Irish Adventurer Derek Cullen (top) last week completed the Pacific Crest Trail – a 4,268km Trek from Mexico to Canada – the equivalent of 102 consecutive marathons or walking from Dublin to Cork 16.8 times.
Derek encountered bears, wolves and rattlesnakes through multiple deserts, mountain ranges and remote glacial landscapes on the mammoth hike.
Dubliner Derek said he took on this journey for his own happiness but cited mental health awareness as a major motivation for the adventure when he took questions (above) on Saturday in Manning Park at the border of Canada.
Derek sez:
“At first, I was mostly terrified of bears and rattlesnakes. But I encountered so many of them on this journey that it seemed pointless to keep on worrying about what might happen with them. I guess this is also a story about life – we spend too much time worrying about things that never happen”.
In fairness.
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I would love to do something like that.
He might let you if you asked him nicely.
“Derek encountered bears, wolves and rattlesnakes through multiple deserts, mountain ranges and remote glacial landscapes on the mammoth hike.”
He also encountered a warlock who transformed him into half-man, half billy goat gruff.
look I know it’s all very well meaning and everything but can we stop doing things for ‘mental health’ and then making self-promotional videos out of them. just have your holliers and enjoy them, end of
But we live in a world of showing off. Look i can spell!
Fair dues, choice quote :)
That’s a hell of an achievement, congrats to him.
At this stage, I’d like to meet an adventurer who didn’t blog about or document it, just did it for the sheer joy of feeling alive. Bray to Greystones for this fellow next, then home to a hot bath.