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Poughkeepsie, NY — November 1st, 2005 — Across the forests of Montana, mountains of Idaho, rangelands of Wyoming, plateaus of Utah and deserts of Arizona, adventurer Erik Schlimmer became the first to ride the “new, longest, most grueling mountain bike route in the United States,” a pathway dubbed the Western States Mountain Bike Route. Traveling from August 15th to October 5th of this year, it was a trip of extremes with temperatures ranging from 26 to 101 degrees in terrain varying between 11,000-foot-high snowfields and broiling Borderland deserts. Self-supported, Schlimmer traveled 2,720 miles across the most striking landscapes of North America.

A professional adventurer, motivational speaker and author of McGraw Hill’s “Thru Hiker’s Guide to America,” Schlimmer states this ride was “absolutely the hardest thing” he has ever done, exceeding his past adventures, which include a 2,250-mile ride across the perilous U.S.-Mexico border and a stint in the military as a U.S. Army paratrooper, among other challenges.

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Sounds like this trail is mountain bike eutopia. After I ride the Tour De France next year, I’m giving it a shot. Anyone wanna come?