In short: cycling to, then climbing, nine 6400m+ peaks on the Puna. We fell in love with this area back in 2010, during our first biking visit to NW Argentina. Remote gravel tracks winding between giant volcanoes. Not a being…
Traversing Sairecabur: An Adventure with Anna (the biking Ninja)
We’ve never fallen in love with San Pedro de Atacama, despite its evident charms. One of them being that bikes are the most common form of transport. Another being that it’s the launch point for some wonderful trips into the…
Because it’s there: Cycling Uturuncu
There’s nothing we find quite so irresistible as a high Andean road. Add in the possibility of continuing on foot to a 6000m summit and it’ll soon weasel its way onto our ‘To Do’ list. Which is why we’ve had…
Back in Bumpy old Bolivia
This wasn’t our first visit to Bolivia’s inhospitable Sud Lipez region. As true Gringo Trailers eleven years ago we zoomed through on a four day jeep tour. Then, in 2010, we pedalled through with a sense of awe. The ‘Lagunas’…
Riding Peru’s Great Divide: Final Statistics
This is one of the best routes we’ve ever taken, with spectacular, varied scenery and friendly locals. We can’t overemphasize how important it is to go light, however. There is a massive amount of climbing to do (much of it…