Daniel Burton
{{Short description|American bicycle enthusiast}}
{{other uses|Dan Burton (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daniel P. Burton
| image = Daniel Burton at the South Pole.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Burton at completion of first bike ride from coast of Antarctica to the South Pole
| birth_name = Daniel Paul Burton
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|12|04}}
| birth_place = Corvallis, Oregon
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| other_names =
| occupation = Public speaker and entrepreneur
| known_for = First person to bike to the South Pole
| website = {{URL|epicbiking.com}}
}}
Daniel Paul Burton (born December 4, 1963) is an American bicycle enthusiast from Eagle Mountain, Utah,{{cite web|last1=Allred|first1=Cathy|title=Eagle Mountain man first to ride bike to South Pole|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/eagle-mountain/eagle-mountain-man-first-to-ride-bike-to-south-pole/article_7620e0f1-cf3d-5bf0-9a45-e09b333b8bdd.html|publisher=Daily Herald|accessdate=29 July 2014|archive-date=4 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704194255/http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/eagle-mountain/eagle-mountain-man-first-to-ride-bike-to-south-pole/article_7620e0f1-cf3d-5bf0-9a45-e09b333b8bdd.html|url-status=dead}} and the first person to complete an expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole by bicycle (though not the first to cycle to it).[http://www.bikingbis.com/2014/01/21/utah-man-is-first-to-ride-a-bicycle-across-antarctica-to-south-pole/ Biking Bis], Utah Man First to Ride to South Pole
Burton began his expedition, "The South Pole Epic",{{cite web|url=http://epicsouthpole.blogspot.com/ |title=Expedition log |publisher=Epicsouthpole.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=17 July 2014}} on December 2, 2013, at Hercules Inlet and arrived at the South Pole on January 21, 2014.[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57389591-78/burton-pole-wrote-expedition.html.csp Salt Lake Tribune], Utah man sets a world record biking to the South Pole
Background
Burton was a computer programmer by trade.{{cite book
| isbn = 978-1-5054-1697-8
| title = South Pole Epic
| last1 = Daniel
| first1 = Burton
| year = 2015
}} Twenty-three years into his career and out of shape in his 40s, Burton went to get his blood checked. His cholesterol levels were poor, his blood pressure was high and he was a bit overweight. He started to mountain bike and in 2008 established a bike shop in Saratoga Springs, Utah, called Epic Biking.{{cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Lis|title=The end of the world': South Pole cyclist seeks to inspire others' fitness goals|date=19 May 2014 |url=http://www.goskagit.com/outdoors/northwest/the-end-of-the-world-south-pole-cyclist-seeks-to/article_a9f94901-faf4-55e7-9a8e-1d31065e60d2.html|publisher=Go Skagit|accessdate=29 July 2014}} He finished the LOTOJA Classic six times and wanted to do more. He decided to set out on his Antarctic ride to inspire people and to encourage donations to the American Diabetes Association. He also wanted to ride in honor of his mother, whose high cholesterol contributed to her death on November 30, 2012.
South Pole
Burton began riding fatbikes, which are fortified bikes with wide tires that are intended for sand, ice and snow. He became interested in Eric Larsen's attempt to travel to the bottom of the world in 2012. Larsen made it a quarter of the way before turning around. Training for a year, Burton set off on his expedition December 2, 2013. He started at Hercules Inlet and rode {{convert|775|mi|km}}{{cite web|url=http://connect.garmin.com/activity/538852024 |title=South Pole Epic by dpburton at Garmin Connect – Details |publisher=Connect.garmin.com |date=2013-12-03 |accessdate=2014-07-17}} on a Borealis Yampa fatbike[https://fat-bike.com/2013/06/new-fat-bike-borealis-yampa/ Borealis Yampa] until he reached the Geographic South Pole.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://epicsouthpole.blogspot.com/ South Pole Epic Blog]
- [http://blog.dan.burton.name/ Official Page, Everyday Epic]
- [http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11625 TEDx talk at Hill AFB], 2014
- [https://storyuntold.blubrry.com/2019/01/17/daniel-burton-antarctica-is-harder-than-you-can-possibly-imagine/ Story Untold podcast interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128230955/https://storyuntold.blubrry.com/2019/01/17/daniel-burton-antarctica-is-harder-than-you-can-possibly-imagine/ |date=2020-11-28 }}, 2019
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Category:21st-century American explorers
Category:American motivational speakers
Category:Sportspeople from Corvallis, Oregon
Category:American explorers of Antarctica
Category:American male cyclists
Category:People from Eagle Mountain, Utah