HIMALAYASX2011-2012 / EXPEDITION OF WESTERN CHINA / EXPLORE!

HIMALAYASX2011-2012 / EXPEDITION OF WESTERN CHINA / EXPLORE!

HIMALAYASX2011-2012 / EXPEDITION OF WESTERN CHINA / EXPLORE!

HimalayasX2011, Stage 1-2, 3200km into the expedition across the Taklamakan Desert (552km north-south) completed, Minfeng to the Aksai Chin Mountain range to Kashgar (1700km). Stage 2, Chengdu, Sichuan to Deqin, Yunnan (1500km). Cycling 3200km (1800 miles) 38 days, elevations from 2000 meters to 4400 meters averages.

Rest & Recovery: ferry to china (30 hours, 1 day 6 hours), beijing 3 days (build front racks), train to urumqi (standing-room only, 36 hours (1 day 12 hours), urumqi 3 days (hospital outpatient for blood clotting ankles and feet), korla 2 days, kangding 3 days, deqin 2 days, overland return 3 days, beijing last days 3 days. total deducted= 21.5 days

Stage 3-4: (Summer 2012)

HIMALAYAS X 2011-2012 / EXPEDITION SHORT 6.5 MINUTE from Brian Perich on Vimeo.

HimalayasX2011-2012 expedition project (my first on a bicycle)

HimalayasX2011-2012 expedition project (my first on a bicycle)

HimalayasX2011-2012 expedition project (my first on a bicycle)

Taklamakan Desert (Luntai to Minfeng) Ninja across the desert (5 days 552km), part of my HimalayasX2011 expedition project on a mountain bike. 3200km exploring western China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and two other amazing provinces, Sichuan and Yunnan.
塔克拉玛干沙漠(轮台到民丰)几秒钟的视频后,山地自行车的我HimalayasX2011科考项目的一部分。 3200公里探索中国西部,新疆维吾尔族自治区,和另外两个惊人的省份,四川和云南。

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Taklamakan Desert (Luntai to Minfeng) few second video post, part of my HimalayasX2011 expedition project on a mountain bike. 3200km exploring western China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and two other amazing provinces, Sichuan and Yunnan.
塔克拉玛干沙漠(轮台到民丰)几秒钟的视频后,山地自行车的我HimalayasX2011科考项目的一部分。 3200公里探索中国西部,新疆维吾尔族自治区,和另外两个惊人的省份,四川和云南。

I support IDEAS, Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Sociey, Canada
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In partnership with, ETE, Education Through Expeditions
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My adventure pages, korean-world.blogspot.com

Brian Perich

Arctic2Argentina 2012 – Interview with Bob Stewart.

Arctic2Argentina 2012 – Interview with Bob Stewart.

Reblogged from ONE - Arctic to Argentina A2A:

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Perich to pedal from the Arctic to Argentina in 2012 awareness ride

by Brian 브라이안 Perich on Monday, September 6, 2010 at 12:04am

LaSalle adventurer set to trek for IBD

MARATHON RIDER: Brian Perich takes a self-portrait while on a recent training ride in South Korea. Perich, a LaSalle native, currently lives in Seoul, South Korea, but will be returning toCanada for a massive Arctic Circle to South America ride for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada in 2012.

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Perich to pedal from the Arctic to Argentina in 2012 awareness ride

Brian 브라이안 Perich on Monday, September 6, 2010 at 12:04am
LaSalle adventurer set to trek for IBD

MARATHON RIDER: Brian Perich takes a self-portrait while on a recent training ride in South Korea. Perich, a LaSalle native, currently lives in Seoul, South Korea, but will be returning toCanada for a massive Arctic Circle to South America ride for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada in 2012.

By Bob Stewart

Brian Perich’s adventures have seen him crisscross North America on a motorcycle, accumulating 24,000 km in 60 days; lead groups of teens and adults on 10-day canoe trips through Quetico Provincial Park near Atikokan, Ont.; and fully restore a Jeep in 22 days and drive it from Windsor to Victoria, BC, and eventually San Diego, Calif., before taking up surfing and mediation.

Following a 1998 motorcycle accident in Vancouver, in which he crashed broadside into a car that slid into his lane, causing extensive damage to his sciatic nerve, Perich, 36, a LaSalle native and graduate of St. Anne’s Secondary in Tecumseh, was described by paramedics at the scene as a “wandering nomad.” But his biggest adventure is yet to come.

In 2013, Perich will cycle northeast from Anchorage, Alaska, towards Inuvik, NWT, before turning southwest and traversing Canada from the Arctic Circle through the Yukon and British Columbia before cutting down through Texas and into Mexico, through Cental and South America before ending in Argentina.

The globe-pedalling tour is all part of raising money and awareness for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation through the IDEAS foundation of Canada. The expedition is also built on a partnership with school outreach and innovations at Education Through Expeditions, Plymouth, United Kingdom.

 

See Cycle, page 12.Perich is calling his Arctic leg of the race, simply, One—Arctic to Argentina 2012.

 

IBD is a group of disorders that cause the sections of the gastrointestinal tract to become inflamed and ulcerated through an abnormal response of the body’s immune system. There are two main forms of IBD: Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). “It’s all about raising social awareness for those suffering with IBD and living to their fullest with a chronic illness for which there is no cure,” said Perich from his current home in his wife’s

native South Korea, where he teaches English when not cycling throughout the country with the informal cycling group he founded, Cycling International.

 

“They need our support, so I am riding for them, and asking for community or charity donations to fund research for a cure, supporting the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundations of Canada and America, to continue their research to help improve the quality of life for those suffering from IBD.”

Currently, there are approximately 200,000 Canadians and 1.4 million Americans suffering from IBD-related illnesses. Although there is currently no cure for IBD, The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada is a not-for-profit organization that believes a cure can be found.

Cycling chronicles

Perich’s cycling adventures across the Korean peninsula have become something of an Internet sensation through his blog and on the social networking site Facebook, where the almost daily updates and photo essays of his site-seeing, training and good will-spreading. Perich’s One adventure has received media coverage for his cycling endeavors on he Korean Broadcasting System’s KBS radio, and in the Korean Times national newspaper.

“Anyone joining this ride can support another charity of their choosing and we can ride supporting each other,” Perich explained. “Also, anyone that is interested is welcome to join segments of this bicycle expedition for fun, adventure and a load of cycling on the road. There’s no barriers or attitudes. It’s about moving in a new direction."

You can follow Perich’s cycling adventures through his blog at http://korean-world.blogspot.com/

INTERNATIONAL PEDALLER: Brian Perich in South Korea, following a cycling trip from Gangneung, Gangwondo province to Busan, Gyeongsannamdo Province on the Korean peninsula’s east coast earlier in 2009.

[Since this article was written:  I have teamed with Education Through Expeditions, ETE founder, Polar Explorer - Antony Jinman. Since the new launch of this non-profit, global green educational programme, there will be regular updates from the expedition directly linked to school educational programs in the UK and other participating countries. It's truly rewarding working with Antony's non-profit organization raising environmental, cultural and health awareness while pursuing the dreams on a 32,000km marathon.]*

Other Media collections on Brian Perich:
Early days of Adventure cycling & MTB touring around Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Cycling in Korea, Bicycle Adventure Touring
Get fit, Ride. 830m peak ahead. Gangneung -Pyeongchang-gun-Jinbu to Jeonseong to Donghae and Gangneung again! 257km loop with 7+ 700m mountains to ascend. Good training ground for global rides.
Bike captured in nature

Blackcat, backpack with tools, pump, patches, double water bottles
Fueled on fruit!

Dragon flies -nature is beautiful
Cycling in Korea: http://korean-world.blogspot.com
Essential ingredients to 24hour cycling missions...^^Peace Grillo!

PyeongChang County (PyeongChang-gun) is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
GeographyThe altitude of PyeongChang is wide-ranging. Its best known place, Daegwallyeong-myeon, averages between 700 m to 800 m above sea level, with some areas over 1,000 m high.[1] Daegwallyeong-myeon has a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification Dwb) with warm, humid summers and long, cold winters.

 

Jinbu -Camp!!
Cycling in Korea: http://korean-world.blogspot.com 
Hwy 59, Gangwon-do Province, Korea (Northeastern passage...see Sokcho/Gangneung 
Small town of Jinbu, 40km from Gangneung City, Gangwon-do .

 

 

 

Bike Camping and hanging the clothes on the line to dry 
A little camp fire to keep cozy
Mountain Bike/Bicycle Camp-Lite Micro Adventure 2010

 

 

Waking up in the morning to a view of my camping location. 
Sandals ready to flop around the camp.
Loading tent onto the crossbar, the handlebar bag has tomatoes today!
Rear seat-clamp rack with backpack for my clothes and sleeping bag, accessories
Notice the rear view mirror, headlights, tent, bike computer, bell, tripod.
Bike-Ultra Camp 2010, South Korea
Fully loaded "vegetarian" touring, fueled on veggies, raw tomatoes like these are powerful fixes for long hauling.
Essential fuel for bike touring pros. 
Follow signs along this route
Countryside in Gangwon Province, pristine and developed for farming agriculture
No Cars!
Light rain ahead of my trail, coolness to enjoy the ride
Moving southern, Hwy 59 -Joy! Restaurant coming up on the right
Pavement perfection, smoothest ride in Gangwon, no traffic still!

Rolling thunder, inspired by Vyacheslav! 
This junction, left to Imgye (East to Donghae, 7+ -700 meter mountains to cross-my route!), Right to Jeongseon (Taebaek)
Bok Sang, my new Cycling friend in Korea! (we met at the junction, he was heading East, I followed him!) ^^..
Yeah!!!! Bok Sang!!!
Amazing scenery throughout this day, here it is!
Gangwondo, Korea!

 

 

 

 

Bok Sang sent me a few more photos today 
Cycling in Korea 2010 Jeongseon-Donghae route
Walking/Riding on mountain area= exercise!
Bike Camp-Lite Touring in South Korea, July 2010
Another huge climb!!!
Bike Camp-Lite Touring in South Korea, July 2010
Group ride southeast from Gangneung's Lotte Soju factory, Min Gyu and Jonathon.
Famers working their rice fields in July, almost ready for harvest in some local areas, watching in September!
Gangneung countryside, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
Getting baked on the bike, hammer long and tired...
Mission Control
Lights!
New cycling crew, two were special guests at my wedding in July, right is a serious cyclist recovered from a car wreck.
My watermelon patch on the road
Cheers for watermelon, nature's goodness on a tour!
reaching Busan outer limits, July 2010
Pusan National University (station)
Happy polishing off 672km in 7 days! 7 -700meter peaks, 1 830meter peak from sea level, challenging eastern terrain riding, fully kitted, bike camp-lite touring
Local flooding from the rain that punished/motivated us to churn out 175km on day 2!
Doing the deal
Night training, Gangneung southbound, July 2010
Min Gyu (Kwandong University) took this photo, thanks bro!
Min Gyu (Kwandong University)
Gangneung defences from North Korea, my local scene
Triples -great lighting, this set were destroyed on the Busan ride (rainsoaked)
Spring riding, April 2010
Spring riding, April 2010
Heavenly lights, trail riding -post Hwangsa (Yellow Dust) exposure, ride to respiratory recovery
Hey, we ride....what about you???

 

 

Good times, cycling and meeting great people along the way!

Fire in the hole, Expedition updates, sharing, posting to Facebook with friends comments

Fire in the hole, Expedition updates, sharing, posting to Facebook with friends comments
  • Brian Perich was tagged in his own photo. — with Gaston Bonaudi and 3 others.

    Long Haul Truckin’ 长期牵引拖车

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  • Brian Perich likes a link.

    Great bicycle adventures can be lived, find out how!

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  • Cool! I hope she learns to ride expedition cycles in the future.
    酷!我希望她学会骑在未来的远征周期。

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  • Haligul is signing into my guestbook. A paperback journal from Moleskin or Blueline is important for any journey where you record your thoughts, distances, places and experiences and let other people write down their information. You can keep in touch long after the expedition is through. Life is circular, good things can come around if your heart is in the right place, at the right time, which is all the time on a journey. It’s definitely SERENDIPITY out on the journey, the world will conspire to help you, just open your heart, mind, body, and soul!
    Haligul签署到我的留言。从Moleskin或Blueline平装本杂志的旅程,你记录你的想法,距离,地点和经验,让其他人写下自己的信息是非常重要的。您可以保持联系后,远征是通过。生命是圆形的,好的东西可以围过来,如果你的心脏是在正确的地方,在正确的时间,这是所有的旅程。这绝对是意外收获的征程上,世界将帮助你,只要打开你的心脏,头脑,身体和灵魂!

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  • Sunny weather throughout my journey in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. I guess that is the benefit of living and traveling in a desert region, the oasis villages, the amazing people, the food and cultures that come here, it’s an amazing part of the journey.
    阳光普照整个我在新疆维吾尔族自治区,中国的旅程。我想这是生活在沙漠地区行驶的利益,绿洲,村庄,让人叹为观止,来那里的食物和文化,这是一个惊人的旅程的一部分。

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  • Imagine you are a sword, cutting the ground in two, you can ride to any destination because you are a peaceful warrior on a bicycle and nothing can stop you now. The power of one’s own energy if discovered and harnessed and 100 times more powerful than the potential we normally use in our armchair lifestyles.
    想像你是一把利剑,切割在两个地面,你可以乘坐到任何目的地,因为你是一个自行车上的和平战士,没有什么能阻止你现在。自己的能量的权力,如果发现和利用,和100倍以上的潜力,我们通常使用在我们的扶手椅的生活方式的强大。

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  • Mirrors are critically important for cyclists, remember to bring one and always have it mounted on the left side of your handlebars or attached in some designs t directly to the left side of your helmet. Mirrors and helmets can help save lives. Motorways, highways, and common roads are the shared space between cyclists and cars, buses, trucks, tractors, etc and not everyone is paying attention to the person traveling on the edge of the road. Ride safe!
    镜子是极为重要的,骑自行车的人,记得带来之一,总是有它安装在您的车把左侧或附着在某些设计吨,直接到你的头盔的左侧。反射镜和头盔可以帮助挽救生命。高速公路,公路和共同的道路,骑自行车和汽车,客车,货车,拖拉机等,不是每个人都关注道路的边缘上行驶的人之间的共享空间。该机的安全!

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      • Jerry Nepon-Sixt I never roll without a mirror. I have one that attaches to my glasses and I love it.

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      • Brian Perich Jerry Nepon-Sixt this is my first mirror that I can recall, I always wondered what was going on behind me, without it, I am blind as a bat and it definitely is essential now with a family to protect and support

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    Riding a standard aluminum mountain bike for 3,200km is quite an experience. My friend Michael from Canada is an expert on mountain bikes and materials used to build them. He insists that aluminum frames will give the rider a “buzz feeling” or numbness in the hands is what I experienced a lot on the journey. I didn’t use ergonomic grips, I also used an entirely aluminum bicycle. It’s a tough bike frame with excellent components from a more expensive Gary Fisher HiFi Deluxe All-Mountain (AM) bicycle, but it definitely has a buzz, and my hands were numb for hours while out riding the expedition this summer across western China.

    一个标准的铝山地自行车骑了3,200公里,是一个相当的经验。我来自加拿大的朋友迈克尔是一个用于构建他们的山地自行车和材料专家。他坚持’嗡嗡声感觉’或在双手麻木是什么,我经历了很多的征程上,铝框将给予车手。我没有使用符合人体工程学的交手,我还使用了一个完全的铝自行车。这是一个艰难的自行车车架从更昂贵的加里费舍尔高保真豪华全山(上午)自行车优秀组件,但它肯定有一个时髦,我的手麻木了几个小时,一会儿骑马横跨中国西部征战今年夏天。

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  • Imagine, this is only the beginning of a 3,200km journey to be completed in less than 60 days, already, I have traveled 3240km standing on a train, I also took a ferry to China from South Korea for another 30 hours. The clock is ticking and I must complete the entire expedition, ride across the Taklamakan Desert, find the northern Himalayas with a paper map, and reroute from Kashgar to Chengdu tocompletely travel across Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces to find all the 4000m+ mountain ranges, the cultures, the diversity of people, languages, food, and geographical/climatological conditions which I will test myself against in preparation for traveling the entire North, Central and South American continents starting in 2012. It must be done.
    试想,这仅仅是在不到60天,我已经前往3240公里站在火车上完成了3200公里的行程开始,我也参加了渡轮从韩国到中国再过30个小时。时钟是滴答和我必须完成的整个探险,乘坐整个塔克拉玛干沙漠,找到一个纸地图的北部喜马拉雅山,和重新路由喀什至成都至完全横跨四川省和云南省旅游找到所有4000米+山范围,在文化的人,语言,食物,以及地域/气候条件,我会在准备测试自己对行驶的整个北美洲,中美洲和南美大陆,从2012年开始的多样性。这是必须做到的。

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  • The journey is the destination.
    旅程的目的地。

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  • I couldn’t believe the happiness of all the people in these villages. Everyone was dressed up in their bright clothes for Sunday. The markets were selling fresh fruit and vegetables, the bakers were slapping Nan bread dough into the stone ovens and you could purchase and eat it right there, fresh and tasty. The incredible feeling of the journey was from all the energy around you. Of course, I had to smile a lot, it was an overwhelming experience for me. I’ve lived in South Korea for many years, and people just don’t smile like this!
    我简直不敢相信在这些村庄的所有人民的幸福。每个人都穿着明亮的衣服(星期日)举行。市场销售新鲜水果和蔬菜,面包拍打南面团成的石炉,你可以购买和吃,有新鲜可口。令人难以置信的旅程的感觉是从你周围的所有能量。当然,我只好苦笑了很多,这是对我来说是压倒性的经验。我在韩国居住多年,人根本没有这样的微笑!

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  • Truck stop staff members, all high school students =welcomed me for the night! Thanks guys, this place was awesome!! Room sponsored by the management.
    卡车停止工作人员,所有高中学生欢迎我的夜晚!谢谢你们,这个地方真棒!!管理室主办。

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  • Everyone was so friendly, and after we met, I wanted to take pictures so I could remember all their beautiful faces and friendly gestures (offering water, asking me questions, looking at my maps, and test riding my expedition bicycle!) Awesome!
    每个人都那么友好,和我们见面后,我想拍照,使我能记得所有的美丽的面孔和友好的手势(提供水,问我问题,看我的地图,和我的探险自行车试骑!)真棒!

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  • Outside in the desert highways linking Urumqi to the Tian Shan Mountains
    在沙漠的公路,连接乌鲁木齐天山山脉之外

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  • I happened to find this truckstop (brothel) and was successful in obtaining free (boiled) drinking water, I didn’t accept any other service they were offering!
    我偶然发现此车停止(妓院),并成功地获得自由(煮)饮用水的,我没有接受他们提供任何其他服务!

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    长期牵引拖车 — with Gaston Bonaudi and 3 others.

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  • Riding along the Poplar trees in Urumqi, these tree lines are common in Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
    沿着骑在乌鲁木齐的杨树,这些树线共同在中国的维吾尔自治区。

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  • My brother Antun Čolig in Croatia shared an important public awareness announcement.

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  • I’m absolutely stoked to begin the HimalayasX2011 Expedition, at this moment forward -nothing will stop me from accomplishing the expedition’s objectives.
    我绝对火上浇油HimalayasX2011远征,在这一刻开始向前什么也不会阻止我完成远征的目标。

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  • Should it stay, or should it go. New in 2009, Koga-Miyata World Traveler. I ride a mountain bike now, something that cost about 1/5th the price to build from recycled bike parts of MTBs compared with the Dutch-built Koga-Miyata. Do I really need a big name bike to go on expeditions, thoughts or feedback welcome…!

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      • Randy Thornburg I think YOU are the big name…so it doesn’t matter if you have a big name bike. If it does the job…keep it!

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      • Jerry Nepon-Sixt Man, it’s a gorgeous bike! I’m a pack-rat, so I’d keep it. But I live in a big American house with a big American garage that comfortably holds my cars and 8 bikes. I wish it was my size and in this hemisphere – I would make an offer.

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      • Peter Van Der Lans I have the first one, 1999, full of problems … had I known then what I know now I wouldn’t have bought that one…

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      • Peter Van Der Lans Just to show you how BAD the Koga I had was .. http://www.bicycle-adventures.com/cycling-around-the-world.html

        www.bicycle-adventures.com

        Cycling around the world, a vision through the eyes of Jim
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      • BikeTravellers Blogs I use an even more expensive Santos Travelmaster. No problems at all and would not trade it. Have seen too many other cyclists spending time (and money!) on constant repairs and replacements. A good bike is a good investment. As i have not used the Koga (just the twin version, which had problems), I do not know whether it fits ‘good bike’. :)

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      • Peter Van Der Lans I fully agree with that statement. Only MY Worldtraveler has been standing in bikeshops every 500km in the first year alone. The present worldtraveler is certainly better than what I bpught (tubus racks, I didn’t got them, better rims, mine were Mavic extra light… I broke 3 in EACH WHEELs in the first 3000km on NORMAL roads)…

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      • Vyacheslav Stoyanov I wish to you!

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      • Jerry Nepon-Sixt I think if what you have i doing the job, ande it seems to be, sell this one and invest in your mountain bike/expedition bike.

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      • Carl Halfpap I always thought they were over rated ! You can get something more reliable , alot cheaper ! I.ve been riding Long Haul Truckers for some time now , very happy with them !

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      • Michael Eberle IMO an alu frame just isn’t the best choice for a touring bike.
        Sure you can do it… but the way that a steel or ti hardtail soaks up roadbuzz is so much more comfortable in the long run.

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      • Colin Hood world id get a double butted steel frame so that if it splits on the road you can get it welded at any frame shop. I cracked my BB shell in cambodia and luckily some dude had an arc welder in the back of his truck and we were back on the road in no time. where you are there arent gonna be a lot of tig welders lying ariund capable of zapping aluminum, and titanium is too brittle. I second the vote for the long haul trucker

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      • Antun Čolig ‎:P

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      • Brian Perich All good advice shared here from experienced people close to the industry and the heart of cycling, thanks guys!!!

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      • Tim Travis what kind of head set does it use? Can you use a standard Chris King or shimano replacement? Is this bike still using an old tech threaded fork instead of a threadless fork that needs less bulky tools on board?

        about an hour ago ·
      • Brian Perich Tim, I have never seen the bike up close (I in Korea, the bike in USA). It came with 2 saddles, Brooks B17 is one of them. threaded fork as far as I know, headset is Head set Tange Seiki ZSLT threaded industrial bearing 1″. All specs – under equipment, http://arctic2argentina.com/ Thanks again for feedback!

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HimalayasX2011 expedition -Campfire on Baima Snow Mountain, Yunnan, China 4340 meters (14,238 feet)

HimalayasX2011 expedition -Campfire on Baima Snow Mountain, Yunnan, China 4340 meters (14,238 feet)

Meeting a Sino-Tibetan family with their yak herd and cabin, hammering down rough roads in Sichuan, climbing over the landslides in Jolong, climbing peaks, riding through valleys, and meeting smiling people throughout the journey are all highlights of expedition travel.

These are raw photos and a video of the expedition. Enjoy! [Music: Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson]

I supported IDEAS foundation
Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Society
http://nogutsknowglory.com

And a second non-profit, ETE
Education Through Expeditions, UK
http://www.etelive.org

Find out more, check those links. Thank you & hope you enjoyed the video.

Stage 1 of 3: Tian Shan Mountains, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China.

HimalayasX2011

Taking the desert highway G217 south of Urumqi across the Borohoro ranges of the Tian Shan. I camped in the mountain deserts between Ürümqi and Turfan.

Ranges of the Tian Shan

The Tian Shan have a number of named ranges which are often mentioned separately.
The Bogda Shan (god mountains) run from 350 to 40 kilometers (220 to 25 mi) east of Ürümqi. Then there is a low area between Ürümqi and the Turfan Depression. The Borohoro mountains start just south of Ürümqi and run west northwest 450 kilometers (280 mi) separating Dzungaria from the Ili River basin.

Cycling a furious set of road conditions and high altitude passes switching back on the mountains. Settled at the top and gathered the wood together and marsh mellows for an incredible night on top! According to my Garmin GPS and 6 satellite fixes, it was 4340meters (14,238 feet) and the

Silk Roadweather was cool, clear and incredibly relaxing. I suffered from altitude sickness below 3000 meters, but will fight to the top to rest and relax by a stoked campfire -brilliant luck in northern Yunnan!

WT: Expeditions – a world first, crossing of the Penny Ice Cap, Auyuittuq National Park of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

WT: Expeditions – a world first, crossing of the Penny Ice Cap, Auyuittuq National Park of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Arctic exploration times ago

Expedition:
Penny Ice Cap Crossing

Mission:
Arctic team expedition to explore remote ice cap on Baffin Island

Explorers:
Antony Jinman
Vijay Shah
Duncan Eadie

Location:
Auyuittuq National Park of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Geographical location:
Penny Ice Cap is a vast, 6000 km2 (2300 sq mi) ice cap

Expedition mode:
Journey on skis, (pulk) sled-hauling.

Self-supported method:
All provisions essential for duration of the arctic expedition

Website:

http://www.antonyjinman.com

http://www.etenews.org/wp/

WT: Expeditions – a world first, unsupported return from the South Pole expedition: Crossing the Ice

WT: Expeditions – a world first, unsupported return from the South Pole expedition: Crossing the Ice

a world first, unsupported polar expedition: Crossing the Ice

Expedition:

Crossing The Ice

Mission:

South Pole Expedition

Explorers:

Cas and Jonesy – Two Avid Australian Adventurers

Location:

Antarctica

Expedition land distance: Estimated 2200km (return from the magnetic SP)

Expedition mode:

Journey on skis, sled-hauling.

Self-supported method:

All provisions essential for three months survival in one of the harshest environments on the planet.

Website:

http://www.casandJonesy.com.au


Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (Remix) for Cycling around the Planet (& Korea)

Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (Remix) for Cycling around the Planet (& Korea)

Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (Remix) for Cycling around the Planet (& Korea)

Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks (Remixed) for Cycling around the Planet in Peaceful beats!

Foster the People  is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The group is composed of Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Mark Pontius (drums and extra percussion), and Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals). The group’s music, described as melodic dance-infused pop and rock, spans many genres.”

 An Dae Gi gets my bike prepped for the HimalayasX2011 expedition across western China
 This guy has HEART, a lot of HEART!
 Sailing for 30 hours between South Korea and Eastern China
 On the Streets of Korea, 14 hours before launching the expedition!
 Mission impossible has begun, all the fighting is over, it’s time to ride & get HIGH!
 The Yellow Sea (Sea of China, West Sea of Korea)
 Packing a load in Beijing, China
 Dinner with my brother Craig from the UK, Thanks again!!!
 Raising banners is like having a toast to a mission impossible
 Pumped up Kicks, 3200km across western China on the bike, 500km hitch-hiking too!
 Rolling in semis with High canvas covered loads of rebar steel
 Hitting the roads with a dream machine (built with an old frame)
 Cleaning socks once a week!
 Reading signs in other languages
 Camping in the Borohoro ranges of the Tian Shan Mountains
 Standing on trains for 36 hours, 3240km to Urumqi ($50)
 Riding the Karakorum Highway northwest to the Taklamakan Desert

Supporting IDEAS Intestinal Disease Education & Awareness Society of Canada
Partnership with ETE – Education Through Expeditions, UK

Blackcat fully-loaded on mountain roads through Sichuan Province, China

WT Expeditions: Cycling Into The Dark, From Vancouver to Tuktoyaktuk

WT Expeditions: Cycling Into The Dark, From Vancouver to Tuktoyaktuk

Cycling Into The Dark: Canadian Adventurer sets off for the Arctic

[Photo: Brek of Cycling Into The Dark]

Talk about inspirational winter expeditions on bicycles. 



Cycling Into The Dark is definitely registering as an amazing winter adventure already started up in the northern hemisphere of Canada. I’ve learned from my own experience, a tremendous amount of thought, creation, personal planning and preparation goes into a self-sponsored expeditions.  From reading his personal blog, this Canadian adventurer is ready to take on anything in this winter cycling expedition.

I have respect and admiration for the personal challenges this man will undertake to support a worthy charity, Bikes For Africa  and have an adventure of a lifetime that some of us will continue to dream about as this expedition continues to unfold (myself included, I’ve been contemplating this route for a few years  and here it is now: an active expedition ).

For equipment lists, Brek is riding a Surly Big Dummy  with 26″ rims/36 hole spoked for extra strength wrapped with either Schwalbe Marathon or Schwalbe Marathon studded winter ice tires  for grip. Sleeping will be a major issue like any Arctic Expedition, so he’s chosen a 4-season, -30 sleeping bag, doubled up with an overbag for an extra -10 degrees of temperature tolerance.

Brek’s bicycle and equipment, food, spare tires, supplies all weigh in at 420 pounds (190.5 kg) so this is serious work on the bike. His Trelock  lighting and Dyno-power system  is an incredible idea that is lighting up this difficult mission further north. An adventure cyclist definitely ready to ”Explore the possibilities of self-propelled travel.”

In brief, from Brek’s website:

“A 8,400km self-propelled and self-supported round- trip journey from the bright lights of Vancouver to the Northern Lights of Tuktoyatuk”

What a remarkable journey so remember to follow him in his personal blog , join his Facebook group , and leave comments of encouragement, I’m sure it will help. Good luck Brek, I will enjoy reading about your incredible mission.

Lighting Demonstration comparison


Winter is a time for Dreaming, Inspiration!

Winter is a time for Dreaming, Inspiration!