He might be nuts, but for a good cause.

Josh Barton, MD ('04) has developed a way to combine his passion for cycling with his passion for pancreatic surgery. From July 9 to July 18, he will be in France to follow the Tour de France. Josh and friends make this trip every five years or so, but this year they are taking on a new challenge known as the “Nuts of Ventoux”. They ride up Mont Ventoux on bikes over all 3 passes that cross the mountain. Mont Ventoux is considered to be one of them most difficult cycling climbs in the world and they plan to do it three times in one day. This requires 68 km of climbing and will then be eligible to be part of the French club called "The Brotherhood of the Nuts of Ventoux". They will also be raising money for pancreatic cancer.