Backpacker. On the roads of New Zealand in an electric tandem
Pierre Capon, a Bataclan survivor, founded Wheeled World, a media company that aims to allow people with disabilities to experience travel in the heart of nature.
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His injury in the Bataclan attack left Pierre Capon paraplegic. Since then, it’s been all over the world.”To live with all your might and at the top of your lungsWith his companion Miriam. His adventure in New Zealand required a month of on-site training. To reach one goal: to travel more than 100 km/day on an electric tandem. He had to adapt to technical problems, hostile conditions and rough nature.. With the idea of traveling slower and in a more responsible way.“
The emotional elevator runs at full speed against the magical landscapes of New Zealand’s mountains: waterfalls, torrents, fjords, turquoise lakes, dry volcanoes, sharp rocks, green hills, dark forests of fjords or snow-capped peaks. There are atmospheres like Tuscany and Ireland. The backpacker, who also went to the agricultural fair in Wanaka by attending sheep shearing, is captivated in the Otah area.
Sports challenge and group adventure
An evening at Lake Tekapo in New Zealand’s South Island leaves him with a lasting memory“Between Heaven and Earth in the Land of the Hobbit”.
In the end, an athletic challenge, a team adventure that leads to the holy grail: a sense of freedom. “Every obstacle is an opportunity for adjustment. You learn to better react to the unexpected and all the difficulties that come with it.
Pierre Capon signs with his partner a documentary titled Tandem adventure on the roads of New Zealand.
Pierre Capon blog Invokes the extraordinary restorative power of travel.
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