In 2020, Harrison Biehl bought his first mountain bike and immediately put his mind on the track, progressively doing bigger and bigger rides. In the summer of 2022, he successfully completed his first Everesting mission - repeating the same climb until reaching 29,032 feet of elevation gain. Then, tragedy struck when Harrison’s close friend Joe Fazzio took his own life a week before Christmas. To honor Joe’s life and bring awareness to mental health, Harrison partnered with The High Fives Foundation and launched the fundraiser, Pedal for Positivity. His new mission; “Trench to Everest” - climbing 65,249 feet - the elevation difference between the lowest point on earth, the Mariana Trench, to the highest, Mount Everest. Harrison completed the ride on Old Highway 40 from Donner Lake to Historic Donner Summit completing nearly 60 laps in 29 hours, raising over $22,000 in honor of his friend Joe.
With the funds raised, the High Fives Foundation is opening a limited grant application for funding towards mental health services.
Please read through the full eligibility funding
HERE.
If you need immediate assistance, please call 911. The national suicide and crisis hotline can be reached by calling 988. Additional resources can be found HERE.