Alaskentina: A 13,000-Mile Journey To Raise Money For Children In Nicaragua And Ecuador
Thanks to the powers of Reddit, we’ve been made aware of Dom Kubicki, his brother Tymek Kubicki, and their friend Ben Apedaile. Together, the three Canadians are planning to take part in an epic, 22,000km (13,670-mile) journey that will start in Deadhorse, Alaska on July 1 and end in Ushuaia, Argentina, passing 16 countries in the process.
Their mission is to raise money in support of Free The Children’s Adopt A Village program, whose five pillars include: Clean water and sanitation, Health, Agriculture and Food Security, Alternative Income and Livelihood. The men are trying to raise $22,000 (one dollar for each kilometer) for their cause.
The trio will ride 650cc dual-sport machines (DR650s and KLR650s) throughout their journey and will document their trip as often as possible. You can follow the handle @alaskentina on Facebook and Instagram to stay abreast of their progress. They won’t be followed by support vehicles of any kind, so any technical or mechanical issues will have to be solved solely with the tools they bring with them. Fortunately, the trio have engineering backgrounds and Ben and Dom both have training in the Canadian army.
For more information or to contribute, visit www.alaskentina.com.
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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