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Pierre-Alexandre Couture: Bikepacking free across the Americas
In this episode my guest is P.A. Couture who in 2018-2019, bikepacked 26 000 kilometers from Punta Arenas Chili to Santa Cruz California. In this podcast and you will hear about the culture of bikepacking, the people he met, the travel stories that happened, and what it is like to travel free, with no set plan and not knowing where you will sleep the next night.
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Just so that you are aware ahead of time, suicide will be mentioned a couple of times in this episode. It’s not my story to tell, but if you listen right to the end of the episode you will hear P.A.’s story. Thank you for sharing P.A.. One way or another, most of us, or all of us, are affected by suicide. I encourage us all to find the courage to talk about it. If you would like to learn more then I encourage you to participate in one of the trainings offered through Livingworks. It's worth it: https://www.livingworks.net/purchase
A colleague of mine, Sean Larson, recently said: “the best cure we have (for suicide), appears to be connection”. Let’s keep connecting and checking in with one another. If you are having your own thoughts of suicide, then please talk to a friend, a loved one or someone you trust. Failing that call 911 or suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Peace to Marie-Christine and Jeremy as well as their family, friends and communities around them.
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“Ride your bicycle, allow yourself to get lost
Beautiful Pierre, you are the boss
You got to learn to get happy along the way”
The music throughout this episode is courtesy Tom Jarman @itstomjarman. Appropriately, the words above are to be found in the outro music. He modified the lyrics in his arrangement of Diamonds and Gold by Langhorne Slim which you will hear throughout the episode. Tom is a bike packer that P.A. met on the road, he has 50 000 kms under his belt, and you’ll hear about him in the episode. https://www.instagram.com/itstomjarman/
Here’s the resource that P.A. talked about for finding routes and it is also a fantastic resource for all things bike packing: https://bikepacking.com/
P.A. also mentions the network of shelters for bikepackers in South America called CASA CYCLISTA. You won't find a website or an APP. It's all word of mouth and at times can be found on social media sites. Keep and ear out for it.
What’s P.A. up to off the bike? He’s running his own company specializing in building house foundation out of ICF. The company is called Bang Bang Contracting. You won’t find it on social media, you'll have to go find him. You can find information about the ICF product he is using here: https://www.nudura.com/
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This podcast has been made possible due to Small Neighborhood Small Grants Golden and the Golden and District Community Foundation.
The artwork was created by me using Procreate thanks to the guidance of Hannah Fishlock.
Organizations who support the podcast include:
The Golden Cycling Club
HIgher Ground Sports
Derailed Sports
Selkirk Bike and Ski
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Bike Park
Glacier PhysioLab
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By John DenhamIn this episode my guest is P.A. Couture who in 2018-2019, bikepacked 26 000 kilometers from Punta Arenas Chili to Santa Cruz California. In this podcast and you will hear about the culture of bikepacking, the people he met, the travel stories that happened, and what it is like to travel free, with no set plan and not knowing where you will sleep the next night.
*
Just so that you are aware ahead of time, suicide will be mentioned a couple of times in this episode. It’s not my story to tell, but if you listen right to the end of the episode you will hear P.A.’s story. Thank you for sharing P.A.. One way or another, most of us, or all of us, are affected by suicide. I encourage us all to find the courage to talk about it. If you would like to learn more then I encourage you to participate in one of the trainings offered through Livingworks. It's worth it: https://www.livingworks.net/purchase
A colleague of mine, Sean Larson, recently said: “the best cure we have (for suicide), appears to be connection”. Let’s keep connecting and checking in with one another. If you are having your own thoughts of suicide, then please talk to a friend, a loved one or someone you trust. Failing that call 911 or suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433
Peace to Marie-Christine and Jeremy as well as their family, friends and communities around them.
*
“Ride your bicycle, allow yourself to get lost
Beautiful Pierre, you are the boss
You got to learn to get happy along the way”
The music throughout this episode is courtesy Tom Jarman @itstomjarman. Appropriately, the words above are to be found in the outro music. He modified the lyrics in his arrangement of Diamonds and Gold by Langhorne Slim which you will hear throughout the episode. Tom is a bike packer that P.A. met on the road, he has 50 000 kms under his belt, and you’ll hear about him in the episode. https://www.instagram.com/itstomjarman/
Here’s the resource that P.A. talked about for finding routes and it is also a fantastic resource for all things bike packing: https://bikepacking.com/
P.A. also mentions the network of shelters for bikepackers in South America called CASA CYCLISTA. You won't find a website or an APP. It's all word of mouth and at times can be found on social media sites. Keep and ear out for it.
What’s P.A. up to off the bike? He’s running his own company specializing in building house foundation out of ICF. The company is called Bang Bang Contracting. You won’t find it on social media, you'll have to go find him. You can find information about the ICF product he is using here: https://www.nudura.com/
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This podcast has been made possible due to Small Neighborhood Small Grants Golden and the Golden and District Community Foundation.
The artwork was created by me using Procreate thanks to the guidance of Hannah Fishlock.
Organizations who support the podcast include:
The Golden Cycling Club
HIgher Ground Sports
Derailed Sports
Selkirk Bike and Ski
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Bike Park
Glacier PhysioLab