Pedaling 4 Freedom, Astoria to Washington
Coast to coast on a red tandem called Kindness, with an empty seat for anyone who wanted to ride against human trafficking.
Every story sits on its own week in my life in weeks. Newest first.
Latest · AdventuresThe first sunrise of the yearSince 2013 I've welcomed every new year from a summit: up on New Year's Eve, a night under the stars, and the first sunrise of the year from the top.Coast to coast on a red tandem called Kindness, with an empty seat for anyone who wanted to ride against human trafficking.
1,708 km and 28,000 m of climbing, solo and unsupported through the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
A tandem with an empty back seat, 13 countries, and 180 people who rode it with me against human trafficking.
Solo and unsupported across Australia, from the Indian Ocean at Fremantle to the steps of the Sydney Opera House.
Cape Reinga to Bluff on a tandem with an empty back seat, and 140 people who took it against human trafficking.
A promise I made as a boy in Chennai, kept on the summit of Feldberg: a slice of Black Forest cake, eaten in the Black Forest.
Sleeping on top of the Cliffs of Moher, on the Wild Atlantic Way. One of the highlights of my life.
Cork to Donegal by bike along Ireland's Atlantic coast: 2,000+ km in 16 days, and a night asleep on the Cliffs of Moher.
The verse I wrote in my journal before Te Araroa, and the shell I picked up on Ninety Mile Beach to carry with me.
My first blog: 31 posts from the years running took over my weeks.
Some adventures transform a man.
And finally...I completed my first full marathon. Aug 30 2009, the day I'll remember forever.
This was probably the oldest item on my bucket list. Even before I got into running, I always dreamed about skydiving.