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Ryan Van Duzer is an American adventurer and filmmaker, known for his car-free and bike-powered journeys. After earning a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Colorado, his path as an adventurer was established during a Peace Corps stint in Honduras, which concluded with him pedaling a bicycle 4,000 miles back to his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Over his career, Van Duzer has hosted and produced high-energy outdoor and travel content for prominent networks like the Travel Channel. Eventually shifting his focus to YouTube, he grew a dedicated audience by documenting grueling long-distance expeditions, such as cycling the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and more.

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0:00 Thru-hiking vs Bikepacking

1:50 What Got Ryan Van Duzer into Biking

11:33 From Public Access to TV to YouTube

18:58 Ryan's Survival TV Show on Discovery

29:04 Ryan's Great Divide Bikepacking Adventure

40:05 The Challenge of Having 25 People Join You on a 500 Mile Bikepacking Trip

49:31 How To Get Into Bikepacking

54:13 Traffic is More Dangerous Now

1:02:51 Documenting Travels

1:06:58 Branching Out to Other Adventures

1:10:24 Plugs

Music: Tangled by Evelynn Ray https://youtu.be/vyfB_whvPJY?si=us_LsEkcnfKKfaCu

Intro by Aaron Mattox