Day 48: Jinghong Day 49: Jinghong Day 50: Jinghong - Menglun (620m) 77km. Easy rolling ride, following Mekong partway. Day 51: Menglun - Mengla (710m) 100km. Three hot and sweaty…
Mark WatsonJune 10, 2011
Day 38: Yangbi - Weishan (1760m) 95km, descent then 800m climb to 2300m & descent. Very Hot! Day 39: Weishan - Aketang (1980m) 68km, descent then 700m climb to 2100m…
Mark WatsonMay 29, 2011
A wee update from our descent into the tropics of Yunnan. Day 35: Lijiang - Jianchuan, 89km, small climb then mostly downhill/rolling. Day 36: Jianchuan - Duanjadeng, 53km, small climb…
Mark WatsonMay 24, 2011
Been a bit quiet on the updates lately... We've been heads-down riding for the past 8 days since we left Lijiang - counting the days until our Chinese visas expire…
Mark WatsonMay 23, 2011
Shangri-La - Tiger Leaping Gorge Day 26: Rest in Shangri-La Day 27: Rest in Shangri-La Day 28: Shangri-La - Baishuitai (2485m) 106km. Day 29: Bahshuitai - Walnut Garden, Tiger Leaping…
Mark WatsonMay 15, 2011
Sangdui - Shangri - La Day 21: Sangdui (4050m) - Xiangcheng (3000m) 86km, with double pass (highest 4708m). Day 22: Xiangcheng - Ranwu Hot Springs (3168m) 39km, descent and then…
Mark WatsonMay 8, 2011
Litang - Sangdui Day 19: Litang - campsite (4050m) 51km Day 20: Campsite - Sangdui (4050m) 75.5km with passes at 4696m and 4600m. With no option to stay any longer…
Mark WatsonMay 8, 2011
Day 17 & 18: Rest in Litang After three hard days riding through some remote and sparsely populated country it was great to finally arrive in the frontier town of…
Mark WatsonMay 7, 2011
Kangding - Litang Day 7: Kangding (2500m) - Xinduqiao (3500m) 81km, with 39km climb to 4298m Day 8: sick in Xinduqiao Day 9: sick in Xinduqiao Day 10: Xin du…
Mark WatsonApril 29, 2011
