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North to Alaska
- The True Story of an Epic 16,000-Mile Cycle Journey the Length of the Americas
- Narrated by: Trevor Lund
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
Ever since I cycled down the west coast of Canada and the United States as a means of saving the bus fare on a round-the-world trip, I dreamed of cycling the whole length of that landmass, from the southern tip of South America all the way up to the Arctic Ocean. Returning home to a job I didn’t enjoy, that dream burned at my mind until, as a mature student in 1999, I was given the opportunity to take a year out and decided now was my time.
This was at a time of huge advances in communication technology, but I chose to journey without a mobile phone or any other means of communicating with the outside world—something we might struggle to comprehend these days. If I got into trouble, if I got injured, if I became lost, it was up to me to sort myself out. No close friends were willing to leave the comforts of home, so the fledgling internet did at least prove useful in finding a travel companion. But within nine days of the start of my journey, I found myself alone, close to the bottom of the world and with many thousands of miles of the unknown still ahead.
This book tells how the desire to fulfill a burning 10-year dream helped me overcome illness, injury, exhaustion, loneliness, and so much more; how I, a normal guy from a working-class family in Leeds—among many other adventures—found myself singing to bears to keep them at bay; ran out of water crossing the driest desert in the world; had a volcano rain ash down on me; and found myself hiding out from bandits most nights while pedaling through Mexico.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-22
Engaging and Inspiring 🗺️
Not my usual read but gave it a chance, oh my days, what a great read! Thank you for sharing such an amazing adventure. You had me hooked start to finish.
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- Mr Neill A Weir
- 13-02-23
Excellent!!
A wonderful story of adventure and coping with the many obstacles that come the way of a long distance cyclist. A must for anyone who loves adventure whether on a bike or not.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-08-24
Inspirational and heart warming
I loved this. A simple story, well told, of a man following his dream. Also a valuable reminder that there are way more good people than bad out there, especially if you approach the world with a smile and an open mind. The narration is not perfect but frankly I’d rather hear a story like this from the horse’s mouth. Chapeau!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-06-24
Some Story!!!
I really enjoyed this book. I thought the voice would get a little boring but it didn’t. I found it quite calming and relaxing. Great story of an epic adventure. He should be very proud of himself!!!
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- Jonathan T
- 02-02-23
Excellent
Great tale of an epic adventure. Gets more engrossing as the journey proceeds. Nicely read by the author.
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- Phil Hays
- 16-12-23
A proper epic journey.
No detail spared, felt like I travelled every mile with Trevor. I would love to embark on a journey like this but know I never will, so it's great to listen to another persons journey in their own words and voice.
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- Elisabeth W.
- 11-07-24
Incredible Journey
One of the most inspiring tales I’ve listened too. Maybe one day I can break the Groundhog Day.
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- R. SMITH
- 30-08-24
Really good
Really enjoyed this authentic story - just the right balance with the journey info and pacing. Author’s voice takes a chapter or so to get used to but once you can read his intonation and feeling, he is warm and engaging (particularly as he gets into it - you can feel his memories making him smile or cringe as he speaks).
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- The Fat Photographer
- 13-12-22
An enjoyable listen for the genre
I read/listen to very many travel adventure books. This is not the best of them, but then the best are naturally rare bunch. This is just good interesting travel writing from a non-professional writer. He reads the book himself (perhaps for cost reasons) and his reading style is a bit flat, but this should not detract from a remarkable achievement in support of a wonderful charity. He endured and overcame many things on the ride and doesn’t moan about the hills or saddle sores as some writers do (and I would moan in their place, believe me). If you like this genre of writing, buy your copy and enjoy it.
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- R
- 11-02-23
Epic Odyssey
Thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope to do something similar one day. Playing at 1.3x speed was the correct cadence for me to listen to. Audio quality was poor at first after listening to higher production books but settled in nicely and didn't notice after ten minutes. Knocked this out over three days it was so enjoyable.
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