TPZ069: An 11-Year Cycle Touring Adventure with Tim Travis

October 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Tim Travis downtheroad.org

For eleven years, Tim Travis lived his three favorite things: cycling, traveling the world, and camping. After years of planning and saving money, Tim and his former wife Cindie set off on a worldwide cycling adventure on March 30, 2002. He writes about his travels at downtheroad.org and as his website grew more popular and the books he wrote kept selling, he was able to keep the adventure going longer than planned. Tim says that, “International bike touring is less about cycling several hours a day and more about being durable, adaptable, open minded, and just plain old tough.” Tim Travis, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ068: Surviving Solo on Rockall with Nick Hancock

October 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Nick Hancock
Photo by Michael Schofield

Rockall is a tiny, uninhabited, and remote island in the North Atlantic – 290 miles west of Great Britain. For Nick Hancock, the island was the backdrop for his Rockall Solo expedition – a record-breaking 45-day solo occupation of Rockall. He lived in a small survival pod on an 12 by 4-foot ledge on the granite island and helped raise funds for Help for Heroes, an organization providing support to wounded servicemen and women. You can learn more about his adventure at rockallsolo.com. Nick Hancock, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ067: A Cycling and Climbing Expedition with Sophie Radcliffe

October 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Sophie Radcliffe

Sophie Radcliffe had a great job and all the trappings of success, but she wanted to create a new path for herself. Without a plan, she quit her job and set out to pursue a career in adventure. She began by starting her blog, challengesophie.com, and before long she finished Ironman Wales, had a job with Epic TV, and completed the world’s first expedition to summit the highest mountains in each of the eight alpine countries while cycling between them – an adventure she calls Alpine Coast to Coast. Sophie Radcliffe, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ066: A 30,000 km Cycling Adventure with Peter Dudfield

October 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Peter Dudfield cycle around the world

For 368 days and 30,000 km, Peter Dudfield cycled around the world to raise money for the British Red Cross International Disaster Fund. Starting in Greece, his adventure took him to 4 continents before riding back to his hometown of Cambridge, England. You can learn more about his adventure at peterpedals.co.uk. Peter Dudfield, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ065: Canoe Racing the Yukon 1000 with Emma Burgeson

September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Yukon 1000 canoe race

Emma Burgeson and Mitzi Peine were the first female team to compete in the Yukon 1000. It’s the world’s longest paddling race on the Yukon River from Whitehorse, Yukon to a remote Alaska Pipeline crossing near Fairbanks, Alaska. The two are avid paddlers and explorers of the wilderness and met four years ago on a 6-week canoe trip on the Anderson River in the Canadian Arctic. Competing in the tandem canoe category, their team name was The Paddlin Madelines and you can learn more at their Facebook page mitziandemmayukon1000 and at yukon1000.com. Emma Burgeson, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ064: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with Megan Rose

September 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Pacific Crest Trail

Megan Rose spent this summer hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. During her 1300 mile hike, starting at the border of Mexico and California, she summited Mt. Whitney, got caught in a snowstorm, lost her money, and dodged a bullet. She did this to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a disease her father has lived with for the past 14 years. You can learn more about her adventure and contribute to her fundraising at her website ms-megaventure.blogspot.com. Megan Rose, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ063: A 1500-Mile Walk Across Mongolia with Ash Dykes

September 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Ash Dykes Mongolia

Pulling a 260-pound wheeled cart with all his provisions, 23-year-old British explorer Ash Dykes became the first person to walk solo and unsupported across Mongolia. It was a world-record, 78-day adventure through some of the wildest terrain and weather on the planet. You can learn more about his Mongolian expedition and his fundraising for the British Red Cross at his website ashdykes.com. Ash Dykes, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ062: Hiking the John Muir Trail for Diabetes with Haley and Ethan Maurice

September 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Haley and Ethan Maurice

Haley Maurice was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of eight.  Since then she has volunteered to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, taking part in their walks each year to raise thousands of dollars towards a cure.  This summer, she took the fundraising walk to the next level.  Along with her brother Ethan, the two backpacked 221 miles along the John Muir Trail to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States.  It’s an adventure they call Summit Diabetes and you can learn more at their website summitdiabetes.com.  Haley and Ethan, welcome to The Pursuit Zone.

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TPZ049-4: Cycling the TransAmerica with Brian Schilling and Robin Kerber

September 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Brian Schilling and Robin Kerber

A final podcast to explain the abrupt ending of the adventure with Brian Schilling and Robin Kerber who were cycling westward on the TransAmerica Trail and writing about it at crazyguyonabike.com.

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TPZ061: Canoeing Labrador with Pete Marshall

August 25, 2014 by 2 Comments
Pete Marshall

Pete Marshall and Andrew Morris set out in June 2014 to recreate Mina Hubbard’s 1905 canoe expedition through Labrador in Canada. It was an adventure to both retrace the route and relive the experience of canoeing with vintage, handmade equipment. Pete is co-producing a film of the expedition called Labrador Passage and you can learn more at labradorpassage.com. Pete previously appeared in episode 2 of The Pursuit Zone to tell the story of his 2012 Trans-Territorial Canoe Expedition . Pete Marshall, welcome back to the show.

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