My Round The World ride (inc top blagging at Spa & The Ring)
Discussion
neilski sorry if this has been asked before I dip in and out of the thread so may have missed the odd page.
It seems to me that this would make a very good book on your return some of your adventures make very good reading not to mention the life changing journey your on. Have you considered it?
I look forward to the next instalment. Wasn't Paz where Top Gear went?
It seems to me that this would make a very good book on your return some of your adventures make very good reading not to mention the life changing journey your on. Have you considered it?
I look forward to the next instalment. Wasn't Paz where Top Gear went?
BoRED S2upid said:
It seems to me that this would make a very good book on your return some of your adventures make very good reading not to mention the life changing journey your on. Have you considered it?
It's unlikely but I haven't ruled it out completely. I've read several books about cycling around the world because of my interest in the subject but most are extremely boring and don't contain much more than distance covered per day, what food they ate and where they camped in the evening. Yes really!After turning back from the south of Bolivia earlier this month due to the soft sand I didn't fancy riding on and after a short detour of about 1,400km on tarmac roads I did eventually reach La Paz.
The route I took was back down to San Pedro de Atacama, directly west to the coast at Tocopilla then north to Iquique then Arica in Chile before heading east again from sea level to the Chilean customs post at 4,681m in one continuous climb that took 4 days followed by some camping out on the Bolivian Altiplano where the temperature was just low enough at night for me to get ice in my tent and condensation in the hood of my sleeping bag.
Absolutely stunning scenery though, as already posted in the "photos from today's ride thread and on Facebook.
Sleeping in a derelict building on the Chilean coast between Tocopilla & Iquique.
Putre at sunset.
Volcán Parinacota and Lago Chungará, Lauca National Park, Chile.
Breakfast with a view.
A new top speed between the Chilean & Bolivian border posts. There might not be much oxygen to breath but there's not much air resistance either!
More volcanoes on the Bolivian Altiplano.
Camping out on the Altiplano.
Finally, after reaching La Paz I splashed out on a Death Road package tour after speaking to lots of others who'd done it and came to the conclusion that although I probably could do it on my skinny tyred road bike I'd have more fun on a full suspension mountain bike.
I posted a separate thread about this though where you can see the rest of the photos.
El Camino del Muerte (Death Road), Bolivia.
The route I took was back down to San Pedro de Atacama, directly west to the coast at Tocopilla then north to Iquique then Arica in Chile before heading east again from sea level to the Chilean customs post at 4,681m in one continuous climb that took 4 days followed by some camping out on the Bolivian Altiplano where the temperature was just low enough at night for me to get ice in my tent and condensation in the hood of my sleeping bag.
Absolutely stunning scenery though, as already posted in the "photos from today's ride thread and on Facebook.
Sleeping in a derelict building on the Chilean coast between Tocopilla & Iquique.
Putre at sunset.
Volcán Parinacota and Lago Chungará, Lauca National Park, Chile.
Breakfast with a view.
A new top speed between the Chilean & Bolivian border posts. There might not be much oxygen to breath but there's not much air resistance either!
More volcanoes on the Bolivian Altiplano.
Camping out on the Altiplano.
Finally, after reaching La Paz I splashed out on a Death Road package tour after speaking to lots of others who'd done it and came to the conclusion that although I probably could do it on my skinny tyred road bike I'd have more fun on a full suspension mountain bike.
I posted a separate thread about this though where you can see the rest of the photos.
El Camino del Muerte (Death Road), Bolivia.
Great updates, I really wanted to do the death road last year but couldn't fit in another diversion to my Peru trip after being swayed to spend a few days on Titicaca. Looks ace.
Also pleased to see that the weather that way looks pleasant, off to Chile in 4 weeks and was slightly fretting it'd still be "winter"
Also pleased to see that the weather that way looks pleasant, off to Chile in 4 weeks and was slightly fretting it'd still be "winter"
neilski said:
It's unlikely but I haven't ruled it out completely. I've read several books about cycling around the world because of my interest in the subject but most are extremely boring and don't contain much more than distance covered per day, what food they ate and where they camped in the evening. Yes really!
Your trip isn't a normal round the world trip (If there is such a thing) I'm sure it would be an interesting read and you could do if for UNICEF. 
At just under 5,000m, Thursday's crossing of the Cordillera Blanca through Huáscarán National Park marks the highest point of my trip to date.
As with much of Peru, the scenery was spectacular with snow capped peaks and glaciers as far as the eye could see and the unpaved track meant I didn't see another vehicle all day once I'd turned off the main road.
As with much of Peru, the scenery was spectacular with snow capped peaks and glaciers as far as the eye could see and the unpaved track meant I didn't see another vehicle all day once I'd turned off the main road.
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