In September of 2022 I participated in a bikepacking race around Montana. After the race I wrote a recap of my ride. Its featured here https://bikepacking.com/news/2022-montana-bike-odyssey-recap/ as well. I never know what to expect for a trip like this. There is no way to know what will happen, what will break, what will hurt, when Read more

I took the train north to Aviemore from Edinburgh. My backpack full of food and camping gear. In Aviemore I took the bus up and up, towards the ski hill. Now, patchy with only a little snow left. I asked the driver to drop me near the trail head. Knowing there wasn’t a stop there Read more

The river was icy cold come dawn and having blanketed camp in a thin layer of frost, we took even longer to rise that morning. Our camp was visible from the road, something I always try to avoid and by sun up we had been spotted multiple times by locals on their morning commute. By Read more

In the morning we rose in the usual fashion and began our day with a short climb out of the valley. My legs felt the previous days riding and the pass ahead of us, the highest of the trip, loomed in front. We crossed the wide alpine tundra and began a short, loose descent towards Read more

Our second day started with the sun. After it had warmed my tent enough for me to summon the courage needed to exit my sleeping bag, I crawled out into the frosty 12000 foot morning. Our paddock was undisturbed and our bikes lay where we left them. Across the clearing I found Alexander crouched on Read more

In town we found a hotel room and slept for most of our first day. In the evening we rose to find some dinner. Over soup and rice we debated if we should take an extra day of acclimation before riding. We had budgeted 7 days to ride the route miles and 2 days to Read more