I am a traveler, cyclist, expat and teacher with over 15 years experience living abroad in six different countries. As a passionate cyclist I have seen the world by bike and has toured in some truly amazing places, such as Sweden, Germany, Japan, most of SE Asia and of course Canada. During that time, I have traveled to over 40+ countries and met countless travelers, cyclists, and other expats. While traveling by bike, I decided that I wanted to connect the touring and bikepacking community ...
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Oscar Donovan | Cargo Bikepacking Around the World
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Oscar Donovan before he takes on a cargo-bike adventure around Pakistan. Having already bikepacked in over 30 countries, Oscar is pretty experienced when it comes to bicycle adventures in other countries. As with so many others, Oscar's initial goal of cycling ar…
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Episode 200: Past Guests | Updates
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In episode 200 of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I decided to do something a little bit different so as to celebrate this milestone episode. I reached out to all the past guests on the podcast to ask them for updates on what adventures they have been on in the time since they came on the podcast, as well as any major new adventures they have plan…
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Pihoqahiak | Kari & Jonathan
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I have the chance to sit back and talk adventuring with Kari Toftesund and Jonathan Labarre. As a trained psychotherapist with a passion for travel and learning about different cultures, it was a logical progression for Kari to combine adventure with mental and physical performance. Jonathan has b…
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Ridecast | Canadian Shield XL
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I take listeners through my outing on the Canadian Shield XL, a nearly 1200km bikepacking route in Quebec, Canada, which takes riders on an adventure across the Laurentian Mountains, crossing through a mix of ski resorts, provincial parks, national parks, fauna reserves. Mixing in as much single-t…
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Barry Lachapelle | Bike Gear Database
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm joined by Barry Lachapelle as we sit back and talk bikes for a couple hours. We dive into his journey of bike travel, his years living abroad all over the world and how the original vision of Bike Gear Database morphed into what it is today. Throughout the episode, Barry talks about what keeps…
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Meaghan Hackinen | 2024 Tour Divide 1st Woman Overall
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I catch up with Meaghan Hackinen, the first woman across the line in the 2024 Tour Divide Mountain Bike Race (7th overall), becoming the first woman to complete the Tour Divide Grand Depart event under 16 days, with a finishing time of 15d 23h 00m. Meaghan Hackinen is a British Columbia-based ultr…
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Henry Do | Ultra-Cyclist and Ultra-Storyteller
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I have the chance to go deep with Henry Do about his journey into bikepack racing. I first met Henry this past winter at the Wendigo Fatbike Ultra, a 200km rail-trail bike race. Needless to say, he beat me by about 6 hours. The morning after, we got to talking and I realized that I really need to …
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Indiana Schulz | Cycling Kindness
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I catch up with Indiana Schulz, while he is taking a few days off in Anchorage, Alaska after starting his 7 years around the world Cycling Kindness Adventure on May 15th. Indiana's journey into bikepacking began in the mid-2010s and in that time he has competed in and completed some of the toughes…
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Fred Chagnon | Randonneuring for Bikepackers
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I chat with Fred Chagnon about a cycling specific sport that is fairly new to me: randonneuring. Fred got started in Randonneuring during the pandemic 4 years ago and is now wholly invested and wants to promote the growth of the sport, for a variety of reasons which we will discuss today. In many …
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Unpacking Bikepacking | Gear, Bike Setup and More with Salty Beard Adventures
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm joined by Rob Biron, better known as Salty Beard Adventures as we record the latest episode of Unpacking Bikepacking. In this series, we go over some of the gear we are using, discuss our biking plans, training wins and fails, things we are doing without setups and more. Hope you enjoy. To sup…
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Boban Chaldovich | Bikepacking Mexico and Another 100,000km
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm thrilled to be recording an in-person podcast episode while sitting in the podcast studio I build in my garage. Sometimes things just work out and this happened to be the case with Boban Chaldovich, a Montreal based bikepacker with nearly 30 years' experience of bike travel. It just so happene…
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Mat & Ali | Trip Longer
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I talk with Mat and Ali about their upcoming plan to cycle across Canada following the Great Northern Bikepacking Route. Mat and Ali both found themselves living in British Columbia, enjoying the outdoors in every which way. Ali was a seasoned mountain biker when she met Mat and learned about his …
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2024 Canadian Shield Bikepacking Summit
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I go into depth about the upcoming Canadian Shield Bikepacking Summit. This is the only Canadian based bikepacking summit, giving participants a whole weekend of group rides, presentations, activities and prizes. Hope to see you all there. To support the Bike Tour Adventures podcast, follow the li…
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Unpacking Bikepacking #4 | Making Your Gravel Bike into the Perfect Gravel Bikepacking Rig
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In the 4th episode of Unpacking Bikepacking I dive into the some of the common issues that gravel bike riders have while taking on various bikepacking adventures, and how to make that gravel bike into the perfect rig for bikepacking. Throughout the episode I look into various things, such as suspension, handlebars, fenders, tire setup, and more. To…
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Aaron Prasad | Powered by Plants
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm sharing the conversation I had with Aaron Prasad a little while ago. Unfortunately, it took a bit of time to get it put out as things got crazy for a short while. Now that things are a bit more normal, I happy to release this conversation and share Aaron's journey as a plant-based athlete, lov…
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Ridecast | Wendigo Fatbike Ultra 200km
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I record a Ridecast on my recent participation in the 200km Wendigo Fatbike Ultra, which took place on February 24th, 2024. Throughout the episode I talk my bike, setup, preparation and of course, the event itself. Finishing with a time of 18h 39m, this event pushed my limits for a variety of reas…
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Scarlet & Flint Zeigler | Meadow to Mountain
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In this episode of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast, I'm excited to share with you a different type of adventurer. Namely, because she is so young, yet has accomplished some pretty epic adventures. When I first reached out to Scarlet and her dad Flint, they were immediately interested in sharing their journey on the podcast. Between Flint's job as a…
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