Fatcycling

I just dug up this short story I wrote sometime in 2016/2017, based on the almost fatal experience at Rio Tordillo in Argentina. Here is the blog post we wrote at the time. The cold was sieving i...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2023/04/23/a-rivers-tale-a-place-ill-never-forget/

It’s been more than a year since the end of our Fatcycling trip. MightyGoods just brought out an interview with us about our experiences. You can read it here.

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/featured-on-mightygoods/

Like with whatever else you do day in day out, this trip had a bit of everything; excitement, joy and routine, as well as times of boredom, frustration and anger. Summarising 20.000k… It’s be...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/final-words-from-the-other-half-of-fatcycling/

Finality is unavoidable. And this chapter of my life is about to come to a close. I’ve struggled a lot the past few weeks searching for that last ounce of motivation. I almost convinced myself ...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/an-ending-ascent/

Here a summary of our expenses whilst touring, might come handy if you’re trying to figure out a budget. On top of food and accommodation (although we try to camp whenever possible) we had vari...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/expenses-in-south-america/

I was full of enthusiasm, a few years ago when the idea of this trip began to form. The recent emergence of bikepacking blogs had caught my eye, and I put myself into the shoes of the innovative...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/shutting-down/

Includes clips of Chile (sections of the Greater Patagonian Trail, Monkey Puzzle Trail, rides and hike a bikes through parks like Villarica national park, lakes region, carretera Austral and deto...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/video-chile-and-parts-of-argentins-all-the-way-from-paso-copahue-to-el-chalten/

As part of our plan to find detours along the Austral, we found a nice piece of sendero action to try out. Unfortunately, after putting in some serious effort to arrive at the trailhead, we were ...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/forbidden-fruit/

Our second episode of escaping the Austral begins from Villa Santa Lucia. The kind of town which makes you wonder if anyone actually lives there. Unfortunately for us riders hunting out dirt road...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/going-lateral-ish-palena-to-coyhaique-via-argentina-and-4x4-track/

The past few weeks have marked an entirely different pace for us. My folks came for a lovely visit which provided us some downtime from riding. There comes a point in any tour where one forgets t...

https://fatcycling.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/entering-the-austral/