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Latest News:

10th of March 2011 We have finished our 2 year 10 months journey from Alaska to the southern port of Ushuaia in Argentina!!! Thank you to everyone who followed us, supported us, kept in contact with us, hosted us in their homes or shared an hour or a month with us on the road or in their house!

Listening to…

Anna - 'Down the way' Angus and Julia Stone and 'the short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson on audiobook

Ali - 'Come around sundown' Kings of Leon, 'Based on a true story' by Fat Freddys Drop (to get in the mood for riding into Ushuaia in 5 weeks time!!!) and 'the short history of nearly everything' by Bill Bryson on audiobook

Reading…

Ali - 'In Patagonia' by Bruce Chatwin

Anna - A book about Mapuche Weaving techniques from the Araucania district of Chile

Stats

Km's ridden from Anchorage Alaska, via the 'End of the world' and Ushuaia, Argentina: 32379

Final Puncture Count:

Anna - 17 (and three pairs of Shwalbe tyres 1x Maratho XR 2x Marathon plus tour)

Ali - 25 (and three pairs of Schwalbe tyres 1xHurricane 2x Marathon plus tour)

Broken Parts (Anna):

Magura odur front suspension fork, eccentric bottom bracket sleeve, a number of ortlieb pannier mounting hooks

Broken Parts (Ali):

front rack tubus swing twice (*replaced free by tubus*), brooks saddle tensioning bolt, 2 bolts holding the racks, 1 spoke, 1 ortlieb pannier 

Most Adventurous and Challenging Route of the Trip:

The Lagunas route of SW Bolivia via Laguna Hedionda (pushing in deep sand against hardcore winds from Chile, 2 weeks in extremely remote country)...not for the faint hearted, only for the stupid and the most stubborn of souls!

Highest Pass to of the Trip:

Paso Sol de Mañana at 4900m, Lagunas Route SW Bolivia

Highest Camp of the Trip:

4810m between Laguna Colorado and Paso Sol de Mañana, in a gravel pit on the side of the road on the barren freezing cold red altiplano desert

More end of trip news and summaries to follow in another life (ie when we return to Australia) Stay tuned...

 


The Fuego Project

The journey will take us from the north of Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego in Patagonia on bicycles.

Starting in Prudhoe Bay, Northern Alaska above the Arctic Circle we plan to ride an on-road and off-road adventure for over 18,000 miles travelling through Alaska, Canada, Northern America, Central America, and the length of South America ending in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina in the southern port of Ushuaia.

It’s not about completing however many miles the trip may take, but more so about the things we’ll encounter on our way:
Being outside in nature and the elements, taking each day as it comes, depending on our bicycles, the gear we carry and each other. Meeting with animals, birds and people, seeing beautiful and maybe not so beautiful parts of the world and enduring tiredness, endless roads, sun, rain, snow, wind and rough roads.

In a time where there is finally more awareness towards climate change, and the fact that we human beings are responsible for the damage done to earth, we hope to bring about positive change by raising more awareness of our impacts on planet earth.

Our aim is to travel in a sustainable manner, by using renewable energy during our trip, with a dynamo to charge lights and batteries, and off-setting carbon emissions for our flights.

We also aim to raise money by asking our family, friends and anyone inspired by our trip to sponsor us. All funds will be directed to specific nature conservation or sustainability projects that we encounter and support along the way. We hope to identify several projects in Central and South America along our route and with volunteering opportunities and fundraising be able to give something back to the people and the places we experience.

Happy pedalling,

Alister and Anna

 

 

 

 

 

Map - Alaska to Argentina


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