Since birth Piotr (Peter) has been tied to both water and the mountains. As an instructor and navigator he has taken part in many sea voyages. He is licensed as a Dive Master by the PADI organization. Piotr took part in expeditions to the French Alps, where under harsh conditions he completed ascents of Mont Blanc in the winter. In 1976 he took part in student expeditions to Karakorum in Mongolia and the Himalayas. In 2007 he took part in an expedition to the Amazon river and in 2009 to the Colca Canyon with the Colca Condor Expedition.
Dr. Nawrot works in the Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University in New Jersey as a Senior Marine Scientist with a doctorate degree. He is also interested in and enjoys studying history and anthropology.