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Despite being a relatively inexperienced bikepacker, Brett Woodward took a leap of faith and flew to the top of the world in Deadhorse, Alaska, for an unforgettable three-month ride back south. Find his recap of the rugged and remote Dalton Highway segment of his trip here…
Our friends at Pannier in the UK recently rented a bunch of Brompton folding bikes and took them out for a 150-kilometer bikepacking trip across Wales, shooting a short film as they went. Watch “Rarebit Ramble” here, along with some still images and a link to dive into the full trip journal…
“Chasing a Moment” is a short film that follows Adrian Saffy as he takes on the 700km Freedom Circuit, a self-supported bikepacking race in the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. Watch the film here…
Looking back on his time bikepacking through South America, Toby Elliott put together this reflection on the two distinct kinds of days that are seared into his memory. Find a beautiful gallery of images and his essay on the value he gleaned from both slow days of sipping coffee at camp and grueling days of pushing up mountainsides here…
We caught up with Rebecca Rusch, Chris Burkard, and Angus Morton following their incredible north-south journey across the heart of Iceland—in the middle of winter, no less—to learn more about their wild ride. Find our interview with the trio here, along with a spectacular set of photos from expedition photographer Ryan Hill…
After months of lockdowns and dreary winter days, Joshua Meissner and friends seized a perfect weather window for an overnight bikepacking escape from Berlin that turned into something much longer—or so it seemed. Find his story of learning to slow down time by tuning into the present here…
Last week, a group of friends set out to tackle the Kokopelli Trail aboard drop-bar bikes from Rodeo Labs. Watch a 34-minute video recapping the trip by Stephen Fitzgerald here, alongside some photos he snapped along the way…
Back on the Bike is a heartfelt new film from Samantha Saskia Dugon that chronicles a bikepacking trip through Wales with her mom, who hadn’t ridden a bike in more than 20 years. Over the course of three days, she watched her mom push her limits and challenge her notions of what’s possible, ultimately revealing a more confident and adventurous version of herself. Watch it here, accompanied by a written recap of the trip…
By now, it’s clear that 2021 won’t play out how most of us envisioned. Even with vaccine distribution underway, we’re still in the middle of a global pandemic, and many places have strict travel restrictions in place. Find Miles’ thoughts on how he plans to keep busy this summer, from signing up for his first mountain bike skills clinic to diving headfirst into packrafting…
In 2019, Josh Reid went on a 15,000-kilometer, 19-country bikepacking trip from China to his home in the UK, capturing footage along the way to create a 30-minute video that documents his incredible solo ride across Asia and Europe. Watch it here, along with a story that provides a closer look at his trip…
Having recently returned from an 300-mile winter fat biking expedition along Alaska’s storied Iditarod Trail, Bjørn Olson put together this reflection on how traveling with a small wood stove allowed him and his partner, Kim McNett, to be fully self-reliant, which was especially important amid the pandemic. Read it here…
In 7mesh’s latest video, brand ambassador Svein Tuft sets out on a series of adventures to reconnect with the mountains of British Columbia after eight years of living in Andorra, Spain. Watch the first episode, “Reconnecting With The Cascades,” here…
