Bikepacking Videos

This Is Bikerafting is a new short video from Deane Parker that showcases some beautiful stretches of flowy singletrack and rolling rivers in New Zealand’s backcountry, along with some advice for a successful first bikerafting trip of your own. Watch it below…

In this new video from Alpkit, Pete McNeil shares a detailed overview of his bike and gear choices for last year’s inaugural Silk Road Mountain Race, as well as some of his experiences on the route. Watch it here, along with a packing list and a short essay from Pete on his motivations for pedaling across Kyrgyzstan…

Could you sell everything and live off a bike? That’s the question Sarah and Jesse asked themselves before doing just that. Hear their thoughts about why and how they did it in this new video…

Brandon Weaver went on a spring break bikepacking trip in Big Bend Ranch State Park with college students in Texas Tech’s Adventure Media class. Along the way, the class made this beautiful short film documenting the process and their experience. Watch the film, read Brandon’s account, and see a fantastic set of photos by instructor, Jerod Foster.

With absolutely zero bikepacking experience, Ben Johnson had a brilliant idea: set out on his first solo adventure in the rugged Peruvian Andes. Along the way he shot this honest and beautiful short film. Watch it here, read a Q and A with Ben, and see a nice gallery of photos from the trip.

Tristan Ridley is on a 100,000 km bikepacking trip around the world. He recently rode most of the 650 km Jordan Trail, where he put together this short video overview of the route. Watch it below, along with a Q&A about his time riding across Jordan and beyond…

Outside TV just released part 1 of its Saving Our Public Lands series. This episode follows Steve “Doom” Fassbinder and Rebecca Rusch on a bikepacking/packrafting/climbing trip through Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to bring awareness to the threats that our public lands face…

Hot & Bothied is an inspiring and funny short film that follows three friends on a bikepacking trip through the Scottish Highlands, learning as they go while attempting to negotiate a route between two remote bothies. Watch the full film here, along with a Q&A with director Dominic John…

Frost-Bound is an experimental short film from Bjørn Olson that depicts a fatbike journey into Arctic Alaska. Watch it here, along with a preview of Blizzard Beasts, his story in the upcoming issue of our printed publication, The Bikepacking Journal…

Ice & Palms follows Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck on an ambitious six-week bikepacking and skiing trip through the Alps, starting from their home in the south of Germany and ending at the Mediterranean Sea. Watch the full film here, along with a Q&A with Jochen, Max, and director Philipp Becker…

Raising Riders is a new short film that tells 10-year-old Koby Clark’s story of riding the notoriously challenging Baja Divide bikepacking route, and growing into his own from a passenger to a partner as he pedaled along. Watch it here…

The Cairngorms are Calling is a new short film from Chris McClean and Ed Shoote that follows a group of riders as they battle the elements while pedaling through some of Scotland’s most beautiful landscapes. Watch it here, and read on for a Q&A with Ed, exclusive photos from Chris, and an overview of the bikes featured in the film…