Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Featured on Episode 5 of the 2007-2008 season
It took 13 years... and almost 50-thousand miles... but one man's journey is finally complete. Jason Lewis started his odyssey in July, 1994, through the Horn of Africa, kayaking through Indonesia, and rollerblading across America, where he was run over by a car and almost lost his leg. An adventure like this doesn't come cheap. Expedition 360 organizers say Jason's 13-plus year journey cost more than 400-hundred thousand dollars. Along the way, Lewis picked up corporate sponsorship and took odd jobs - like working in a funeral home in Australia. The purpose behind his peddling: promoting environmentally-friendly travel and raising awareness about climate change.
http://www.expedition360.com/who_we_are/jason_lewis_bio.htm
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