Julie and Colin Angus are a Canadian couple with a passion for exploring the world using human-powered modes of transportation. They jointly received National Geographic’s 2007 Adventurer of the Year award and are best-selling authors who have collectively written five books published around the world.  Their films have been aired on National Geographic Channel, CTV Travel and others.

Through exploration and adventure Julie and Colin strive to motivate others to lead active and environmentally-sustainable lifestyles.  Their work with Healthy Heart and Active Communities, two organizations dedicated to conveying these ideals to youth, has enabled the team to reach out to students around the world.

Colin Angus completed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the world when in 2006 he cycled into Vancouver after 43,000 km of travel.  During the course of two years he rowed across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, trekked and cycled through 16 countries, endured winter in Siberia and searing heat in the tropics.  He has navigated the Amazon and Yenisey Rivers from source to sea, sailed the South Pacific Ocean, and rowed thousands of km in waterways around the world.  He has co-produced four documentaries which collectively won ten awards at international festivals including the Dijon and Telluride Festivals of Adventure Films.

Julie Angus  is the first and only woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean from mainland to mainland.  During the worst hurricane season in history, she spent five months rowing unsupported across 10,000 km of unforgiving seas.  Throughout this challenge, she and Colin rowed through four cyclones, encountered great white sharks, and fished for survival.

Julie is a molecular biologist, adventurer, writer, filmmaker, and motivational speaker. She has two undergraduate degrees with honors from McMaster University (Biology and Psychology) and a graduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Victoria. She spent over a decade studying and developing treatments for heart disease, cancer and genetic ailments. 

Accompanying Julie and Colin on their trip to RSD from Vancouver will be their “adventurous” toddler Leif (as in Eriksson!).

For more information go to www.angusadventures.com.