Book

A 15 month adventure journey through as many countries provides an overwhelming stream of impressions: Places, people, paths, peaks, etc. To relay such a plethora of experiences in book format with a somewhat coherent narrative, one can organize it in many different forms. One way would be to chronologically follow the ride and describe country after country, mountain after mountain. Another way would be to order them geographically and traverse the continents top to bottom.

I chose a different approach. This adventure started as a geographically inspired idea and turned out to be primarily an athletic challenge, both physically and mentally. In thinking back to my experience and memorable emotions – both the joys and the struggles – I found that one natural element stood out in each area. From the ice on Mt. Logan to the heat in the Baja California to the salt on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia… I chose to organize the book into chapters around those natural elements as follows:

Chapters of the Book

Click on any of the icons or select the subpages from the Book menu. (Contact me for the password if you want to review and/or proof-read a chapter.)