Algirdas Gurevičius
Algirdas Gurevičius (born 23 August 1985) is a Lithuanian adventurer, touring cyclist and filmmaker. Biography. Algirdas Gurevičius began filming and engaging in bicycle and folding kayak tours in Lithuania in 2004. Since 2006 Algirdas has been involved in expeditions to other countries, both as a participant and as a leader. He has since made documentaries about his biking trips in Lithuania (since 2004), Latvia (2006), Ukraine (Crimea in 2007), Croatia (2008), the People’s Republic of China (2009), Iceland (2010), Romania (2011), the Russian Federation (Altai Republic in 2012), India (Himalayas, State of Himachal Pradesh in 2013), Georgia  (2014), Kyrgyzstan (2015), Mongolia (2016), Namibia (2017), and Tajikistan. Algirdas organizes the cycling tours at least once a year, with each tour focusing on the exploration of nature, mountains and wilderness over a period of about a month. The tours are run on a not-for-profit basis, with participants using their own equipment and covering their own expenses, such as food and plane tickets. The participants also share day-to-day duties during the trip including taking care of food, medicine, financial planning, basic repairs of bicycles. Algirdas' expedition team usually consists of a small group (2-6) of  Lithuanians (veteran members and first-timers alike) but he also has experience of teaming up with foreign (British, German, Indian) travellers. As a professional camera operator and film editor Algirdas directs and produces his documentary films himself (in the latter trips he began using a drone for filming as well). Also, before each trip Algirdas launches a public website featuring a GPS tracker as well as text and picture sharing capabilities which enables the public to track the expedition’s progress. In 2011 Algirdas Gurevičius co-founded "Špikis", a Lithuanian non-profit public organisation that seeks to promote travelling by  bicycles. In February 2019, at the premiere of his newest film "Cycling around Tajikistan" Algirdas announced that he is ceasing his activities related to organizing the cycling tours in order to focus on his other ideas and projects. However he expressed hopes to return in the future with at least one more movie, one of his old wishes being cycling around Kamchatka (Russia) to see it's volcanoes. In summer 2019 Algirdas cycled around Lofoten archipelago (Norway) alone. In May 2019 he started publishing YouTube podcasts "Pokalbiai prie laužo" (Lithuanian "Conversations by the fire"). In June 2019 he also began  publishing vlogs, addressing practical questions arising during preparation for cycling tours. Filmography. The following films were shown in Lithuanian cinemas, on multiple Lithuanian TV channels, and at international EU Film Festival in Georgia. Some of the films are dubbed in English and are available online.