Huaraz – Huancavelica: approx 950km (810km dirt/140km paved) and 22,000m ascent
The gpx file of this route is now available on the excellent Andes by Bike site. Additionally, Peru’s online, state by state Ministry of Transport maps are very handy …
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Just a brief post from a wet, muddy, sloshy – but beautiful – Peru.
I’m still travelling the (back) roads with Kurt, plugging away at the most almighty medley of high mountain passes I’ve encountered in some time. Altitudes …
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Huaraz-Conococha-Ticlios-Llaclla (hike ‘n bike)-Gorgolillo (hike ‘n bike)- Mangas-Poquian-Cajatambo-Mina Chanca-Oyon.
A brief missive from Oyon.
This past week, I’ve been riding with matchstick-thin, yet hard-as-nails Kurt Sandiforth. Kurt has been touring the world on dirt roads for years, quite apart …
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It’s been a while since I last posted…
Finally, 6 weeks after my unfortunate rapid running incident in the Huayhuash (which, it transpired, resulted in a torn lumbar muscle and trapped nerve), I’m ready to take to the road once …
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Repairs of body and gear, that is.
I’ve now been laid up for well over a week in Huaraz, (in)patiently awaiting my back and knee to mend. As such, there’s not much to report on the biking front. Ogre’s sitting …
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Charlie recorded reams of footage on the GoPro. I haven’t got my head round iMovie yet, so this is just a couple of minutes chopped from one our favourite sections of trail – the traverse and descent from Portachuelo de …
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Well, not quite all of it, as it happens… Our original intention was to close the loop around this compact but rugged Andean range – a tight knot of snow-capped mountains lying south of the Cordillera Blanca, known to climbing …
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A quick post…
At long last, I’m off to ‘ride’ the Huayhuash Circuit, an 8-10 day trekking route, that we’re hoping to condense into 5 days by bike.
Situated some ways south of the Cordillera Blanca, the loop traverses a …
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A gripe – flu – has been doing the rounds of Huaraz. While I can proudly claim an iron stomach, I seem particularly prone to high altitude coughs and splutters, both of which are common in these dry and dusty …
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I’m back from a hearty three and a half day, triple pass medley – via Punta Olympica (4890m), Pupash (4050m) and Portachuelo de Llanganuco (4676m).
Heading south? If there’s one biking detour to do in the Cordillera Blanca, then this …
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