on the shoulders of giants We're a long way south since our last report was filed from the dusty Bolivian desert town of Uyuni on the edge of the salars.…
Mark WatsonDecember 24, 2019
south towards the salars The Ruta de las Vicuñas had been on our radar ever since we'd seen Cass Gilbert's beautiful photos in the route writeup found on Bikepacking.com. For…
Mark WatsonNovember 14, 2019
into the atacama desert Having finally done our last stretch of riding in the Andes Oriental (previous post) we were looking forward to a change of scene as we headed…
Mark WatsonNovember 12, 2019
mama coca bikepacking route, part ii This post covers our final days cycling in the Andes Oriental as we followed the classic Mama Coca bikepacking route south past Illimani and…
Mark WatsonOctober 31, 2019
a solo ride Exploring Bolivia's tropical Yungas region had always been on our radar, as a probable loop out of La Paz before continuing southbound on the Mama Coca route.…
Mark WatsonOctober 24, 2019
condoriri and huayna potosi We'd been excited to experience the Mama Coca route ever since hearing some early stories from the Dammer brothers' and Cass Gilbert's exploration of it last…
Mark WatsonOctober 5, 2019
"because it's there" —George Leigh Mallory By the time we returned from New Zealand to Sorata to resume our ride south the crisp nights and clear days of winter and…
Mark WatsonOctober 3, 2019
iskanwaya ruins, the long way Time and time again on this 39,000 km journey we've found the richest experiences in the areas we knew the least about: where we've had…
Mark WatsonSeptember 15, 2019
'the apolo mission' In the north west of Bolivia, sandwiched closely between the Peruvian border and the Andes' steep eastern descent to the Amazon, lies the Cordillera Apolobamba. This range…
Mark WatsonSeptember 12, 2019
