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Henry Crew y su viaje por el mundo

Hace un año conocimos a un viajero muy peculiar, un joven llamado Henry Crew, quien con tan solo veintidós años (este año cumplió 23), decidió dar la vuelta al mundo para obtener el récord como la persona más joven en circunnavegar el planeta en una motocicleta. Aquí la nota.

Pues hoy nos lo volvimos a encontrar y finalmente nos cuenta su historia después de darle la vuelta al mundo y recaudar…

Henry Crew is currently on a solo adventure around the globe riding a @scramblerducati Desert Sled to raise funds for @movemberuk.

Happy Birthday Henry Crew!

Around the world solo adventure on a Scrambler Desert Sled

22-year-old Brit Henry Crew will attempt to ride a @scramblerducati Desert Sled 35,000 miles, through 35 counties over six continents, all in the name of men’s health. Raising funds and awareness for the Movember Foundation, he aims to break the existing Guinness World Record to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle.

Having lost three friends to suicide, and experiencing his own mental health struggles, Henry’s goal is to raise £35,000 (£1 for every mile) for the Foundation, which raises funds globally for research and support programs in the areas of prostate cancer, testicular cancer, men’s mental health and suicide prevention.

The challenge, which will take approximately 13 months to complete, began from the Bike Shed Motorcycle Club in Shoreditch on Tuesday 3rd April 2018 and see him visiting the Ducati Factory in Bologna (Italy) during his first part of the trip.

Henry Crew is attempting to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle.

Riding a @scramblerducati Desert Sled, Henry will be raising funds for the Movember Foundation who do fantastic work around Men’s Health.

The world record currently stands at 23 years and 365 days old. The record comprises a few rules which have to be adhered to in order for the record to be authenticated, these include; Travelling more than 24,500 miles and reaching specific destinations on opposite sides of the planet. 

The Movember Foundation is a charity that focusses on men's health issues; specifically prostate cancer and mental health. They have an existing connection with the motorcycle community through The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, which I Henry has taken part in several times. Their work is vital to the reduction of male suicide and deaths from cancer that could have been avoided, if detected sooner. 

You can keep up to date with Henry’s epic adventure via his website 35000miles.com

Interview with founder Henry Crew

Who? - Henry: Submarine is a t-shirt company for anyone who doesn’t feel catered for by other clothing companies, and wants to change the ethics behind affordable fashion.

Where? - Surrey, UK

Was running a t-shirt company something you've always seen yourself doing? Or was 'Submarine' created solely from aggravation over overexpensive and unethical companies?

H: Not at all! I used to do a lot of art but hadn’t done anything since I began to focus on music. I’ve always had a passion for design/style/art across all mediums from buildings to album covers, but didn’t think it would manifest into this. Submarine literally formed one day when I decided I couldn’t pay £30 for a T-shirt, couldn’t find anything I liked for much less, and couldn’t see how the price tag was justified when they are exploiting the people who manufacture the product in such awful ways. What inspires and influences you most when you make your products, and with 'Submarine' in general? 

H: Screen printing the t-shirts and getting to grips with that medium has been pretty influential - it limits a lot of what you can do in a good way; your designs have to conform to certain rules, so that's been fun but also tricky. I pretty much just design what I would wear and then get feedback on a load of mock ups before printing anything. I would say it has a fair amount of musical influence - more in the branding. I like to think there is a slight air of social commentary, and a bit of humour, but normally I try and hone in on these things after initially drawing something - so I’m not sure it counts as an influence!

You're hosting a music event in Guildford on the 17th of November. Tell us about that and the motivation behind it.

H: In the same way I felt un-catered for by fashion, I felt that Guildford neglects its musical potential, and this feeling was shared by a few of my friends, so we decided to put on a night and see if anyone felt the same! We had been to some Cat from Japan nights last year and felt that what they were doing was getting close to what we wanted, so when they stopped we thought we would try and fill their shoes. Basically we want to put on great bands, with great local support acts, and then get everyone really drunk to a soundtrack of indie anthems and the best old school dance/club music.

What has been your best/most memorable experience with Submarine so far?

H: Getting the first design printed was pretty momentous! It was such a great feeling after months of struggling with printing - that's probably the best, and struggling with screen printing is probably the worst and most memorable! What do you hope to achieve for the rest of the year and for 2015?

H: Hopefully we will get some cool products out over Christmas. We are experimenting with some cool accessories at the moment! As for 2015 we should have new t-shirt designs by January, and then we are hoping to continue with live nights and integrate more music into what we do. What advice would you give to someone wanting to start in the same field?

H: Make a timeline and then estimate everything will take five times longer than you planned. Also screen printing everything yourself is so much more work - it’s rewarding, but it did take us about six months to get up to speed!

Is there anything else you'd like to add?

H: We also do third party printing for bands etc specialising in low quantity orders, and offer design work if needed, and if anyone thinks they have an act that would fit in on one of our nights we would love to hear from them! They can send an email to [email protected] and we will take a look.