Bikepacking

Emma Bawtree and Fiona Hosie complete their TA epic – riding the South Island north from Bluff – with plenty of honey, roadside rags and friends made along the way. 

Robbie, Adrian and David are capturing amazing images of life on two wheels in the mountains of Peru. Robbie provides us with a photo essay update - epic mountains, llamas and frosty temperatures included.

It’s 10 years since the first wave of Tour Aotearoa riders gathered predawn in late February for the inaugural 3,000 km brevet from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Jonathan Kennett reflects on what has changed and remained constant on the pedal to the bottom of the land of the long white cloud.

Max Corcoran downloads the nitty gritty on his imminent bikerafting trip to Kyrgyzstan with mate Bernard Andersson.

Adrian Crampton and friends David and Robbie, lay out plans for their upcoming Peruvian bikepacking adventure.

Finn McLachlan escapes the capital on the bus with his bike for a Waitangi Weekend overnighter. With his sights set on the possibility of making it all the way up Mt Matthews – the tallest maunga in the Orongorongo range, Finn battles the wind, finds a glimpse of the city and more wild places.

A bikepacking trip in Aotearoa, an encounter with Cass Gilbert and a pressing question inspired Michael Dammer to create the Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route (TEMBR) with his brothers. He shares how it came about and what is (hopefully) still to come.

Jane Shearer and Chris Nelson spend three weeks touring around Hokkaido, Japan's largest northern island, enjoying varied landscapes, regular meals from the local conbinis (convenience stores), many km's of tunnels but sadly no bears.