60 days, 3240km by standing train, 3200km by bicycle, 500km by hitch-hiking, People, Places, Cultures, Languages, Open Spaces, The Taklamakan, Tian Shan Mountains, The Silk Road, The Karakoram Highway, The northern Himalayas, Sichuan Province and Yunnan Province. An expedition in western China by bike.
AN DAE GI of Gangneung Bike Mart, Official sponsor of the HimalayasX2011.
Bicycle Workshop in Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Korea
Ben Bndr from Germany helped carry gear into Beijing
Beijing's Gothic Train Station. Route to Urumqi, Xinjiang/Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
Blackcat redesigned for expeditions is finally ready to roll out in China.
Hi Brian,
I'm talking to the club's media person about getting the news here to run your story. Hopefully it's a go! Also, if you are in Windsor for any length of time I'd love for you to speak to the members about your adventure.
Ttyl
Greg
Oh wow Greg, that's very cool. I'm definitely working on this A2A (Arctic 2 Argentina) project and it's a go for June 22-August 22, 2012. I will be arriving in Anchorage, Alaska and riding to the Arctic Circle and back to Vancouver, BC in less than 60 days, it will be hard (like China) and I am proving myself worthy for recognition as an Explorer and Adventure Cyclist.
It's tough, but I will overcome everything standing in my way for a good charity and cause like IDEAS foundation is working towards with IBD (inflammatory bowel disease, which has affected my brother for about 15 years now, it's really hard, not unlike my expedition).
Yes, I could speak to the club members and inspire some younger riders to join us in Essex County, the message could get out there through the Windsor Star, or like earlier in the LaSalle Silhouette and Lakeshore News, those papers went all over the county and city, I heard from a lot of old friends there, even some in Asia via their parents receiving the newspaper. Bob (Robert Earl) Stewart writes for them, he was my contact person earlier.
I am here in Korea until the NW2012, Northwest expedition with yours truly in June 2012-August 2012. Can it be done successfully, I think so. If any riders want to prepare and take a break from Crits and road racing for a few weeks or the summer, I'd be happy to assist in recommending gear for the expedition. I know how to do things cheaper now, as far as, building an expedition bike out of MTB (rather than a touring bike, which i do have on reserve). Financially, it's been a mission to launch. China was a great shot at doing something impossible and really accomplishing it
Alright, anything I can do to help, I have the previous media stories for references, Bob (Robert Earl Stewart)'s was really good. The recent news for the Korea Herald national English newspaper was good coverage, shared now with ETE (Education Through Expeditions) my new partner on expeditions, they recognized me as a Ambassador Explorer with some big names in Polar exploring, that's quite an honor for me. I will continue to work hard to push the limits to deserve such recognition. Antony Jinman, Polar Explorer (North Pole expedition completed last year!) is supportive, we are personal friends and I think his foundation is inspiring.
I am looking for sponsorship in Windsor, local businesses or individuals that wish to support a Canadian-led expedition supporting IDEAS, in partnership with ETE, they should give me a call, any financial support would be graciously accepted.
Cheers! Need any other information, let me know!
Media news this week from Korea, posted by ETE in the UK:
http://etenews.org/wp/Brian Perich, Explorer Ambassador
Te. 82.10.8075.5121
Em. bpexpedition@gmail.com
Em. tesol2000@gmail.com
Skype: prof.brian.perich
W1
http://arctic2argentina.com/W2
http://korean-world.blogspot.com/
UCC Cycles - Beijing helped supply "Zip Ties" to secure the front racks. Good for 3200km+
Craig also helped carry extra equipment, hosted me, treated me right. Thanks Brother!
That is a one-way ticket to start an expedition across Western China, $50.
Boats ferrying the green trimmings around the Summer Palace, Beijing
Lucky Dragon was a good place to stay while completing the rack/pannier setup
All the hard training for 10 weeks paid off, beginning to look like a professional cyclist again. (:
Correspondence with Milena (Bulgaria):
www.youtube.comАКО ПАК ПОЧУКАШ НА ВРАТАТА МИ, НЯМА ДА СЪМ СЪЩИЯ; АЗ ПРОМЕНИХ СЕ. АКО ПАК ПОТЪРСИШ МЕ, СЪРЦЕТО МИ ЦЯЛО ЩЕ СЕ ПРЕДАДЕ, ИЗТОЩЕНО. И БЕЗ КОЛЕБАНИЕ ЩЕ ТИ ОТВОРЯ;...
Awesome!!!! Thanks (:
Brian
So cool, beautiful music now playing in 5.1 audio surround (:
U2, God Bless our families (:
3240km, 36 hours, with all these people between cars, oh my !!!
Correspondence with Elmino (Equador):
I know how is to get lonely when I am on my bike but cheer up mate you can do it, after all that is part of the fun and at the end of the day your family will be waiting for you back home.
Have a safe ride!
elmono enbici.
Yes, it is lonely. But good you know. I love the feeling of the body getting stronger and disappearing in the process. I lost 20kg on the expedition in western China, 10kg dropped in 10 weeks FIT training before leaving, another 10kg lost while riding without food, or explosive diarrhea in the desert. It is a good experience, I want to write a book when the story is finished Arctic to Argentina, nothing else in my life comes close, I am just ordinary in every way. I am a teacher in Korea, this place doesn't care, the students don't listen very well, and times passes without a major victory. Cycling and expeditions are life and death, so it's very good when you make it!!! haha
Cheers,
Brian Perich
http://korean-world.blogspot.com/ Gangneung, Korea
HimalayasX2011 is about to become history.
36 hour marathon standing on a train across China
Northern Silk Road to Aksu - Kashgar
Borohoro ranges of the Tian Shan Mountains
Camping and Cycling - a Dream adventure begins!
Inspiration comes from inside YOU!
Correspondence with Gustavo (Argentina):
Hello!!! Thanks for adding me!!!
The pictures are from the North Patagonia!!!
Near Andacollo and Chos Malal in the north pof the Province of Neuquen
Did you see where I am "trying to go" Argentina from Canada, starting next summer from Alaska! haha, take a few years
http://arctic2argentina.com/
You are invited to visit this place!!! Thjat's great!!!
When you'll arrive I show around!!
Wow, that would be great news to hear
The journey will be, very difficult for many reasons, my family in Korea, my wife doesn't like this dream and I am getting closer now to making it a reality, tough choices, hard to live without the bike, or love from my wife
Book my phone number in Argentina. I live with my family in Cipolletti, Rio Negro.
I can imagine that those are really hard decisions to make!!
It's hard to make same choices!!
But I supose that you might go following your dreams!!!
Very very hard. The dream comes closer with each step, each battle in my mind/body on the bike, China expedition was my first step, a stronger one, the best one in my life
your goals are amazing, you know that!! Just keep on going
Don't give up!!! Your family will understand and support you!!
I need to convince my wife, I have been trying with her for the last 3 years, slowly, the answer is yes, in family, it's hard for other members to believe, in friendships, i find people believe in me
Here you've got a hand, a house that we'll share any time!! count on it
The world seems to work together, when you fight hard to achieve a dream, we all understand what it means, to me, to you, it's HOPE.
Thanks!!! I'll visit it!!! Let's keep on contact!!
We can live on an island, always dream, never achieve, or swim out across the ocean!
Okay, thanks & welcome to my adventures Gustavo
Ha, ha... That's true!!! I wish you all your dreams come true!!!
We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd -anonymous.
LIVE YOUR BEST, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, LOVE YOUR FRIENDS, FORGIVE YOUR ENEMIES, LIVE WITHOUT REGRETS WHEN THE LIVING WAS GOOD. FIND PEACE TOO.
-Brian Perich
