Derelict buildings. Grand designs: overambitious and never completed. Old bangers, 50 years old but still lovingly kept in roadworthy condition. Disused railway lines. Crumbling tarmac. Disintegrating pavements. Abandoned industry. Closed internet cafes (replaced by free WiFi; which doesn’t work). Flimsy…
¿Ella tambien?
In everyday Andean cycling life, when buying groceries or checking into a guest house, say, we have the same conversations over and over again. Where are you from? Where have you come from? How are your tyres? (This comes up…
Puna 9: Gear
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 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…