2011

Tis the season to not think like an athlete and mow down on copius amounts of filler food and consume some non hydrating liquids. Work ended yesterday, just in time as the quad was limping along on 3 wheels, 1 chainsaw was dead and the truck was making some sketchy sounds. The mind was starting […]

The story from Sumatra is on hold due to work which is effectivly taking up 95% of my mental time and energy with eating taking up the other 5%.  Slashing trees is a pretty straightforward job, but as soon as you let it get mindless then you get slapped in the face by a loaded tree

The math of a Sumatran Bike Tour. 13 days 50 hrs ride time ??? km 4 rides in a monsoon 1 volcanic lake 9 organgutans 8 elephants 1 peacock sh*t load of monkeys 0 flat tires 0 mechanicals 0 tigers 2 invitations to marry daughters in the Batak indigenous family 2 offers turned down to marry daughters in

The 140 km, 6 hr journey down to Malaysia’s historical city of Melaka turned into a bigger day on the bike then I expected.  Trying to ride out of Kualu Lumpor was ridiculous with freeways going every which way.  After 1 hr of circles I stuck my thumb out and caught an airport bus, 40

Yesterday Kris and I flew off the Island of Langkawi and officially ended both of our 2011 race seasons.  I am calling it the year of the dodo bird.  Between being burnt out, injuries, and flat tires it definitely wasn’t a highlight real year, but it did have a some stellar moments. The Mongolia Challenge was one of

 On the breakfast menu today was an option called the “Malaysian breakfast”,  A choice of chilled fruits, Chinese Porridge with choice of chicken or fish with bean curd.   Mmmm, and travelers wonder why they get diarrhea…    Last Thursday night at 2:45 am, my teammate Kris Sneddon and I began a 13 + day trip

My only memories of Whitecourt Alberta are of playing hockey up here in the middle of winter.  It was always a deep freezer.  This fall has been much different as the weather has been A+.  Blue skys, crisp fall air, golden leaves and even a couple +25 days.   Work on the seismic lines is interesting with all

I’m not sure where the last month went but it has been a pretty rad rollercoaster.   After Mongolia I headed home to the Rockies with Lilla for some wind down time at my Dads farm just outside the village of Mcbride.   A few hikes in the mtns some rounds around the hay field in the

  For the first time in my life I have a sponsor in which I hope I will never have to use any of there products.   That sponsor is Genuine Innovations. Genuine Innovations has been a world leader in high pressure valve technology, design and manufacturing since 1989.  They are most often recognized for there popular line

The Mongolian Challenge was hard, but the jet lag is worse, far worse.  This update is being composed at 4 am, Canadian time, aka 7 pm Mongolian time.   I left Mongolia at 11:50 am on Monday and arrived in Canada at the same time, same day.  This provokes a problematic reaction in a guys sleep

Coming Soon…  There is a slight internal problem with jet lag at the moment…     Until then the last couple stage reports are now up on Sleepmonsters.com

Full report from Mongolia coming soon! For now here’s a promo video for the 24 hr World Solo Championships!