His bike has taken him around the world six times over the course of more than two decades, and now Randolph Westphal is making the trip again.

Westphal was in Whitehorse once again earlier this week, having been here on previous journeys in 2005 and 2007.

He was visiting before setting out on his next world tour. He's continuing to raise awareness about cancer, a disease he beat years ago after having been given only six months to live.

"They call me ‘living legend,'” he said in an interview Wednesday afternoon.

He recalled his years on the road and surviving a major accident in 1996 he was told could have killed him.

The message he told the Star in 2007 he wanted to deliver while travelling through the Yukon and around the world is the same today – he wants to show how important it is to never surrender.

"You know, it's easy to die. It's harder to live,” he told the Star in 2007 on one of his journeys.

After his accident in 1996, he was told he'd never walk again. Yet, after five years of hospitalization, he was back on his feet and then on his bike to see the world again.

An infection in his left leg that stopped him on his most recent world tour for a month in British Columbia last year forced him to move to a combination of vehicle and bicycle on his travels, using his car for longer distances and his bicycle to get around the communities he travels to.

Travelling with him are his two dogs, Nanook and Chinook, who have seen more countries around the world than most pets do.

Westphal, who is from Germany, is now set to travel to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska before heading south on his next world tour.

He said he expects to be back in Whitehorse in 10 to 14 days and would welcome the opportunity to do public presentations about his experience.

Any groups or organizations which would like Westphal to make a public presentation can get in touch with him via email at randy@randolph-westphal.de

He also noted he appreciates the support of the numerous businesses and individuals who have helped him on his journeys.

He noted anyone wanting to help sponsor him – through things like hotel rooms, vehicle maintenance and so on – is welcome to email him too.

Numerous Whitehorse businesses have been extremely helpful on his journeys, he noted.