The Expeditions
Human powered Expeditions fueled by Kindness. One mission. End Slavery Now.
Te Araroa — New Zealand
In 2014, Naresh Kumar completed the 3,054-kilometer (approx. 1,900 miles) Te Araroa trail in New Zealand. He ran and hiked the entire length of the country unsupported in just 87 days.
Remarkably, he completed the grueling journey wearing only sandals. This intercontinental endurance feat was dedicated to raising global awareness and action against the horrors of sex trafficking.
Freedom Seat NZ
Naresh rode from Cape Reinga to Bluff — the entire length of New Zealand — picking up strangers and friends along the way. Opening the empty seat on his tandem bike, he gave everyday people a physical way to take a stand against human trafficking.
His last passenger was Tim Shadbolt, the Mayor of Invercargill, who rode the final leg into Bluff. In total, the ride raised over $55,000 for Tear Fund NZ's campaign against sex-trafficking.
Indian Pacific Wheel Race (IPWR)
In 2018 Naresh Kumar completed the Indian Pacific Wheel Race (IPWR), an approximately 5,500-kilometer (3,417-mile) unsupported solo road cycling race across Australia.
The race spans from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, featuring a 100% paved route. Naresh used this grueling transcontinental endurance feat to raise awareness and funds to help victims of OSEC (Online Sexual Exploitation of Children).
Freedom Seat India → Germany
An intercontinental tandem adventure starting in Chennai on 27 February 2019, finishing in Hamburg on 24 May 2019. Naresh navigated over 160,000 feet of elevation across 12 borders.
He picked up 180 strangers and friends across two continents, using the universal language of a smile and a bicycle to bridge cultural divides, raising global awareness and funds to combat human trafficking.
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Pedaling 4 Freedom USA
In 2024, Naresh took the Freedom Seat across the United States. Riding his tandem bike named "Kindness," he crossed the country from Astoria, Oregon to the nation's capital, Washington, DC.
Inviting strangers and friends to pedal with him along the way, this cross-country ride focused entirely on raising awareness and critical funding targeting human trafficking within and beyond US borders.