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out of the minelands and into the belly of the beast that is Cordillera Blanca via old peruvian roads.
From Huamachuco to Pelegatos, following the mine route in Northern Peru towards the big mountains and the bigger mines.
Back on the bike and back to the mountains, with the help of Google Satellite view this post follows some of the most amazing roads and trails of South America!
A long awaited solution to the brake problem. Two weeks, 3 countries and over 100 hours in buses, trucks and cars!
A ride, push and drag amongst the Peruvian Andes to Cajamarca through amazingly good and bad backroads, mines and mountains.
First impressions of Peru, good food, nearly flat roads, zoos and friends!
last little bit of Ecuador to the Peruvian border.
Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route, Cuenca to Loja with some nice detours to avoid some of the Panamerican.
Taking the Ingapirca Inca Trail on the way to Cuenca, some of the most stunning parts of the TEMBR.
slow and stady, making southbound progress along the TEMBR and the colorful ecuadorian countryside.
A two day hike to a nearby volcano, bikes not advised!
Riding more of the Ecuadorian high Andes in search of the best sunsets and coldest nights. Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route from Latacunga to Riobamba
more dirt roads and singletrack around Latacunga, this time toward the touristy Quilotoa crater lake and around some of the coldest pastures and craziest trails!
Bicycle pace too fast? hop on the Trans Ecuador route and take even more detours to find the best singletracks in Ecuador! The eternal pastures, Antisana and Cotopaxi, read on! (might take a while to load, lots of photos!)
Popayan to Narino, headed to the border. The last little bit of riding in Colombia on the big roads who have bridges
Crossing the central cordillera twice via the La Linea mule trail and the Nevado del Huila's what's left of the road after the 94 eruption.
Have you ever wondered what its like to be a packmule? Wandering the nasty trails and the Paramo for days at a time? I leave the bike behind for the authentic Colombian Packmule experience, no tourist package would offer you that!
A little comparison of all the bikes I've gotten to ride over the years and how they measure up for bikepacking/touring.
half paramo and half volcanic mountain side - it was time to ride towards the Nevado del Ruiz!
Overview of navigation at the end of year 3. Alpine Quest, Garmin Etrex20, OSM, Googlemaps, Paper and plain old asking people where to go
Riding through the foothills of the Cordillera Oriental to the Tatacoa Desert