Category: Climate Riders and Hikers

Community Leader Green Fondo 2023 “This was the hardest and most exciting thing; I have ever done in my entire life. As a Black Girls Do Bike Community Leader Awardee, I was given the opportunity to participate in the Climate Ride up and down Mount Shenandoah. I would not have been able to do it […]

Community Leader Green Fondo 2023 “The Green Fondo SoCal Climate Ride was a life-altering experience for me, someone who picked up bike riding just two years ago. Leading up to this weekend, I was nervous and unsure about what to expect for my first bike tour. Thanks to the support from friends, colleagues, and the […]

Alyssa Proudfoot Siegel is an avid advocate for creating safer roads for cycling and bringing the community together to work toward sustainability and environmental justice. As part of The League of American Bicyclists team, Alyssa will be participating in the upcoming Green Fondo Virginia. She took the time to talk with us about all things […]

Congratulations to Victoria and Rocco, this year’s youngest Climate Riders at age 13, who just shared the stage with Ali Zaidi, the White House National Climate Advisor, at Climate One. We’re incredibly proud of their commitment to the climate cause and for raising their voices. This program will air soon on NPR stations throughout the […]

Sarah Weiffenbach is setting out on an epic 700+ miles bike-packing independent challenge on the Mountain-to-Sea Trail in North Carolina. Starting this month, Sarah will be section-biking through the three regions of North Carolina. She will experience the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains, the plateau of gentle hills through Piedmont, and then finish in September […]

Meet Rocco, a 7th grader in West Marin who is combining his love for mountain biking with service work for his Bar Mitzvah project. Rocco is taking on an Independent Challenge with Climate Ride and planning to ride 36 miles, to support the fight against climate change. He’s already raised nearly $8,000 as of the […]

Sam Laity is a two-time Climate Rider who is also a badass professional women’s soccer coach. His career has connected him to many other professional athletes, which has created some unique opportunities for those who want to support his Climate Ride fundraising! We’re excited to have the opportunity to pick his brain and share his […]

A fundamental part of Climate Ride’s mission is to get people talking about ways to take action on climate change. Many folks who do our events report back that fundraising gave them the impetus to have conversations they never would have otherwise. Personal chats are more likely to move people into action than almost anything […]

  Craig Gaspard is an avid biker and advocate for protecting and healing our planet. As an environmental social worker, Craig has worked in emergency services performing psychiatric assessments in hospital emergency departments. Craig explains how the community has given him insight into the stresses that moderate/low-income families (those most impacted by climate change) experience. […]

Heidi Soliday Benson is a Climate Ride veteran with an entertaining story to tell! From her varied efforts to combat climate change outside of Climate Ride events to her interesting career in sports broadcasting, Heidi is a true go-getter. She will be participating in the 2022 Green Fondo New York this month. We were lucky […]

When it comes to passions, Ivan Samuels knows how to multitask! Ivan is a veteran Climate Rider who participated in the California Green Fondo this year as well as seven other past rides. Not only does he put in the work for long-distance bike rides, but he also takes the opportunity to practice his passion […]

Christina Kramlich incorporates her passion for adventuring and the climate, not only through Climate Ride but in her personal life as well. As a Climate Ride veteran, Christina has gained valuable insight into what climate action means to her and how she incorporates it in Green Investing through her career with Chicory Wealth. We picked […]