- Glen Heggstad
Glen Heggstad (born
May 24 ,1952 ) is anauthor and adventuremotorcycle rider fromPalm Springs, California .Biography
Heggstad was a member of the
Hells Angels motorcycle club [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/02/48hours/main505187.shtml To Hell And Back - CBS News] Retrieved October 12, 2006.] .Heggstad left California on October 1, 2001, riding a Kawasaki KLR650, planning to ride to the tip of
South America . He was kidnapped riding throughColombia by National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels on November 6, 2001. He was released on December 8, 2001 and refused a ticket home, arranging for a new motorcycle instead [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2001/12/13/MN171438.DTL Freed Biker Undiscouraged] Retrieved October 12, 2006.] . His ordeal was documented in an episode of theNational Geographic Channel seriesLocked Up Abroad . Sticking to his original plan, he continued his ride toPatagonia and back home to California. He has since written a book about his experience titled "Two Wheels Through Terror" [cite book | author=Glen Heggstad | title=Two Wheels Through Terror | publisher=Whitehorse Press | year=2004 | id=ISBN 1-884313-49-3] .References
External links
* [http://www.strikingviking.net Glen Heggstad's official website]
* [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41699 Adventure Rider website thread following Glen Heggstad's journey]
* [http://maps.smugmug.com/?feedType=geoAlbum&Data=735569 Smugmug maps of Glen's travels]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
