From the Arctic to the Antarctic on a Bamboo Bike: The Miraculous Journey of Two Wild Dutchmen

November 11, 2010 • 4:00 am PST
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Cycle for Water's Michiel Roodenburg (on left) and Joost Notenboom (on right) are badass, simply put. The two Dutchmen are taking a 18,641 mile road trip–on bamboo bicycles. Traveling from the tip of North America to the root of South America, the duo hopes to raise awareness for the global water crisis, by symbolically hauling a bottle of chilly Arctic Water to release into the Antarctic. They've already battled impossible uphills, swarms of mosquitoes, and hunger pains, and that was just North America.

Currently in month five of their journey, they expect to arrive in the world's southernmost city, Ushuaia, Argentina, in about fourteen months. GOOD had the opportunity to interview the busy duo via email. Click 'next' to read the interview, and check out more of their awesome photos.

Zak Stone
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Images courtesy of Cycle for Water; Interview conducted, condensed, and edited by Zak Stone

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Tags: global water crisis,; alaska,; arctic,; bamboo bike,; joost noteboom,; michiel roodenburg,; cycleforwater,; cycle for water,; bamboo bicycle,; antarctic

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