On March 21, 1985, world-class wheelchair marathoner and Paralympic medalist Rick Hansen set out from 麻豆传媒映画on his Man In Motion World Tour. The twenty-six-month trek took him and a small but determined crew almost 25,000 miles through thirty-four countries on four continents before crossing Canada. In the process, they raised $26 million for spinal cord research and for initiatives to improve the quality of life and accessibility for people with disabilities.
Thirty years after the end of the journey, a new book entitled Rick Hansen鈥檚 Man In Motion World Tour has been released to celebrate Hansen鈥檚 groundbreaking accomplishment and the progress it has spurred up to the present day. Here are some of our favourite photos from the book:
1. Man in Motion HQ
This motorhome donated by 麻豆传媒映画businessman Jim Pattison became the Tour鈥檚 rolling headquarters as Rick and the road crew crossed the United States.
2.聽World in Motion鈥揥orld in Touch
Expo 86, the World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, was held? in 麻豆传媒映画between May and October 1986. Rick was inspired by its theme, 鈥淲orld in Motion鈥揥orld in Touch,鈥� and the organizers provided early support for the Man In Motion Tour.
3. Rick at the Great Wall
Here鈥檚 looking at you, kid. Rick shares a toast on the Great Wall of China.
4. The聽Brownies of聽Princeton, BC
Rick meets with enthusiastic Brownies in Princeton, BC. With just over a week to go before the end?of the Tour, everyone was curious to meet the man who had just set a Guinness World Record for the longest wheelchair marathon.
5. A聽standing ovation at BC Place聽
The following day, Rick is welcomed home by a crowd of 50,000 people at a free public celebration at BC Place Stadium?in Vancouver. He receives a standing ovation. The event is televised nationally and the 麻豆传媒映画Sun issues a special edition devoted to the Tour.
All photographs courtesy of the Rick Hansen Foundation, with contributions from John and Joan Tennant, Harvey Glanville, Dave Doroghy, Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts, Nancy Thompson, Tim Frick, and Bob Redford.
Excerpted from Rick Hansen鈥檚 Man In Motion World Tour: 30 Years Later鈥擜 Celebration of Courage, Strength, and the Power of Community. Written by Jake MacDonald with a foreword by Rick Hansen and published September 2017 by Greystone Books. Reproduced here with permission from the publisher.
