Breaking the Cycle Antarctica – Preparing for Queen Maud Land
Blog 1 A new year and new expeditions on the horizon! I am very excited to welcome you all to the first blog for Breaking the Cycle Antarctica. Supported by sustainable travel company White Desert, the mission is to cycle across Queen Maud Land on the edge of the Antarctic Plateau, from Wolf’s Fang Camp […]
Breaking the Cycle update: head down to the finish
EPISODE 13 | 19th – 21st April | LONDRES TO SAN FRANSISCO PASS / THE ARGENTINE-CHILE BORDER | DISTANCE 327 KM | TOTAL DISTANCE 3248 KM TOTAL DISTANCE FOR 2020/2022 EXPEDITIONS 4354 KM This journey began in 2020 (before the onset of the pandemic) from Cusco in Peru, the capital of the ancient Incan Empire. […]
Breaking the Cycle update: from high to low – pushing towards the finish
EPISODE 12 | 14th – 18th APRIL | POCITOS TO LONDRES | DISTANCE 541 KM | TOTAL DISTANCE 2921 KM Sorry for the silence – it’s not because nothing has happened, my brand new laptop has a faulty battery and stopped working more than a week ago. I am now borrowing a friend’s computer to get […]
Breaking the Cycle update: Salta to Llulliallaco
EPISODE 11 | 8th – 13th APRIL | SALTA TO LLULLIALLACO VOLCANO | DISTANCE – 300 KM | TOTAL DISTANCE – 2380km Leaving Salta, we were satisfied everything was in order to cycle and drive to Llulliallaco volcano. I wanted to understand more about where the Children of Llulliallaco were sacrificed and what it took for the […]
Breaking the Cycle update: Los Niños de Llullaillaco: a story of 3 child mummies, discovered in 1999
EPISODE 10 | 7th and 8th APRIL | SALTA | TOTAL DISTANCE – 2080 KM When I read an article last year in The Explorers Club Journal about the discovery in 1999 of three Incan child mummies, found near the 6739m summit of Llulliallaco volcano that lies on the Argentine/Chile border, I was immediately captivated. It […]
Breaking the Cycle update: Into Argentina: Tupiza to Salta
EPISODE 9: 2nd – 6th APRIL | TUPIZA TO SALTA (489 KM) | TOTAL DISTANCE 2080 KM To keep to schedule I planned to step on the gas from Tupiza to Salta – almost 500km to do in four days. I thought it was achievable though because it was all on tarmac and there would […]
Breaking the Cycle update: The Lipez Range – Quetena Chico to Tupiza
EPISODE 8: 28th – 31st MARCH | QUETENA CHICO TO TUPIZA | TOTAL DISTANCE – 1591 KM My rest day was indeed a break from the bike, but it was an opportunity to see a little of what Quetena Chico, a town of about 500 people, had to offer. Rolando arranged for us to visit the […]
Breaking the Cycle update: Licancabur and Uturuncu – two sacred mountains
EPISODE 7: 24th – 27th MARCH | SOL DE MANANA – VOLCAN LICANCABUR – QUETENA CHICO AND VOLCAN UTURUNCU | TOTAL DISTANCE 1.207 KM The southwest corner of Bolivia is an unworldly place. Just before reaching Laguna Colorada, I entered the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, home to a treasure trove of natural wonders. […]
