Equipment, bike set up and tyre selection for the Baja Divide is the subject of much discussion. The Baja's combination of challenging riding conditions and remoteness makes gear selection and reliability…
Mark WatsonFebruary 24, 2017
Part II: Bahia de los Angeles – Mulegé After the first long leg of the Baja down to Bahia de los Angeles we had found our Baja-stride. We realised our…
Mark WatsonFebruary 17, 2017
Part I: San Diego – Bahia de los Angeles We heard about the Baja Divide route not long before starting our long ride from Alaska and it appealed as a…
Mark WatsonFebruary 11, 2017
The limestone walls of Mexico's El Potrero Chico offer climbing in just about every style: juggy slabs, steep tufa-infested walls and vertical crimp-fests, but it's the long multipitch routes that…
Mark WatsonApril 20, 2010
Once a booming silver mining town, now a rustic and run down 'ghost town', Real de Catorce is an interesting spot to check out. Perched in the Sierra Madre Oriental…
Mark WatsonMarch 30, 2010
Almost smack bang in the geographic centre of Mexico sits the city of Guanajuato, nestled among canyons of the central highlands. Founded by the Spanish in 1559 due to extensive…
Mark WatsonMarch 26, 2010
Prior to seeing Mexico City for myself stereotypes I held surrounding this megalopolis (perhaps like many people) were formed by scenes from the films like Los Olvidados, Baraka and Amores…
Mark WatsonMarch 19, 2010
One of the goals for our Mexico trip was to climb 'one of those volcanoes near Mexico City', so the day before we left Oaxaca we hopped on the Internet…
Mark WatsonMarch 12, 2010
12 days of work (see previous post) was a shock to the system after 8 months of road tripping and full time recreation, so it was nice to know we…
Mark WatsonMarch 10, 2010
