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60 to 60

60 to 60 is Michael Ivan Schwartz’s documentary on his 60 month journey to the age of 60. Beginning January 2025 and ending on his 60th birthday, December 20, 2029, Michael Ivan will to do something he has never done before during each of the 60 months leading up to this birthday. He will document each quest with a 60-second video. Join him by suggesting your ideas for him to try and/or submitting a request to participate on a specific quest.
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SUBMIT IDEAS

and/or request to join

Michael Ivan on one of his quests!

 

You’ll be added to the blog to keep up on the progress!

PAST QUESTS

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40 Days to 40 & 50 Weeks to 50

When I was turning 40 in 2009, I crafted this idea I called 40 Days to 40. Each day before my birthday, I did something I had never done before. I documented the journey in a blog here.

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When I was turning 50 in 2019, I took the idea to a new level in my 50 week journey to 50. I produced a podcast with a couple of good friends to document my process. Check out the 31 episodes here.

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NEW QUESTS

ACTIVITY

• Top Golf

• Cruise

• Blindfold meal

• Silent disco/rave

• Scuba dive

• Stand-up comedy set

• Crowd surf

• Dumpster dive a meal

• Bird watching

• 5K

• Hot air balloon

• “Red Paperclip” - bigger/better

• Ayahuasca

• Surf

• Art tattoo from Devon

• Matching tattoo with E

• Meditation retreat

• Bungee jump

• Pilot hot air balloon

• Base jump

• Soft shell crab (at Dylan's)

• Get Hitched

• Make a baby

• Phish show (with Joel)

• Brazilian jiu jitsu

• Zero gravity plane

• Compete in Kinetic Sculpture Race

• Compete in Toilet Bowl Race​

• Gallery show of my photos

• Downhill carting

• Rage room

• Axe throwing

• Build a treehouse (Drew)

• Rail bikes (Frostburg, MD)

• Magnet fishing

• Write poem summing up 60 years

TRAVEL

• South Africa

• Okinawa (visit Mike and Erika)

• Australia

• New Zealand

• South America

• Tour du Mont Blanc

• Alaska

• South of France (visit Alexis)

• Poland (visit Ken)

• Northern Lights

• Carnival in Rio

• Portugal

• 2026 Milano Olympics (Donovans)

• South by Southwest

• Austin City Limits

• Cannes Film Festival

• Sundance Film Festival

• Tribeca Festival

• Baja, Mexico (Pavel)

MONTH

• Don’t buy anything for a month

• Day trade for a month

• Tour with a band as photographer

• Hitchhike cross-country

• Train across Canada

• No computer/phone/internet/tv

• Warm beach for a winter month

• Vegetarian

• Photo a day

• Intermittent fasting

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