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The Other Side of Adventure Racing
During the 2013 Gold Rush Mother Lode Adventure Race, Sam Salwei and I got to experience the other side of adventure racing as part of the film crew. You might have never considered
During the 2013 Gold Rush Mother Lode Adventure Race, Sam Salwei and I got to experience the other side of adventure racing as part of the film crew. You might have never considered
The wanderers of the Peace Love Car flip their perspective and become beginners, learning that it’s OK to fail sometimes Follow the Peace Love Car’s adventures all over North America!
To us, traveling is like breathing… we can not live without it. We can hold our travels from time to time, but like holding our breath we cannot do it for long and we are always thinking about our next breath of experience.
After hours walking on the crevasse infected glacier the wind started howling, rain falling in what seemed all directions and the fear of impending doom took over all of us.
2013 Patagonian Adventure Race. Team Four Continents arrived at the first checkpoint with only 56 seconds to spare. Would they improve their position on this section of the race? Or would their race be over?
It took us days to get to the Patagonian Adventure Race. A 10 day race through the Chilean Wilderness… and we almost didn’t made it passed the 1st checkpoint. Here is why.
The simple sight of the airport brought a sense of peace to our minds. But we knew our ‘fight’ to get to Punta Arenas was not over yet. We still had to – somehow – check all our 550 lbs of gear into a domestic flight. and we were determine to do that without paying much for it.
Our bike box is very easy to spot. It is a white triangular box that resembles a gigantic piece of cheese more than a bike box. From the first sight into the office we knew it was not there. Fear, frustration and hopelessness flew through my entire body.
As daylight percolated through the bus station windows, the station guard asked us to rise. We were woken up twice before: with each guard change, to ensure we were waiting on a bus and not just using the station as a bed and breakfast. Slowly we gathered our belongings and headed outside for the first time.
Rancagua’s Bus StationWed Feb 6th 5:00 pm Bus Norte was our salvation. Elena, the salesperson, was very kind and helpful. We got tickets for Thursday at 11:00 pm, one day