Heggstad Glen (w3368)
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- Description: Glen Heggstad is an American adventure motorcyclist and author. On 1 October 2001 he departed Palm Springs on a Kawasaki KLR650, planning a 32,000 km (20,000 miles) solo ride from California to Tierra del Fuego and back. On 6 November 2001, near Medellín, Colombia, he was captured at a roadblock by guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and held captive for five weeks; released on 8 December 2001, he refused a flight home and continued the journey to Patagonia. He subsequently completed a multi-year solo motorcycle circumnavigation of the world, riding through Siberia, Mongolia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa. He has travelled through more than 57 countries across four circumnavigations of the planet
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Striking Viking
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- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://www.strikingviking.net
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Heggstad, Glen. Two Wheels Through Terror. North Conway: Whitehorse Press, 2004. Heggstad, Glen. One More Day Everywhere: Crossing 50 Borders on the Road to Global Understanding. 2009.
