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Ian took it one day at a time, one adventure at a time, one country at a time. This is where those moments live.

The collection, so far

Fifty photographs — trails and summits, friends met along the way, family at home, and the wide smile everyone remembers. Continue to join here as the family and friends share more memories with Ian.

Ian and his mother always enjoyed traveling together and had fun adventures like zip-lining in Mexico.
Ian enjoying Venice, Italy's sites.
Ian beside the José Rivas Refuge sign on a snow-dusted volcano.
Ian looking up at a carved stone face on a tower at Angkor Thom, Cambodia.
Being an avid skier, Ian loved finding new trails to explore.
Ian holding a large pouched HeroRAT cradled in his arms, in Australia.
Ian as a teenager in his Boy Scout uniform and neckerchief, holding an American flag at a cemetery, with green hills and mountains behind him.
Ian performing his final project to become an Eagle Scout
Ian silhouetted beneath a torii gate at dusk, in Asia.
Ian comforting a kangaroo at a rescue facility in Australia.
Ian would always find time to stop and enjoy the view.
Ian outdoors at night under strings of light, standing between his mother Michelle and his aunt Stephanie with an arm around each of them, all three smiling.
Ian with his mom and his aunt Stephanie
Ian scuba diving over a pale sandy seabed in clear green water, a trail of bubbles rising from his regulator.
Ian scuba diving in the Galápagos, April 2026
Ian as a young boy in a blue soccer jersey, held in a hug by his aunt Celine at the side of a playing field.
Ian with his aunt Celine
Ian grown, in a “keep it wild” cap, cheek to cheek with his aunt Celine on a bright day.
Ian in a dark suit and tie beside his mother Michelle in a wide straw hat and a pink and orange dress, green Normandy countryside and an estuary behind them.
Ian and his mother Michelle on their way to a friend’s wedding in Normandy, France, August 2024
Ian in round sunglasses smiling into the camera from a boat on a Copenhagen canal, the long facade and green-topped spire of Christiansborg Palace behind him. Lettered across the photograph: hello from Copenhagen.
Ian hanging out in Copenhagen
Ian grinning at a restaurant table with a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, wearing a Washington and Lee University tank top and a bandana, the table in front of him covered with pancakes, biscuits, potatoes, fruit and coffee.
Ian loved his food!
Ian as a baby, beaming up from a car seat under a striped canopy, in a white fleece suit on a pale blue blanket, his hair standing up. The film date stamp in the corner reads 97 1 20.
Being born with a great smile!
Ian having fun as team leader with two traveling students in Italy.
Ian with his mother, his uncle Scott and his aunt Stephanie, arms around one another on a beach at sunset, palm trees and the surf behind them.
Ian with his mother, uncle Scott and aunt Stephanie
Ian and his uncle Scott sitting side by side on the head of a large sea turtle statue under a tree, both giving a shaka sign.
Ian with his uncle Scott
A collage from Ian's summer 2025 trip to Italy, over a quote about travel: Ian looking up at the Colosseum in Rome; a group on a gondola in Venice with the gondolier giving a thumbs up; a mirror selfie with a friend with pink hair; Ian leading a group walking down a country road; and two friends lifting Ian in front of a wall of magenta flowers.
Ian was Team Leader in Italy for a U.S. high school students educational tour group, summer 2025.
Ian and two friends dressed in traditional Korean hanbok, standing together in front of the ornate green-roofed Geunjeongjeon hall at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul.
Ian in Asia
Ian, in a yellow tank top, standing on jagged limestone rock above a mist-covered mountain valley on the Ha Giang Loop, Vietnam, beside a wooden sign reading "Take a deep breath, the view and let it go."
Ian hiking at Ha Giang Loop, Asia
A bright moon with a cross-shaped flare, and a faint greenish glow among the stars, seen over a dark mountain ridge through the open door of a tent.
Ian appreciating the view!
Ian's extended family and close friends in Mexico, more than twenty people of all ages posed together on a staircase decorated with holiday garland.
Ian with his family and Mexican close friends
Ian, sunglasses pushed up into his hair, standing with his German host family — two parents, three children and their small dog on a leash — on a grassy, tree-lined boulevard, one holding a bunch of sunflowers.
Ian with his host family in Germany where he attended one year of schooling
Ian, in a pink beanie and teal jacket, gathered with about a dozen family and friends for a Christmas photo in a rustic bar room in Mexico, a mounted deer head and cowhide on the wall behind them.
Ian celebrating Christmas for several years in Mexico with his mother, aunt and close family friends
Ian, seated on a curb against a terracotta-orange wall, holding a wide-brimmed straw hat up in front of his face, beside his friend Jazmin.
Ian with his friend Jazmin
Ian smiling in front of a massive wall of precisely fitted Incan stone blocks, a folded jacket tucked under one arm.
Ian loved visiting ancient ruins!
Ian, shirtless and sunglassed with wet hair, sharing fresh oysters with his mother Michelle at a table under red beach umbrellas, the ocean behind them.
Ian and his mom, Michelle, feasting on seafood!
Ian, in a cap and olive shirt, gathered around a restaurant table with a group of friends beneath a lit "Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls, NY" sign.
Ian with friends at Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls, NY
Ian standing on a wooden walkway at the Ta Prohm temple ruins in Cambodia, dwarfed by massive tree roots engulfing the ancient stone towers beside a carved stone figure.
Ian at ruins in Cambodia
Ian and his uncle Scott, both giving a shaka sign, standing arm in arm on a stone path in front of a white colonial-style building with a tiled roof, green mountains behind.
Ian and his uncle Scott always having fun!
Ian sitting cross-legged on a rocky cliff edge overlooking the ocean and a mountain ridge in the Western Arthur Range, Tasmania, eating an apple.
Ian in Western Arthur Range, Tasmania
Ian, seen from behind and wearing a hiking backpack, sitting on a sand dune watching a vivid orange and yellow sunset over the ocean in Australia.
Ian enjoying an Australian sunset
Ian standing beneath a stone archway at the ancient Roman ruins of Dougga (Thugga) in Tunisia, a colonnaded temple visible in the background.
Ian at the ancient Roman archaeological site of Dougga (Thugga) in northern Tunisia
Ian, in sunglasses, leaning on the rail of a boat on Venice's Grand Canal, historic waterfront buildings and other boats behind him.
Ian taking in the sites of Venice, Italy
Ian, in a suit and tie, smiling on New York City's High Line with the Manhattan skyline and a snow-dusted railing behind him.
Ian all dressed up for interview in New York City
Ian, in a white cap and sunglasses, leaning against an ornately tiled balustrade above the moat at the Plaza de España in Seville, Spain.
Ian in Sevilla!
Ian, wearing a patterned bandana and a backpack, standing among the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
Ian in the Sahara Desert, Morocco
Ian and his friend Silvana taking a smiling selfie together beneath a plant-covered wooden ceiling.
Ian and his friend Silvana in Peru
Ian, wearing a blue bandana and a shirt printed with a map of the Galápagos Islands, smiling at night while holding up a small crab to look at it.
Ian loved every living being on this planet!
Ian and a friend setting up a tent beneath a gnarled tree on a Galápagos beach at dusk, the surf and a picnic table beside them.
Ian camping in the Galapagos
A close-up of two whale shark tattoos on the back of Ian's calf.
Ian’s whale sharks tattoo!
Ian and his friend Marisa sitting together on rocks at the water's edge in Nova Scotia at sunset, her hand resting on his shoulder.
Ian with one of his best friends Marisa in Nova Scotia, he has been Godfather to her son!
An illustrated memorial keepsake: Ian, with angel wings, and his mother sitting together watching a sunset, with the words "It's hard to live without you" and "I'm always with you" beside them.
We truly believe Ian is an Angel, by our sides always
Ian's mother Michelle beside a memorial stone reading "Fly high, Sweet Angel! Ian Thomas Treger, October 1996 – May 2026, Forever in our hearts," set among high rocks in the Peruvian Andes, surrounded by Peruvian police and friends who helped carry the stone with Ian's ashes to this spiritual place, snow-capped mountains behind.
Final resting place in Peru, Ian’s Mother Michelle with her Peruvian angel friends who helped carry Ian’s memorial stone with his ashes to this spiritual place. The mountain called.
Henrry, seen from a distance, carrying Ian's memorial stone above his head across a vast Andean valley in Peru, a snow-capped peak in the background.
Henrry, carrying Ian’s Memorial stone
A photo of Ian and his aunt embracing outdoors, overlaid with the words "Fly high my sweet Angel Ian" and a tribute message from her: "Remembering my nephew, Ian — a young man with a kind heart, a thoughtful mind, and a spirit that left an imprint on everyone who knew him. My heart is broken, and loss changes me, but so does love. I will always be grateful for the time we had, and I will continue to honor you in the way I live, the way I show up, and the way I love. You remain with me."
Remembering my nephew Ian

In his own voice

A voice note from Ian

this is a good listen to know Ian’s personally!

In the field

Ian in the Galapagos

this is another good listen to know Ian personally!

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