Zero Emissions Expeditions
Gas tanks? No thanks!
Founded in 2007 by Canadian self-propelled adventurer Rod Wellington, Zero Emissions Expeditions (ZEE) passionately promotes the practice of low impact, long distance, self-powered exploration.
Since 1997, Rod Wellington has bicycled more than 25,000km, including continental crossings of North America and Australia. Rod has also logged over 7500km of river travel, including source-to-sea descents of the Mississippi River (USA) and the Murray River (Australia).
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The Magnificent Seven Expedition
A quest to paddle, from source to sea, the longest river system on each of the world’s seven continents
Stage One: North America – Missouri-Mississippi river system
Beginning in June 2012, Canadian self-propelled adventurer Rod Wellington will embark on a grand-sized, multi-stage, decade-spanning journey that will see him descend six of the world’s longest river systems from source to sea as well as one very short, very cold river in Antarctica. Rod’s epic quest will take him to each of the world’s seven continents, where, as part of a team or going it alone, he will search out the humble beginnings of each continent’s longest river system and follow its winding course to its respective saltwater merger. Using human power alone, Rod plans to travel on foot, raft and kayak, covering each metre of every river without the aid of motorized transport. Along the way, the Magnificent Seven Expedition is sure to present Rod with an unending array of mental, physical and logistical challenges – all duly balanced by a healthy surplus of satisfying successes and profound personal insights. Sharing these insights and experiences with the public through multi-media presentations will be one of the many ongoing facets of the Magnificent Seven Expedition. read more
Dave Cornthwaite – Expedition1000 – Bikecar USA
Rod Wellington and his Jesse Bear (on Rod’s lap), along with Memphis residents Dale Sanders, Richard Sojourner and Tom Roehm, join British adventurer Dave Cornthwaite on Day One of Dave’s Bikecar expedition.
On April 24, British adventurer Dave Cornthwaite began a 1001-mile journey from Memphis, Tennessee to Miami, Florida on a four-wheeled bicycle named Priscilla. Rod Wellington joined Dave for Day One of the Bikecar expedition.
This unique pedalling journey is expedition #6 in Dave’s Expedition1000 project. Follow Dave’s journey on his Expedition1000 Facebook page. The Bikecar expedition is helping to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Click on the links below to find more about Dave Cornthwaite, Expedition1000 and Bikecar builder/adventurer Paul Everitt.
Dave Cornthwaite – Expedition1000 – #6 – BikeCar
Paul Everitt – Going Solo
Check out the Bikecar Expedition video blog!
SUPAS 2012
Rod Wellington atop his Yolo Yak
stand up paddleboard on the
Wolf River in northern Mississippi
In April 2012, Rod Wellington ventured to Memphis, Tennessee to join a team of paddlers for a historical descent of the Wolf River from its source near Baker’s Pond in northern Mississippi to its confluence with the mighty Mississippi River near downtown Memphis.
By joining forces with Memphis-based Operation Broken Silence, a collection of abolitionists who are speaking and acting against the growing threats of mass atrocities and modern slavery in our world today, SUPAS (Standing Up Against Slavery) was indeed a paddle with a purpose.
For more information about SUPAS 2012, including videos click here.
Go Beyond Your Limits 2
250 laps = 100km walked
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Go Beyond Your Limits 2: On Track to Curb Hunger in Chatham-Kent
A 24-Hour Fundraising Walk for Outreach For Hunger
Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11, 2011
Location: Ursuline College Chatham – Chatham, Ontario
The Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk was a great success on many levels. First and foremost, the walk, coupled with a well-organized online auction, raised $2025 for a very worthy Chatham-Kent charity, Outreach For Hunger.
But beyond the monetary benefits provided by the walk, the participants also reaped the health benefits associated with challenging themselves both mentally and physically. Whether their goals were endurance- or recreationally-related, everyone benefitted greatly.
During the event, 15 people walked a combined total of 273km and enjoyed a combined total of 70 hours of exercise.
Rod Wellington achieved his goal of walking 100km in less than 24 hours (250 laps in 23½ hours). By a margin of 45km, he surpassed his previous personal best one-day walking milestone of 55km – set during the first Go Beyond Your Limits walk.
Other high achievers in the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk included Annette Nealey and Rod Wellington’s 13-year-old great-nephew, Alex Formosa. Both set personal one-day bests of 30km and 50km respectively. Other notable walkers were Terilyn Bourdeau (22km), Ian Formosa (15km), Marc Rheault (11km), Robert Wellington (11km), Mario Formosa (10km) and Marg Rheault (10km).
To read Rod Wellington’s account of the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 walk, click here.
Visit Go Beyond Your Limits 2 for photos and more information on the walk.
Photo by: Don Robinet
On Thursday, December 22, Rod Wellington presented a cheque in the amount of $2025 to Brenda LeClair at Outreach For Hunger in Chatham, Ontario. The cheque reflects the total amount of donations raised from the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 fundraising walk. All proceeds from the walk were donated to Outreach For Hunger.
Thanks to everyone who donated.
Dover Port-A-John graciously donated the use of a portable toilet for the duration of the Go Beyond Your Limits 2 event. Check out their Facebook page and give them a “Like”.
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