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Manali-Leh Highway 2013: Rhotang Pass (4000m) to Baralacha-la (4980)

Quaint Old Manali and Doongri village, mark the start of the legendary Manali-Leh highway. Although my 5th time along this 600km epic route it never ceases to leave me in awe and amazement. Our friends...

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Remembering old friends of Chumigiarsa village

Every year we take a rest day in Sarchu and since 2011 have taken the hour and half long walk to the remote village of Chumigiarsa. I love returning as I have got to know some of the wonderful people...

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Himalayan Cycling Food

Food is one of the reasons that keeps everyone pedaling, and for good reason.  Here Richard and Colleen arrive at campsite at the end of a long day. An afternoon snack of freshly cooked chilli bites...

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and the pedaling continued: Sarchu – Leh

And so we pedaled on… more passes, road sign entertainment and enchanting views. Ubiquitous yaks hanging out in surreal landscapes. Tip and topple, we saw this brand new digger being transported by...

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Residential Rumi: A Himalayan Dogumentary Part II

“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” Poet Rumi It has to be said that one of main motivations for wanting to return once more to Ladakh is summed up beautifully by...

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They Ran, We Cycled

The day we decided to tackle our final challenge of cycling up the highest motorable road in the world, the Khardung-la pass (5600m) was also well-timed for the 2nd Ladakh Marathon. This year over 2200...

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The Highest Eco-School in the World

One of the most inspirational discoveries of this trip was finding Secmol campus, an eco-school in every sense. The getting there was a 20km cycle down the truck-heaving ’highway’ past the army...

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Chamser Kangri, all of 6622m – Changthang Ladakh

It seems true that once you have been high, you always want to go higher (and  that is coming from someone who hates heights, freezing temperatures and exposed, risky edges.) Chamser Kangri is one of...

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The Adventures of El Pancito: First Chariot Micro-Adventure

It was a matter of time that young Gabriel Gonzalez Ringdahl (aka El Pancito*) would head off on a micro-adventure** by bicycle. Having completed a 7km hike in the Darkensberg at 3mths, a 70km cycle...

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El Pancito at the Races

el Pancito doesn’t know this yet, but he lives in the heart of one of the cycling meccas in Africa! Howick is most famous for its rather impressive waterfall and the fact that it is the geriatric...

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