039. Sarah Hornby - Choosing to Live

Photo: Matthew Clark - Stirl and Rae Media Haus

This week it’s my pleasure to bring you a conversation with Sarah Hornby of Bikepack Canada.

Bikepack Canada was formed in 2016 by Sarah’s late husband, Ryan Correy, as a way to bring the Canadian bikepacking community together. To offer a place where people could find information about this exploding activity called, Bikepacking.

Ryan passed away on April 27th, 2018 after an intense nine month fight against colon cancer. The community was devastated about the loss of this amazing husband, friend and athlete. Ryan’s positive energy and passion for the things he poured his energy into was palpable, which is why he was able to build such a uniquely close knit group of cyclists, like he did with Bikepack Canada.

Since Ryan’s death, nothing will stitch together the last couple of years of Sarah’s life better than the short film, Choosing to Live. This film, produced and Directed by Jeff Bartlet of Jeff Bartlet Media and Matthew Clark of Stirl and Rae Media Haus, is a story off reconnection and healing.

“The idea or riding the routes in his guide book really resonated with me as a way to connect with Ryan through his very last project.”

In this episode we chat about about her recent projects and how much they helped her to heal. We also chat about Bikepack Canada’s plans moving forward and what we can expect to see!

I really enjoyed catching up with Sarah, and I hope you enjoy this chat. I‘m grateful to her. I think everyone in the Canadian bikepacking community is. Personally, I am so grateful that she gave me the opportunity of hosting the Bikepack Canada podcast. This not only allowed me to connect with all of you but was a healing process of my own. Thank you, Sarah, and thanks for listening.