Category: Climate Riders and Hikers

Meet Talia and Felice! This mother-daughter duo joins us from Virginia. In 2014, Talia took a trip to the Arctic and learned first-hand from the native people how their communities are affected by climate change. She is studying environmental science in college and committed to climate change awareness and advocacy. A cycling enthusiast, her mother […]

David Arkin has participated in five Climate Rides, including one with his daughter in 2014 and his wife in 2016. This year, it’s his son Austin’s turn to ride!

Max and his father John have done an overnight camping trip and a few century rides together on their tandem; however, this will be their biggest adventure yet! Both are excited for the challenge and opportunity to make a difference in the world.

Combining her professional interests with a personal goal to challenge herself, Rachel Jacobson describes participating in the upcoming California Climate Ride as a “swirl of opportunity.” One year ago, she explains that riding in Climate Ride wasn’t even on her radar. Now a year later, she has not only registered to ride, but has also found herself as the natural fit for captain of the Bike East Bay team.

Matthias, Katia and Magary all met on Climate Ride NYC to DC back in 2012. This trio has become close friends, cycling together and participating in Community Development International’s Miles of Trees program ever since. This year, they will all join us again on Climate Ride’s Red White and Blue Ridge ride in support of Miles of Trees.

Creative and enthusiastic, Anne Sjolander lives and works in D.C. as a development coordinator for Conservation International, a Climate Ride beneficiary. Conservation International’s mission is to protect and preserve nature for the betterment of humanity on a holistic and global scale. Involved in fundraising and with the organiztion’s young leaders group “Generation Conservation Group,” Climate […]

This is Sid Madison’s fifth Climate Ride! Sid has been on every NYC-DC ride since 2012, and when Climate Ride took a break from his favorite route, he created his own event with Climate Ride’s Independent Challenge program to raise funds and awareness for his beneficiary Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL).  Last year, Sid rode 3,150 […]

Meet Mary Selkirk and Lee Ballance, an incredible couple that will be riding in their 3rd Climate Ride together! Mary was the first-ever woman to be a professional river guide on the Rogue River in 1974, and Lee has a black belt in Aikido. This talented duo traveled all the way from California to join […]

Corinne Michaud first joined us on the 2014 California Climate Ride. This year, she jumped at the opportunity to ride from Bar Harbor, where she currently works and lives, to her childhood home north of Boston on Climate Ride Northeast. Back in 2014, Corinne chose the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) as her beneficiary. This […]

Elliott Powell joins us this year for his first Climate Ride! Years ago, Elliott served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua (where he actually met his wife, who was also serving in the Peace Corps!). Today, he oversees all of the international programs and local staff in Central America as the Field Program Director […]

Have you heard? Climate Ride Northeast begins Thursday, and all of us at Climate Ride are so excited! Over the next week, we will be highlighting some of our incredible riders who have traveled near and far to ride with us, and have fundraised and trained hard to support the causes they are most passionate […]

Emily Gluckin is a young women preparing for her first event with Climate Ride. She’ll be participating in Climate Hike this August, traversing through Glacier National Park with 20 like-minded hikers led by a team of knowledgeable Glacier Guides. Emily is currently serving a term with Montana Energy Corp, which is a project of Americorp […]