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A short film about a journey to the most northwesterly point on the UK mainland — Cape Wrath. Lee Craigie and Andy Toop used fatbikes and packrafts to access the rugged terrain and rough seas. With stunning drone shots and a voiceover by Lee, the short film depicts an adventure with a twist.

A short video that perfectly captures why riding a bike is a means to restorative escape. In this inspiring film Lee Craigie, co-founder of the Adventure Syndicate, explores her mind while bikepacking the beautiful Caledonia Way in Scotland… Plus more about that route.

Who couldn’t use bikes, beer and a break from life? Here’s William O’Connor’s words and a video about the perfect escape — one that involved an all-day ride through the Irish countryside, a micro pub crawl, camping, and a solid trail ride on some killer singletrack… all within 24 hours.

An illustrator from Melbourne, Australia, Alex Hotchkin’s beautiful and insightful storytelling maps have consistently blown us away in their breadth, color, detail and scope. She recently released a book, Borderless, inspired by a 17,000km overland bicycle journey from Europe to SE Asia. Stunningly intricate and deeply personal, we can think of no finer way to document – and interpret – the experience of seeing the world on two wheels.

Every July, a small group of bikepackers line up for the 530-mile Colorado Trail Race (CTR), one of the toughest backcountry ultra-endurance bikepacking races. This new film by Aaron Johnson captures the trail and the people who choose to race it non-stop from Denver to Durango. Also, find a few words about the film by Aaron and details about the race.

Mary shares a story about coming to grips with being the last one to camp on the 2016 Steamboat Ralleye, a 200 mile bikepacking trip from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs, CO.

While planning for the upcoming Baja Divide, Brendan Collier, creator of the Stagecoach 400, started documenting his preparations. This video series has some great tidbits, whether you’re riding the Baja Divide or planning a trip closer to home.

Deep in the canyon country of southern Utah, time is thin, and murders from 1935 are close to the surface. The Bedrock Bags crew set out to bikepack a bit of history.

The extreme physical and emotional demands of multi-day bike racing often change people. It moves some to tears, and others to the brink of collapse. The Highland Trail 550 is no different. For former pro mountain bike racer and current UK 24 Hour Champion Lee Craigie it was such a profound experience she needed to share the story. Fellow HT550 racer and contributor Ian Fitz sat down with Lee, and a bottle of fine Scotch Whiskey* to find out more.

From September 2015 to August 2016, Markus Stitz completed an around the world bike journey covering 34,097 kilometers through 26 countries… all on a singlespeed bike. Here’s the story, photos, stats, gear lists, and a map where you can see the GPS track for each of the seven legs of his trip.

Mike Howarth tests the new Apidura Saddle Pack Dry in some of the wettest and muddiest conditions in the UK.

Beth ‘Bryn’ Hodge planned her first mountain bikepacking trip along the southern border of Italy and France in the Mercantour Alps. Here’s what she learned alongside a collection of photos and some insight to plan a trip of your own in these magnificent mountains.