The man who cycled the Americas

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Don't know if anyone caught this series on the BBC...About a guy Mark Beaumont who climbed Denali in Alaska (highest mountain in N. America) then got on his bike and cycled the length of N.America/Central America/S.America and finished by climbing Aconcagua in Argentina (highest mountain in N/S America).

If you missed it you can catch it here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rql0m

Very poignant for me as I've climbed both Denali and Aconcagua (but missed out the cycling bit in-between).

Check it out...

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Reminds me of the guy that cycled round the world (or some such). He got back to Portsmouth, and promptly had his bike knicked.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I saw a bit last week where he was up the mountain then biking in Canada, dodging bears and stuff.

 

[davek]

Beaumont was 'the man who cycled the world' a year back. Thought this series on the America's was inferior, to be honest. He doesn't have that travelogue style of presentation and the sightseeing broke up the feeling he was on a mission. The 'world' series he did was better tv because you got the feeling he was racing against the clock (as he was) and battling the elements a lot more (which he was). A bit more relaxed the 'Americas' effort.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Beaumont was 'the man who cycled the world' a year back. Thought this series on the America's was inferior, to be honest. He doesn't have that travelogue style of presentation and the sightseeing broke up the feeling he was on a mission. The 'world' series he did was better tv because you got the feeling he was racing against the clock (as he was) and battling the elements a lot more (which he was). A bit more relaxed the 'Americas' effort.

Just climbing Aconcagua nearly did me in.....Never mind the cycling, bears, and banditos

 

[McBain]

Pffft, takes Bundy longer and more effort to go down the shops but you don't see him making documentaries about it.