Can we truly live a life of adventure and bring others along on the journey?

Meet Ray Zahab: a Canadian Explorer, ultra distance runner and founder of the non-profit, impossibe2possible. He’s a recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2015 Canadian Geographic recognized Ray as one of Canada’s Top Explorers. He’s run 17,000km across the world’s deserts and unsupported expeditions in some of the coldest places on the planet.

On November 1, 2006, former “pack a day smoker” turned ultra runner Ray Zahab and two friends, Charlie Engle and Kevin Lin, set out on an expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. 111 days and 7,500 kms after leaving the coast of Senegal, Africa they completed their journey by stepping into the Red Sea.
The expedition had the trio running an average of 70kms a day without a single day of rest, for 111 days. National Geographic tracked the expedition by web, as well as the documentary film ‘Running The Sahara’, produced by Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award winner James Moll, was created in an effort to raise awareness for the drinking water crisis in North Africa. 

In 2008, Ray founded impossible2Possible (i2p) an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. You can visit www.rayzahab.com to learn more about him and www.impossible2possible.com for his youth adventure initiatives.

 

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Can we truly live a life of adventure and bring others along on the journey?
Meet Ray Zahab: a Canadian Explorer, ultra distance runner and founder of the non-profit, impossibe2possible. He&rsquo;s a recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2015 Canadian Geographic recognized Ray as one of Canada&rsquo;s Top Explorers. He&rsquo;s run 17,000km across the world&rsquo;s deserts and unsupported expeditions in some of the coldest places on the planet.
On November 1, 2006, former &ldquo;pack a day smoker&rdquo; turned ultra runner Ray Zahab and two friends, Charlie Engle and Kevin Lin, set out on an expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. 111 days and 7,500 kms after leaving the coast of Senegal, Africa they completed their journey by stepping into the Red Sea. The expedition had the trio running an average of 70kms a day without a single day of rest, for 111 days. National Geographic tracked the expedition by web, as well as the documentary film &lsquo;Running The Sahara&rsquo;, produced by Matt Damon and directed by Academy Award winner James Moll, was created in an effort to raise awareness for the drinking water crisis in North Africa.&nbsp;
In 2008, Ray founded impossible2Possible (i2p) an organization that aims to inspire and educate youth through adventure learning, inclusion and participation in expeditions. You can visit www.rayzahab.com to learn more about him and <a href="http://www.impossible2possible.com">www.impossible2possible.com</a> for his youth adventure initiatives.
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Feel free to tell me a bit about how this episode resonated with you by leaving a review of this episode and share anything that resonates with you. If you&rsquo;d like to hear from me on new episodes or simply want to elevate your inbox, give me a visit at <a href="http://www.neelamtewar.com">www.neelamtewar.com</a> to sign up for weekly updates from me.

We live in a noisy, buzz-word driven world asking for our attention. I’m Neelam Tewar and I believe that we are all a work-in-progress until our last breath, and while we are here in this human experience we can build a life, business and art in a way that is intrinsically ours.

Words + Voices aims to bring you people, stories, and solo thought-pieces to help you think differently. The effort and hope is to share conversations with zero nonsense or pandering to popular opinion. It is a sanctuary, bringing focus to people, thoughts, and ideas that truly matter.

We live in a noisy, buzz-word driven world asking for our attention. I&rsquo;m Neelam Tewar and I believe that we are all a work-in-progress until our last breath, and while we are here in this human experience we can build a life, business and art in a way that is intrinsically ours.
Words + Voices aims to bring you people, stories, and solo thought-pieces to help you think differently. The effort and hope is to share conversations with zero nonsense or pandering to popular opinion. It is a sanctuary, bringing focus to people, thoughts, and ideas that truly matter.

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Can we truly live a life of adventure and bring others along on the journey?  Meet Ray Zahab: a Canadian Explorer, ultra distance runner and founder of the non-profit, impossibe2possible. He’s a recipient of the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada, an Explorer in Residence of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. In 2015 Canadian Geographic recognized Ray as one of Canada’s Top Explorers. He’s run 17,000km across the world’s deserts and unsupported expeditions in some of the coldest places on the planet.

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