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This June, Andrew Henrichs begins an extraordinary journey. He’s planning to ride his bicycle to, and then climb, Colorado’s “fourteeners” — 54 mountain peaks, each at least 14,000 feet high.

Andrew will ride an Xtracycle-equipped mountain bike to the trailhead of each peak, and then climb to the summit on foot. This completely human-powered journey will entail biking over 1,400 miles and hiking over 350 miles. He hopes to accomplish this feat in 52 days.

Andrew is undertaking this project to raise funds for World Bicycle Relief’s Project Zambia, which provides bicycles to community home-based care volunteers, disease prevention educators and vulnerable households affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis in Zambia.

Each bike provided by World Bicycle Relief costs $109, and Andrew’s goal is to raise enough money to buy two bikes for each of the 54 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado, a total of $11,772. You can support this cause by making a donation on Andrew’s web site.

Andrew is an athletic trainer for Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale, Colorado, and he plans to begin in Carbondale and heading west toward Minturn. From there, he’ll travel south down the Sawatch Range, then up through Breckenridge and on to peaks along the Front Range. He’ll then turn south to the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range before traveling through Alamosa and the San Juan Mountains before finishing with the Elk Range.

Read more: Man plans to ride to, climb Colorado’s fourteeners for cause from Summit Daily, Biking to and climbing Colorado’s “fourteeners” from Biking Bis.

With the April 5th opening of the Fort Collins Bike Library, Fort Collins, Colorado residents and visitors will be able to check out a bicycle for free.

Sponsored by Bike Fort Collins, the bike library will initially offer a fleet of about 100 bikes of all types and sizes, as well as cargo trailers and kid’s trailers, plus cycling gear such as lights, helmets, and locks. The group ultimately hopes to have more than 300 bikes available.

The bicycles and gear can be checked out by anyone with a valid ID, and be used for up to a week. The bikes are available at two locations: the Fort Collins Bike Co-op and a stand-up kiosk in Old Town Square.

The program, working primarily through volunteers, is funded through a federal grant awarded to help improve air quality by getting people out of cars and on the street walking or riding a bike.

The Fort Collins Bike Library also offers a variety of self-guided tours ranging from brewery tours and historic tours to an environmental learning tour along the scenic Cache La Poudre River Bike Trail. Tour brochures are available at each library location.

The grand opening of the Fort Collins Bike Library will take place at the Co-op, 222 LaPorte Ave. from 11am to 4pm, and will feature free live music, food and bike rides.

Read more: Check out these bikes, Fort Collins Bike Library opens April 5, Checking Out Sweet Rides