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• 2016 Cycle Tour in Mongolia

  

  Writing and pictures by Charles Hughes, 2016 participant.Going to bed with the sound of rain hammering down on my (not very watertight) tent, was rather... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL, TREK, VACATION

• El Pancito at the Races

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• El Pancito at the Races

  

  el Pancito doesn’t know this yet, but he lives in the heart of one of the cycling meccas in Africa! Howick is most famous for its rather impressive waterfall an... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Adventures of El Pancito: First Chariot Micro-Adventure

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Adventures of El Pancito: First Chariot Micro-Adventure

  

  It was a matter of time that young Gabriel Gonzalez Ringdahl (aka El Pancito*) would head off on a micro-adventure** by bicycle. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2015 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Chamser Kangri, All of 6622m – Changthang Ladakh

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Chamser Kangri, All of 6622m – Changthang Ladakh

  

  It seems true that once you have been high, you always want to go higher (and  that is coming from someone who hates heights, freezing temperatures and... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Highest Eco-School in the World

  

  One of the most inspirational discoveries of this trip was finding Secmol campus, an eco-school in every sense. The getting there was a 20km cycle down the... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• The Highest Eco-School in the World

  

  One of the most inspirational discoveries of this trip was finding Secmol campus, an eco-school in every sense. The getting there was a 20km cycle down the... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• They Ran, We Cycled

  

  The day we decided to tackle our final challenge of cycling up the highest motorable road in the world, the Khardung-la pass (5600m) was also well-timed for... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• They Ran, We Cycled

  

  The day we decided to tackle our final challenge of cycling up the highest motorable road in the world, the Khardung-la pass (5600m) was also well-timed for... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Residential Rumi: A Himalayan Dogumentary Part II

  

  “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” Poet RumiIt has to be said that one of main motivations for wanting to return once... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Residential Rumi: A Himalayan Dogumentary Part II

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• and the Pedaling Continued: Sarchu – Leh

  

  And so we pedaled on… more passes, road sign entertainment and enchanting views.Ubiquitous yaks hanging out in surreal landscapes.Tip and topple, we saw this... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• and the Pedaling Continued: Sarchu – Leh

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Himalayan Cycling Food

  

  Food is one of the reasons that keeps everyone pedaling, and for good reason. Here Richard and Colleen arrive at campsite at the end of a long day. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Himalayan Cycling Food

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Remembering Old Friends of Chumigiarsa Village

  Pedaling has been natural to me since the tender age of three. Cycling is practical, fun, it gets you to the corner café, across countries, continents, keeps yo... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Remembering Old Friends of Chumigiarsa Village

  

  Every year we take a rest day in Sarchu and since 2011 have taken the hour and half long walk to the remote village of Chumigiarsa. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK

• Manali-Leh Highway 2013: Rhotang Pass (4000m) to Baralacha-la (4980)

  

  Quaint Old Manali and Doongri village, mark the start of the legendary Manali-Leh highway. Although my 5th time along this 600km epic route it never ceases to... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 CHARITY, DESTINATIONS, OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS, TREK