Ryley Breiddal

VIMFF FEAT Canada Night
Sunday, February 12, 7:30 pm (doors 6:30 pm)
Centennial Theatre
Tickets $18 online / $20 doors   Buy Tickets Here

Walking 40+km a day, for weeks in a row, with minimal human interaction is a different kind of challenge than most athletic pursuits. Long distance hiking requires mental fortitude, the strength to endure solitude, and just plain stubbornness. Between hiking from Canada to the Mexican border along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) he walked over 8,000km, spending 250 nights in the wilderness. He was mostly alone with his thoughts, uninterrupted. In “real life” he is the Chief Technology Officer at a small Victoria network security company, PresiNET Systems, where he sits in a windowless office, solving problems. For fun he play ultimate frisbee and does Crossfit. His next adventures are hiking some of the trails that crisscross Europe, and further out, walking the Appalachian Trail and the Te Araroa (across New Zealand).