Growing up, Daniel McAlpine, 25, stated he at all times adopted his massive brother Kenneth round as he went on his subsequent journey. Now he’s embarking on one in all his personal.
On Monday, Daniel began a cross-Canada bike trip from his hometown of Collingwood, Ont., to Rossland, B.C., in honour of his massive brother’s legacy in what he’s calling the Big Ol Gerry Tour.
“He would say I’m a little bit nuts because he wasn’t a big biker like this; he was more of a mountain biker. But I think he would have been so supportive and cheering me on the whole way, and I know he is,” Daniel stated.
He joked that whereas he thinks his massive brother would have joined him for a part of the journey, Daniel doubts he would have made the entire 45-day journey on a motorcycle.
In 2017, Kenneth and his buddy Ryan Lachapelle shaped Team GIVE’R for the fifth season of The Amazing Race Canada and completed in second place.
In 2019, Kenneth died on the age of 28 in a climbing accident in B.C.’s Kootenay area.
Daniel hopes to honour his late brother’s ardour for journey and the outside whereas additionally elevating cash for the muse shaped in his identify.
“They pushed me, and I always had to keep up, so I think that definitely pushed me into the path that I now am on. He was a larger-than-life kind of guy, and he always loved the next adventure. He always loved doing very out-there things.”
Daniel McApline in Collingwood, Ont., April 17, 2023.
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Daniel McApline and Martin Rydlo in Collingwood, Ont., April 17, 2023.
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An avid adventurer and chef, Kenneth’s Amazing Race Canada accomplice began the Team GIVE’R Foundation in his honour to offer bursaries for college kids eager to pursue a culinary schooling and assist younger individuals become involved in snowboarding and mountain biking.
Lachapelle, 31, stated he and Kenneth had been greatest associates since highschool, first bonding over a love for downhill snowboarding and rollerblading.
He stated the muse is predicated on all of the issues Kenneth had a ardour for in life and his ardour for giving again to the youth in his neighborhood.
“Kenneth, to me, was the kindest person I’ve ever met. He really brought give back into the meaning of giver, which was huge. He was he would think of others before himself on a daily basis,” He stated.
Daniel stated he’s grateful he and his brother had been capable of take part in sports activities like snowboarding and mountain biking, and he’s hoping to assist extra youth do the identical.
Anyone eager to assist Daniel’s journey and donate to the Team GIVE’R Foundation can discover all the data on the basis’s web site.
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