This is simply a list of gear that we carried on our Puna 9 trip, biking to and climbing 9 of the highest mountains in the Andes. Note that when we are just cycling in the high Andes we carry…
Puna 9: Food
Food has played an essential part in this trip. On our first trip to the Puna we didn’t put much thought into it beforehand and ended up eating mush for weeks. This was incredibly bad for our (well, mostly Haz’s)…
Puna 9: Part 4b – Bonete and Veladero
As the condor glides it’s 30km between Pissis and Bonete, the Andes’ third and fourth highest peaks. By road it’s more like 600km. But one of the advantages of the easy angled, rolling Puna is that it’s possible to pick…
Puna 9: Part 4a – Pissis (a traverse)
Cycling to high mountains on the Puna is the best preparation we know of for making an ascent. It renders the trip as a whole far tougher and longer (though more rewarding), but by the time you reach the base…
Puna 9: Part 3 – Tres Cruces Sur and Central, and El Muerto
In December 1936 a group of four Poles, along with their guide, four muleteers, 23 mules and two horses set out for the heart of the Puna. Rumour had it there were some high peaks in the area, and they…