Ryan (Rydoh) wrote The Pacific Coast Search and is donating all proceeds to the Nick Would Foundation. A book release party to celebrate his accomplishment is January 10th at 3:00 PM at Mollusk Surf Shop in Santa Barbara!
To find information on purchasing the book, reach out to @_rydoh on Instagram or visit the website here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/aride4nick?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio
Ryan’s Words:
Two years ago, I began writing this book in the blur of grief, loss and love- wanting to honor Nick Simon in the most honest way I knew: through big-wall climbing, arduous bike-touring, through stories, through action.
Now, the work is done; a 160-page self-published adventure memoir. Every dollar from its release will go directly to the Nick Would Foundation. If you've supported this fund so far, thank you, we’ve raised so much! Now, let's finish this story together and reach our final $20,000 goal.
Within these pages are stories behind a two-year journey to understand loss, purpose and a way of developing a deeper understanding of ourself. This story reveals adventures varying from an Alaskan Fishing season to a Canada-Mexico solo bike-tour, to a daring 5-day ascent up The North American Wall on El Capitan to an attempt on the colossal Fitz Roy in El Chaltén, Patagonia.
These chapters follow the growth that comes from pushing limits and sitting with grief. The book holds honest reflections, painful truths, and precious moments of serendipitous connection. It's written for anyone who's searching- searching to heal, looking for direction. It’s a blueprint for how to take action in this short life we get to live. Nick embodied this idea the most; that adventure coupled with sincerity and love is all we need to feel complete.
I hope you read this story and discover your own inner-truth. I hope you feel inspired to take risk, to distance yourself from the inner-ego that circulates in our head, I hope you can let go, get lost in the text and begin trusting our intuition and prioritizing connection and love with the people around us. Nick did all of these things for me and I owe it to him to share it with all of you.
To Purchase the book
1. Be at the event!
Or
2. Reach out on Instagram @_rydoh
Who Nick Was — and Why This Matters
Nick lived an incredible 25 years. A skier, surfer, climber, climber, cyclist, musician, traveler of 30+ countries, and a fiercely loving human. He wrote over 50 songs, inspired strangers and friends alike, and carried a natural wisdom that made people feel seen, safe, and understood. He was an old soul and his love, warmth, humor, and zest for life were infectious and inspiring. Nick lived every day with gratitude, and humility, and made everyone around him feel welcome and loved.
He squeezed the nectar out of every day.
Nick didn’t just live boldly — he loved boldly. And those of us who knew him are still learning from him. The “Nick Would” Foundation is how we carry that forward.
