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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This chapter of our cycling saga starts in Chengdu, China, where we've been based for 5 days while we get over jet lag and sort out last minute preparations for…
Leg two of our current cycle touring trip: Dieppe to Paris, then a couple days checking out the sights in Paris before flying onto Chengdu, China. Here's a few shots…
Hanging out with my sister Jo and Hana in Richmond Park, London. One long day on the road and a second shorter one got us into Newhaven with an afternoon…
Here's a quick update with a few shots from our ride south from Rugby, to Flackwell Heath and then London – sneaking in the back way... Tomorrow we're on the…
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