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As for many of you, we had to change our cycling plans due to the covid-19 pandemic. Our first plan was to ride part of the Western Wildlands Route in the States, we then changed to Norway and later to Spain. But all closed their borders by the time we were going, so we finally opted for Switzerland.
A year ago I decided I wanted to add another bike to my collection, but I’ve been going back and forth between a mountainbike and a racing bike. I’ve been…
Two hours of crazy downhill fun turns into two days of hard work, climbing out of the Arequipa valley back into the high altitude region. There’s a ‘bump’ straight ahead…
We are in Chivay for one particular reason: to visit Colca Canyon and see condors flying by at Cruz del Condor. The best time to get to see them is…
We were afraid that returning to Peru would be a disappointment after our long distance trip back in 2013-2015. Back then we were in such a great place, since it…
Piece of cake! How hard can it be? Ok, we might have to push our bikes for about 15 kilometers, but we’ve done that before! Oh and by the way,…
Route: Huaraz – Punta Olimpica – Chacas – Yanama – Yungay
I love the mountains and I curse them. They make me happy and then again they suck the energy right out of me. But, there’s something inside me that wants to concur them. Something inside me that tells me to go for it, to cross passes above 4500 meter altitude. I am the happiest person in the world once I’ve reached the top; yes, it’s all worth it.
“Isn’t it beautiful?”
“Hmmmm….”
The icy winds are slamming into my face, my lips are split, my toes are freezing cold and at over 4600 meter I am pushing my heavily loaded bicycle through deep sand.. I can’t see the beauty anymore. I’m alone with my thoughts…