The Pursuit Zone

Saddle Sand Sea is a multi-year, multi-event challenge dreamed up by Seamus Crawford and Paddy Montgomery. They completed the first challenge, The Race Across Europe, in 2015; cycling 2,933 miles in 12 days crossing the Pyrenees once and the Alps twice. Next, in 2016, they completed the Marathon des Sables billed as the toughest footrace […] The post Cycling, Running & Rowing with Seamus Crawford...

In 2015 Adam Sultan ran 15 marathons. It was part of a project he created called #LifeYears aimed at making every single year of his life memorable and unique. In 2016, Adam is setting out on a new challenge and multi-year cycling adventure called #RideTheWorld. After years of working in a job that wasn't satisfying, […] The post Cycling Around the World with Adam Sultan : TPZ 117 appeared first o...

Starting at the Bright Angel trailhead in the Grand Canyon National Park, Ted Olson and his daughter hiked rim to rim and back again without camping. It took them 32 hours to hike the 47 miles gaining and losing over 21,000 ft of elevation. This is not an adventure for the unprepared because if you […] The post Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon with Ted Olson : TPZ 116 appeared first on The Pu...

John Marshall set off on a 6 month volunteering adventure with his wife and teenage son and daughter in 2010. Their travels brought them to a wildlife sanctuary in Costa Rica, WWOOFing in New Zealand, teaching English in rural Thailand, and working at an orphanage in India. His book about their journey is titled Wide-Open […] The post Volunteering Around the World with John Marshall : TPZ 115 appe...

For 2 months in the summer of 2015, Oli Broadhead and Angus Walker trekked over 600 miles east to west across southern India from the Bay of Bengal to the Arabian Sea. They walked 20 miles a day across the diverse landscapes of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. Oli and Angus are currently students so […] The post Walking India with Oli Broadhead & Angus Walker : TPZ 114 appeared first on The Purs...

Krushnaa Patil is a mountaineer and motivational speaker who became the youngest Indian to summit Mount Everest in 2009 at age 19. Between attempts to complete the Seven Summits, she joined the Access Water Expedition – a 55-day, 1500 mile journey along the Ganges River also known as the Ganga. From Gomukh in the Indian Himalayas […] The post Ganges River Expedition with Krushnaa Patil : TPZ 113 a...

Evan Johnson has been climbing for over a decade. During the winter of 2015, he rode a motorcycle from Minnesota to the winter climbing destination of El Potrero Chico Mexico. It's a 3 hour drive southwest from Laredo Texas and it's easy to find climbing partners, the prices are low, and there's plenty to do […] The post Climbing El Potrero Chico with Evan Johnson : TPZ 112 appeared first on The P...

It was on a solo South American backpacking journey in 2013 when Sarah Williams decided she'd had enough of office work and was energized to start Tough Girl Challenges – a website and podcast aimed at inspiring listeners through inspirational stories from adventurous women. Sarah also inspires by completing her own challenges like climbing Mount […] The post Running the Marathon des Sables with S...

In 2011, James Adair and Ben Stenning embarked on a 3,500-mile rowing race across the Indian Ocean from Australia to Mauritius. Hardly extreme athletes and with no rowing experience, they bought a used boat and set out to prove their critics wrong. They struggled westward for 4 months as their boat began to break down and their food supply dwindled until the final day when a huge wave capsized the...

Andy Welch and two friends set off from England on a planned around-the-world cycle tour in the summer of 2007. Their journey to Armenia is chronicled in Andy's book Weave of the Ride. After Armenia, Andy went solo and continued his cycling into Georgia, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. His second book, Between Worlds, tells […] The post Mountain Biking & Cycle Touring with Andy Welch : TPZ 110 a...

In February 2016, 25-year-old Ash Dykes became the first person to traverse the length of Madagascar through its interior. It was an adventure spanning 155 days and 1,600 miles during which Ash summited eight of the highest mountains on the island. Madagascar's land area is roughly 2.5 times larger than the UK and provides plenty […] The post Trekking Madagascar with Ash Dykes : TPZ 109 appeared f...

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 […] The post Cycling in Africa with Carl-David Granbäck : TPZ 108 appeared fir...

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 […] The post The Making of Janapar & the Art of Storytelling with James Newton : TPZ 107...

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 post Ho Chi Minh Trail by Motorbike with Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent : TPZ 106 appeared fir...

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 […] The post Hiking & Packrafting Alaska's Brooks Range with Kristin Gates : TPZ 105 ap...

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. […] The post Adventure Filmmaking on the...

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 […] The post Cycling the Coast of Britain with Anna Hughes : TPZ 103 appeared...

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. […] The post Adventure Cycling & Travel with Dakota & Chelsea : TPZ 102 ap...

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 […] The post Walking Wales with Ursula Martin : TPZ 101 appeared first on The Pursuit Zone .

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 […] The post Climbing the Alaska Range...

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 […] The post Cycling Around the World with Tom Davies : TPZ 099 appeared first on The Pursui...

On September 23, 2015 Dave and Amy Freeman will launch their canoe in the Kawishiwi River and paddle into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. They will remain there for a full year, camping at over 100 different sites and traveling over 3,000 miles by canoe, ski, snowshoe and dog team. This 365-day adventure is in support […] The post A Year in the Boundary Waters with Dave & Amy Freeman :...

Te Araroa is one of the world's newest long distance trails. Opened in 2010, it's a 1,900 mile trail in New Zealand connecting Cape Reinga in the North to Bluff in the South. Anna McNuff spent 5 and 1/2 months running the trail from south to north, unsupported and carrying a 30-pound backpack. She partnered […] The post Te Araroa New Zealand Running Adventure with Anna McNuff : TPZ 097 appeared fi...

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a 105 mile long-distance path around Mt. Blanc that cuts through France, Switzerland, and Italy. For 6 days in September, Mike Hogan and a few friends trekked clockwise around the mountain. In this episode, Mike shares his story and provides information on how to make the trip successful. Mike […] The post Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc with Mike Hogan : TPZ 096 appeared f...

Angelo Wilkie-Page is on an 8-year adventure to circumnavigate the planet, east to west and pole to pole using only human power. It's a first of its kind journey, called Expedition 720, that will send him across all lines of latitude and longitude. In the first leg he cycled from Los Angeles, CA to Anchorage, […] The post Expedition 720 – Cycling to Alaska with Angelo Wilkie-Page : TPZ 095 appeare...