He handbiked the Camino Frances in 5 stages

[sillydoll]

http://www.elperiodicomediterraneo.com/ ... 95579.html


842km in 5 stages - ave 142 miles per day. WOW!!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

The pilgrim I met with one leg, Luis, introduced me to a man in Santiago who also was on crutches. He had done the Camino Frances seven times on an adaptive bicycle. He was something of a permanent pilgrim. He traveled on a bicycle, but used his crutches to get around towns in the evening. They both said that the trickiest part of the adventure was slippery showers.

 

[Anniesantiago]

Amazing... and very inspirational!

 

[sillydoll]

My younger son (34 year-old) who has been a wheelchair all his life, has just bought a customed made handbike and tells me that he will do the Camino one day. EEeeeeek!! I have nightmares just thinking about it!

 

[jabri]

Sil,
If he wants it, he can do it!

In June and July 2000 Ad Hermans handbiked from Haarlem (the Netherlands) to Santiago in 5 weeks (= approx. 2550 km) together with is wife, her sister and brother in law on normal bikes.
After that they also went to Rome!
http://www.adhermans.nl/old/index.html

Unfortunately only in Dutch....

Jan Brilleman

 

[duncan pm]

absolutely amazing.