Bikepacking

Brian Alder follows up guiding an Escape Adventures cycle tour in Kyrgyzstan with a tilt at one of the premier international bikepacking events – the Silk Road Mountain Race.

Marcela Restrepo & Michael Dammer and their young family head out of phone coverage into the depths of the Ecuadorian highlands for four days of adventure.

Jane Shearer regales us with the practicalities of bikepacking across Georgia, following the Caucasus Crossing route.

Rod Oram embarks on his ride along the Silk Road - the first phase of his odyssey connecting Beijing and Birmingham by bike.

Isabella Guise, aged eleven, tells it like it is on a whānau adventure over two days on Queenstown’s latest must-do ride.

Nick and Jenny Ferrier charge up their eBikes and spend 12 days bikepacking 1000 km from East Cape to Cape Egmont.

Wanaka-based conservation, adventure and wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey captures his 8 day solo mission across Iceland.

Ground Effect staffer Cherie hooks up with friends and family to tie a figure eight around the Wairarapa, linking Greytown, Martinborough and Cape Palliser.

Jess Rathgen and Ryan Carr travel by bike to link up hard core trail running missions in the Pyrenees and the French Alps.

Pete Meffan chronicles his adventures bikepacking the length of the UK on the GB Divide in a four part video series. 60% of the 2000 km is off-road, and there is nearly 30,000 m of climbing. Hard but rewarding.

Ground Effect staffer Cherie and her sister Katie join the latest Kennett Bro's bikepacking brevet - the Sounds to Sounds. The ride traverses Te Waipounamu from Ship Cove in the Marlborough Sounds to Milford Sound in Fiordland.

Beautiful images and emotions from the iconic Paparoa Track on the South Island’s West Coast.