Category: Climate Riders and Hikers

During the inaugural Climate Ride Northeast, we met Climate Rider Ellen Callaway. As a food & product photographer, Ellen Callaway composts everything that comes into the studio. It’s one step she’s taken to be a “smart consumer.” She says, “Composting is like wearing a helmet. I can’t imagine not wearing a bike helmet while I’m […]

We’d like to honor the memory of one of our favorite Climate Riders, Allison Smith, who was involved in a car accident with another car in New Hampshire last year that took her life at the age of 31. Allison completed several Climate Rides and worked as an analyst with the New England States Committee […]

Did you know that 30% of Climate Ride participants are 30 years old and under? This generation’s leaders for climate and sustainability are taking life by the handlebars and pedaling hard for the cause. In philanthropy, young people are often overlooked as fundraisers and leaders of movements. Well, no longer. Here are a few profiles […]

For Kristin, Climate Ride is an opportunity to share what she has learned about climate change solutions. “Proven technological, financial and social solutions exist now,” she says. “I want to empower others to make a difference and show them how easy it can be to start this crucial conversation.” Kristin is riding for the Center […]

At the California State Coastal Conservancy where Sam Schuchat works, they are helping Californians prepare for the effects of climate change that will happen no matter what we do about curbing emissions during the next 100 years. Spending time pondering mass extinctions and multiple feet of sea level rise can get a bit depressing, so raising […]

Carrie Ungerman has been considering a big ride for several years and decided Climate Ride was the perfect fit. “Riding a bike and championing the environment have been big parts of my life for as long as I can remember. My dad taught me how to ride and once the training wheels came off, I […]

We are NPCA’s 2014 California Team: Shane, Shannon, and Corinne. Together we participated in Climate Ride California 2014 – riding from San Francisco to Sacramento, 250 miles in four days. This event truly was a friend-raiser as much as it was a fund-raiser for NPCA. The opportunity to meet so many wonderful people who are […]

Meet David and Ellie Arkin, a father and daughter riding in Climate Ride California Wine Country. David Arkin was introduced to Climate Ride in 2012 by a fellow board member at the Solar Living Institute. He says, “From nearly the moment he started describing it I knew I was in.” Climate Ride was the perfect […]

In September 2012, Shamini Dhana joined us for Climate Ride California. She has since referred to the experience as “one of the greatest adventures of [her] life.” Not only did she meet some of the most passionate people who cared about the issues, she discovered there is work being done behind the scenes, across the […]

When you think of a wedding anniversary, you probably think of the traditional gifts, candlelit dinners, or romantic getaways. Not these two riders. Will Van Sant and Hannah Bird signed up to ride in California Wine Country with Climate Ride to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary! Here is their story: On May 16th, 5 years ago, Hannah Bird […]

Meet the team ‘TransForm Carbon Crushers” riding in Climate Ride California Wine Country this May. TransForm’s Executive Director, Stuart Cohen, rode in Climate Ride last year and thought the experience was one of the best in his life. As a smart leader and socially conscious employer, Stuart wanted to figure out a way to engage […]

From loving our planet, concerns about the climate, the love of riding, to bicycle advocacy and preserving resources for future generations, Climate Riders sound off on why they participate in Climate Ride.