Also, this year’s tour is going to be CO2 neutral …

As announced, all parts of my trip around the world are going to be CO2 neutral. This year's tour will be no exception. Below you can find the calculation of the CO2 emitted during my trip due to transportation and the certificate of compensation as issued by atmosfair. This organization has won several awards over … Continue reading Also, this year’s tour is going to be CO2 neutral …

Article in Newspaper “Mannheimer Morgen”

https://www.mannheimer-morgen.de/orte/heidelberg_artikel,-heidelberg-was-der-meckesheimer-spendenradler-karsten-drath-in-norwegen-erlebte-_arid,1827663.html Was der Meckesheimer Spendenradler Karsten Drath in Norwegen erlebte Rhein-Neckar. Alleine die Rahmendaten lassen das Abenteuer erahnen, das Karsten Drath in den vergangenen vier Wochen erlebt hat: 24 Tage auf dem Rad, Tagesstrecken zwischen 110 und 180 Kilometern, eine Gesamtdistanz von 2800 Kilometern, 29 000 Höhenmeter, also soviel wie dreimal den Mount Everest hoch, mindestens … Continue reading Article in Newspaper “Mannheimer Morgen”

Three things I have learned about life cycling from Gibraltar to the North Cape

Where to find more about this project: https://around-the-world-by-bike.blog/category/general/zis-fundraising-tour-2021/ How to donate: https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/76877 About five years ago, I started an initiative to cycle around the world to raise money for the zis-foundation (www.zis-reisen.de). zis gives study grants to young people between 16 and 20 years of age. The students have to come up with their own … Continue reading Three things I have learned about life cycling from Gibraltar to the North Cape

Summary & Lessons Learned

Here is a summary of my tour and also some lessons I learned along the way w/r to my gear in Canada. DateFromToDay-NoDistanceElevationSum         2.807           28.752  Avg             128             1.307  17.06.2021MalmöMarkaryd1             127                  950  18.06.2021MarkarydLovsjö2             158                  820  19.06.2021LovsjöVadstena3             128              1.160  20.06.2021VadstenaNora4             148                  982  21.06.2021NoraBorlänge5             149              1.790  22.06.2021BorlängeLake Trehörningen6             133              1.760  23.06.2021Lake TrehörningenIggesund7             110              1.040  24.06.2021IggesundBergafjärden8             106              1.100  25.06.2021BergafjärdenRamvik9             113              1.300  27.06.2021RamvikLake Mosjön11             135              1.520  28.06.2021Lake MosjönFredrika12             123              1.390  29.06.2021FredrikaRusksele13             121                  870  30.06.2021RuskseleArvidsjaur14             … Continue reading Summary & Lessons Learned