A Mendoza businessman will be the first man from the county to travel by motorcycle to Alaska

Claudio Vallat will be the first citizen of Mendoza to dare to travel there motorcycle To Alaska and from there turn to Mendoza again. The experiment, which will last for months, has already been carried out by other Argentines, but none from Cuyo province. Claudio, who was on the verge of fulfilling his dream, spoke with MDZ about all the details of the dream a trip.

a a trip Going solo requires a lot of courage, taking risks, but it also requires the satisfaction of personal accomplishment when you dare to go for it. Flatt is the owner of 3F Sandwich Factory, and this isn't the first time he's done so Adventure in a trip Of this style but the first of many kilometers. It involves, nothing more, nothing less, traveling on two wheels a distance of about 45,000 kilometers one way and several thousand back.

“It's a dream I've had for two years,” begins the adventurer who started taking trips motorcycle He is 42 years old and about to celebrate 10 years in the hobby. “I've taken trips, always alone and indoors motorcycle. I went to Ushuaia, in southern Chile, where the map ends. As for the north, the furthest I got was Machu Picchu and I toured the whole of Bolivia,” he says of his experience.

but this a trip Which will start at age 51 in April was not planned like the others. Claudio explains that in addition to being a dream, it is a great challenge, because the road starts from Mendoza to Alaska and then comes back down, passing through complex places like the jungle. “From Mendoza I go to Alaska. From there I will return to Los Angeles and I will take the entire Route 66 to Chicago. “From that state to Miami and then I continue on the eastern side, along the Atlantic Ocean, through Venezuela and Brazil,” he explains in detail of the route he planned in The way back is more planned than the way out.

“There is no specific plan here,” he boldly admits, “it just happens day by day.” All the a trip, with its planned stops and those not planned, plans to do so in about six months. “It's six months, I think. “The issue is that there are a lot of risks because there are areas with several kilometers of forest, like in Colombia that crosses 800 kilometers of pure forest,” explains the amateur motorcyclist, adding that his fear “is that “They rob me.” “They will kidnap me.” “This is the worst thing that could happen to me.”

Claudio travels alone with a tent to sleep in places where he “stops.” “I will work 50% in hostels, houses and hotels and 50% in a tent,” says the traveler, knowing that in some places he will get accommodation, and in other places he will not, with the uncertainty that this generates. Regarding the “paperwork” issue, he has no major concerns because he has been traveling to the United States for work for a few years and was recently able to obtain a visa to Canada.

Moreover, he stands out among all the travelers who went from Argentina to Alaska motorcycleHe is the first to do it without any other type of mobility support and completely alone, without a group. “In my case, I go alone, motorcycle And me. The others went with A motorcycle Spare parts, with compressor, even with first aid doctor. “On the other hand, I go alone, without any help at all.”

For risk factors and concerns about Adventure Added to this is stormy weather. “In Central America it is very hot and Alaska is very cold and freezing. For this reason, I want to enter before July so that the weather suits me,” says Claudio, who has set a departure date for April 25 in his country. motorcycle BMW 1,200. The biker estimates that “it will take two and a half months to get to Alaska and back to Mendoza,” and highlights that he is the first Mendoza resident to do “this kind of crazy.” Then, if all goes well, he plans to make a higher crossing. “In 2025, I plan to do all of Africa, but that will be said after time,” he says.

“The hardest thing about all of this is the emotional thing. Missing my family, my wife and my kids is what hurts me the most, but it's a bow I carry in my life at 51 years old,” he concludes nostalgically but convinced of the ambitious challenge he hopes “to turn into a year.” The best way.”