Climbing Volcan Chachani. We arrived in Arequipa nearly three weeks ago, and it's from here I compile our latest post. Leaving has become something of a daily joke as we keep finding…
Cones & Canyons Part Two. Northern and central Peru are shaped and defined by the great mountain ranges of the Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayhuash and the less-glaciated Cordillera Central, but by…
We're lucky to have some great sponsors on board with our Alaska to Argentina adventure – companies who have gone the extra mile to make sure we have the gear we…
Cones & Canyons Part One. Ever since we'd joined the Peru Divide back in Oyon, about a month ago, we'd been looking forward to riding its final 700km section, dubbed…
Ayacucho Department. The ride through Ayacucho department has been one of the most varied on the Peru Divide route so far, from the golden heights of the pampa through to…
Deeper into the Cordillera Central. Our last post left off with our arrival in Huancavelica, the biggest town we'd seen since leaving Huaraz three weeks prior. It was here that…
Crossing the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve. Here's another update from the Peru Divide: our second leg along this amazing high-Andes traverse. As we crisscross passes – between the Pacific to…
Picking up the Peru Divide. We'd long anticipated joining the Peru Divide touring route, looking forward to it in the same way we had with the Great Divide, the Baja…
Bikepacking the Cordillera Huayhuash. The highlights of our, now over two-year, journey by bike have been many. But perhaps the one to trump them all has been our four and…
The Pastoruri Glacier Road. It's over three weeks since I last posted on this blog and we've covered a lot of distance through the Huayhuash and Central Cordilleras in that…
Thanks for visiting the blog of Mark Watson & Highlux Photography. Here, you can find the full account of our Alaska to Patagonia (2016–2020, 2022–2023) bikepacking journey, as well as our New Zealand adventures.