TPZ108: Cycling in Africa with Carl-David Granbäck

December 13, 2015 by 1 Comment
Cycling in Africa

Carl-David Granbäck is an experienced expedition cyclist. During his first year-long adventure, he cycled through South America from Tierra del Fuego in Argentina to the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. That trip left him with a strong desire to get back in the saddle and once more head into the unknown so a few years later in 2013 he decided to cycle from his home country of Sweden to Cape Town South Africa. He traveled 28,900 km in 686 days. You can read about his adventures at southamericabybike.com and swedentoafrica.com. Carl-David Granbäck welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ107: The Making of Janapar & the Art of Storytelling with James Newton

December 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Janapar Cycling Adventure

James Newton is a freelance director and independent filmmaker. He got his start in adventure storytelling in 2003 when he borrowed a camera and traveled to the Amazon to tell the story of Dorothy Stang, an American nun who put her life at great risk to campaign for the rights of peasant farmers. Several years later James released his first feature film that tells the story of a young man in search of a life-changing experience on an around the world bicycle trip and finding it in a woman he fell in love with along the way. James spent 2 years piecing together the story which became the award winning film Janapar: Love on a Bike. You can learn more about it at janapar.com and more about James at jamesnewtonfilms.com. James Newton, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ106: Ho Chi Minh Trail by Motorbike with Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent

November 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Ho Chi Minh Trail by Motorbike

Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent, better known as Ants, is a travel writer, TV producer and world traveler. In her latest book, A Short Ride in the Jungle – The Ho Chi Minh Trail by Motorcycle, she tells the story of her 6 week, 2,000 mile journey from Hanoi to Saigon on a 25-year-old Honda Cub motorbike named the Pink Panther. She followed the trail through Laos and Cambodia dodging unexploded ordinance from the Vietnam war and witnessing illegal logging in the forests of Laos. During her trip, she raised funds for Mines Advisory Group, an organization that helps remove mines and other weapons from countries around the world. To learn more you can visit her website at theitinerant.co.uk. Ants, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ105: Hiking & Packrafting Alaska’s Brooks Range with Kristin Gates

November 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Brooks Range Traverse

Kristin Gates was the youngest woman to hike the US Triple Crown, the first person to hike the completed 800 mile Arizona Trail, and the first woman to solo traverse Alaska’s Brooks Range. After 700 miles of bushwhacking and 300 miles of packrafting for 51 days on the Brooks Range, Kristin spent the next summer solo kayaking the 2,000 mile Yukon river from its headwaters to the Bearing Sea. You can learn more about her adventures at her website milesforbreakfast.com. Kristin Gates, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ104: Adventure Filmmaking on the Karun River in Iran with Leon McCarron

November 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Leon McCarron Karun

Leon McCarron is a Northern Irish adventurer and cameraman specializing in long distance, human-powered expeditions. With fellow British adventurer Tom Allen, the two set out to follow Iran’s longest River, the Karun, by whatever means necessary. Their goal was to experience the culture and geography of a misunderstood nation and to make an adventure film. But when their cameras caught the attention of the Iranian police, they wondered if they had bitten off more than they could chew. The result of their journey is the film Karun – Misadventures on Iran’s Longest River. You can learn more about it at karunfilm.com and more about Leon at leonmccarron.com. Leon McCarron, welcome back to the show.

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TPZ103: Cycling the Coast of Britain with Anna Hughes

November 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Anna Hughes Eat Sleep Cycle

In the book Eat Sleep Cycle – A Bike Ride Around the Coast of Britain, Anna Hughes tells the story of the 10-week long 4,000 mile cycling adventure she completed in 2011. Completing the book took almost another 4 years. On her blog she writes, “Eat/sleep/cycle. Eat/sleep/write. Both things were the most simple thing I’ve ever done. Both things were the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Both things were the best thing I’ve ever done.” You can learn more about Anna and the ride around Britain at her website annacycles.co.uk. Anna Hughes, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ102: Adventure Cycling & Travel with Dakota & Chelsea

November 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
traipsingabout.com

Two years ago, Dakota and Chelsea rented their home and hit the road in a Mercedes Sprinter van they converted into an adventure camper. Their road trip through the Southwest US turned into an open-ended adventure as they eventually cycled 4,000 miles across the US and most recently cycled 2,400 miles from London to Prague. You can learn more about their travels at their website traipsingabout.com. Dakota and Chelsea, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ101: Walking Wales with Ursula Martin

October 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One woman walks Wales Ursula Martin

In 2011 at age 31, Ursula Martin took time off work to travel in mainland Europe. She kayaked down the Danube river and planned to winter over in Bulgaria, but after a doctor visit for abdominal pain, she learned she had stage 1 ovarian cancer which changed the course of her adventure. To stay close to her UK doctors, she planned a walk around her home country of Wales. She walked for 538 days covering 3,700 miles to raise money for Penny Brohn Cancer Care and Target Ovarian Cancer. You can learn more about her journey at onewomanwalkswales.com. Ursula Martin, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ100: Climbing the Alaska Range with Ryan Wichelns and Gabe Messercola

September 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Alaska Range in Denali

Ryan Wichelns and Gabe Messercola first appeared in episode 12 of The Pursuit Zone to talk about their Adirondack Traverse. Since then they’ve gone on to create the website primitivecondition.com to serve as a media platform for their outdoor pursuits. In their latest climbing adventure, known as the Brooks Glacier Expedition, they completed the Silverthrone to Brooks traverse in the Alaska Range of Denali National Park. Ryan and Gabe, welcome back to the show.

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TPZ099: Cycling Around the World with Tom Davies

September 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Cycling RTW Tom Davies

At 19, Tom Davies may be the youngest person to ever cycle around the world. Starting in London in January 2015, he cycled 18,000 miles in 174 days, most days going over 100 miles. He rode to challenge himself and to raise money for three charities; Prostate Cancer UK, The Sohana Research Fund and Carney’s Community. You can learn more about his adventure and the charities he is supporting at tomdaviesrtw.com. Tom Davies, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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