-1983, Boy Scouts of America Baden Powell Fellow, Regal Circle Member-World Scout Foundation; Explorers Club Life Fellow & Medalist-2005, Past (9 years) Explorers Club Vice-President (Membership, Chapter & Flag & Honors); Roy Chapman Andrews Society (Board of Directors & Distinguished Explorer Award Selection Committee) 3 years, Scientific Exploration Society-Member of Board of Trustees & Legacy Circle; Thornton Academy, Saco, Maine-Distinguished Alumni Award, 2024; Royal Geographical Society, London, GB-Life Fellow; Royal Asiatic Society, London, GB-Fellow; Leader/Organizer of 13 Explorers Club Flag Expeditions; Leader or Participated in 51 Scientific Field Expeditions to 50 Countries; Graduated from Weber State University, Ogden, Utah-1975, Graduate of FBI National Academy-1992.
