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In his latest story, Canadian photographer Pat Valade recounts the time he spent loosely following the Olympic Adventure Route in the Pacific Northwest. Heading out with a rough plan and a ragtag bunch of friends, he uncovered a wealth of beauty and history along the way. Find Pat’s story here…
Salsa’s new short film, Choosing To Live, follows Sarah Hornby’s bikepacking journey through the Canadian Rockies as a way to connect to her late husband’s greatest passion. As she pedaled, her story transformed. Watch the full film here, followed by an interview with Sarah to learn more about the project…
Kim McNett traversed 170 miles of wilderness beach in Arctic Alaska by fatbike and packraft, photographing the more than 900 dead seabirds she found on the coast. This short video serves as her artist’s statement for her Seabird Memorial, for which she painstakingly painted every bird she photographed along the way. Watch it here…
Following a loose description of a possible route, Colt Fetters and friends headed to Utah for a bikepacking and packrafting trip along the San Juan River and into Lake Powell. Find their story of navigating rapids, avoiding waterfalls, rolling through otherworldly landscapes, and carrying their bikes up cliffs here…
Distance is a new film by Markus Stitz that reflects on his solo bikepacking adventures in Scotland and how they help him cope with the measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic…
In those fleeting moments when conditions are just right, a hardened crust layer forms atop the powdery snow underneath, transforming the landscape into a fatbiker’s paradise. In this story, Bjørn Olson transports us to Alaska for one such joyous crust ride with friends. Read all about it here…
Der Junge Muss Von Der Strasse (Get the Boy off the Road) is a beautifully shot video portrait of around-the-world bike adventurer Marc Maurer. Watch it here and find a stunning set of photos alongside the video…
Announcing our latest bikepacking routes competition. We’ve all ridden some great overnighters in the past, and we’re all dreaming about our next adventure once we’re on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis. To keep the stoke alive, we’re inviting you to submit your favorite local bikepacking route between now and the summer solstice to be entered to win one of 20 great prize packages. Learn more here…
After spending a day riding around an eerily quiet Amsterdam, photographer Lian van Leeuwen paused to reflect on the lessons we can learn from the current COVID-19 quarantine. Find her thoughts here, plus a gallery of hauntingly beautiful photos from Lian and her riding partner, Jelle Mul…
With small businesses in various states of flux and turmoil during the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to reach out to the people who are the lifeblood of our community. We asked eight different bag makers how the lockdown is affecting their businesses, and if there’s a silver lining to it all…
Ryan Le Garrec’s new film, Tugende, documents the 2020 Race Around Rwanda—following some well known ultra-endurance athletes as well as members of Team Rwanda, some of whom had never participated in a bikepacking race before. Watch the full film here, along with photos and a Q&A with Ryan Le Garrec…
Tristan Ridley is more than half way into a 100,000-kilometer bikepacking trip around the world. In his latest video, he brings us to Patagonia for a weeklong solo ride from San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina, and more. Watch the video here, along with a Q&A and photos from his journey…
