| Pat Garrod | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Chelmsford |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Long-distance motorcycling |
Pat Garrod (b. Chelmsford 1964) is a British physician and long distance motorcyclist. He and his wife Vanessa Lewis undertook a 100,000-mile (160,000 km) round-the-world ride on a 1991 BMW R100GS, between 1998 and October, 2002.
His 2010 book Bearback — The World Overland describing the 4-year journey was called as a "damned good story" by Overland magazine, and evidence of improving quality in self-published overland adventure books.
After the circumnavigation, Garrod and Lewis crossed Africa twice more by motorcycle. One north-to-south traversal in 2006 was more than 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) long; Garrod's travel log records a total of over 65,000 miles (105,000 km) in Africa alone.
Bibliography
- Garrod, Pat (2010), Bearback — The World Overland, Troubador Press, ISBN 9781848765146
References
- "Epic bike journey chronicled in book", Chelmsford Daily News, 5 January 2011
- Michael Traynor (c. 2010), Reviews of motorcycle travel books and other media, archived from the original on 6 December 2013
- ^ Dan Baker (January 2013), "Book Review: Bearback by Pat Garrod", Essential Travel, Thomas Cook Group
- "Class notes" (PDF), Hartley News, University of Southampton, p. 24, Spring 2011
- Garrod 2010, page 511
- Paddy Tyson (2 June 2014), "'Bearback. The world overland' by Dr Pat Garrod", Overland
- Paul H. Smith (25 March 2014), Bearback, ADV Moto dualsport news
- Garrod 2010, page 513
- Pat Garrod, "Our African motorcycle routes", The World Overland website, retrieved 11 August 2014
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| Riders | |
| Long-distance rallies | |
| Methodology: Rides of >30,000 km (>3,000 km before 1930) or record-setting transcontinental or intercontinental ride | |