Gerhard Mayr

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Gerhard "Gerry" Mayr (born May 24, 1965 in Konstanz ) is a German extreme athlete . He holds several records and several entries in the Guinness Book of Records .

Life

Mayr completed his training as a two-wheel mechanic in 1989 with the master's examination. Until the vocational training center of the Chamber of Crafts moved to Singen, he was an elected member of the master craftsman and journeyman's examination committee . In 1989 he founded “Funbike Zweiradleih” and in 1990 he started his own motorcycle shop. In addition, he designed motorcycles and scooters, from 2010 light air sports equipment and paraglider drives. Some of these prototypes were also used for world records. On October 14, 2013 he passed the exam to become an examiner for air sports equipment .

He has also been working as a freelance journalist since 2009.

Guinness Book and other records as well as extreme travel (selection)

  • 1997: Drive on the Panamericana , almost 24,000 km through 17 countries with a pickup. Along the legendary Panamericana. 17 countries. alone, with a pickup truck . 1. Entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
  • 2000: Transafrica: with a self-built / -constructed off-road motorcycle (120 HP, 4 cyl.) Through Africa, Transafrica on the eastside . 2. Entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
  • 2001: Circumnavigation of the Eastern Mediterranean. Gerry Mayr drove a small truck through the Balkans to Jordan and Israel in record time . 3. Entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
  • 2002: Circumnavigation of the Mediterranean with a 250 cc scooter, 14,000 km in 2 months.
  • 2003: With a 150 cm³ quad from Lake Constance via Moscow and Saint Petersburg to the North Cape , 10,000 km at temperatures as low as −35 ° C.
  • 2004: Australia: around Australia with a 125 cm³ motorcycle, 18,000 km in 22 days.
  • 2005: Almost all European capitals with a 250 cm³ quad. 4. Entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
  • 2006: in 42 days with a motorcycle 18,000 km from Singapore to Constance . Participation in the 7th open paragliding championship in Nepal .
  • 2007: 14,000 km with the quad from Lake Constance via Paris , Lisbon to Morocco via Spain and France to Sicily, around Italy and back to Germany.
  • 2008:
    Overflight of the Aoraki / Mount Cook by Gerhard Mayr
    New Zealand, first overflight of Aoraki / Mount Cook with a paramotor .
  • 2009: With the quad and trailer 6000 km on the assistance route of the Dakar Rally, two crossings of the Andes with a quad and trailer.
  • 2010: with the e-bike in winter over the Alps, 600 km in 10 days from Neuschwanstein Castle to Venice.
  • 2011: by quad bike and trailer from Lake Constance to Dakar and back again. 36 days, 12,000 km.
  • 2012: in Brazil with a quad bike and trailer 6000 km through Uruguay and Brazil.
  • 2013: On the road with the e- skateboard and e-bike in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos over 6000 kilometers in 5 countries.
  • 2015: With the quad bike and trailer through India and from India to Germany by land. 14,500 km in 90 days.
  • 2017: Pakistan. Paramotor fly at Nanga Parbat. Attempt of the world record attempt to fly with the paramotor at 8000 m.
  • 2018: by quad bike and trailer from Lake Constance to Benin. 10,000 km, over the Alps in winter, through Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso.

Web links

Commons : Gerhard Mayr  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gwendolyn Wittaker: A chronic world record breaker. In: Internet and Print. Voice.de, February 18, 2018, accessed November 18, 2018 (German).
  2. ^ Database of the German Association of Journalists: Search for journalists. In: Deutscher Verband eV German Association of Journalists, Union of Journalists, Regional Association of Thuringia, accessed on December 3, 2018 (German).
  3. ↑ Reinhild Haacker: High Flyer: First paraglider flight over Mount Cook. In: Spiegel online. Spiegel.de, February 5, 2008, accessed on November 18, 2018 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Mayr, Gerhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mayr, Gerry (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German extreme athletes and adventurers
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Constance , Germany