Dave Mitchell

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen anchor themselves in Briançon, France’s highest town, and explore its impressive alpine environs.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen round out their time in Italy exploring tracks and chasing cheese around Passo del Tonale.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen regale us with part two of their Italian adventure. This time they're revisiting the iconic four passes of the Dolomites’ Sellaronda.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen flee the Kiwi winter to basecamp themselves at Canazei in the heart of the Italian Dolomites.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen are dwarfed by the Richardson Mountains as they hike and bike their way up and down the Rees Valley, Glenorchy.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen contrive connections to the Sex Pistols as they plunder Alexandra's finest singletrack - Linger & Die, Matangi Station, Badlands and Flat Top Reserve.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen reacquaint themselves with some classic Queenstown singletrack on the slopes of Coronet Peak.

Dave Mitchell and Ditte van der Meulen set up camp for a week in the Clarence Reserve near Kaikoura - exploring the river valleys, rocky ridges and historic huts by bike and on foot.

Dave and Ditte launch at autumn assault on Queenstown to check out the new Coronet Loop Trail - 50 km of historic goodness.

Dave Mitchell saddles up and heads south to sample the historic Roaring Lion gold mining tracks near Garston, score laps at Te Anau's Perenuku mountain bike park and uncover the myriad of trails behind Alexandra on Matangi Station.

Dave and Ditte double their money, riding the then freshly minted Paparoa Track both ways over two days for 112km of alpine adventure. Cherie from Ground Effect mucked in at halftime in Blackball for orange segments and the return match.

Kaikoura had always been a legendary mountain biking destination for us, but the riding was restricted to the very narrow S & M band width. Now it's been reimagined with the Kaiterau Loop on Mt Fyffe and the frothing Middle Hill M.T.B.