Adventures

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The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder is a 5 stage, 560 km gravel stage race through the heart of the Cascade mountains in Western Oregon. It has big climbs, epic views, some rough stuff, but most of all a great camp

The Skull 120 is a 204 km Gravel Race across the rugged and remote landscapes of Eastern Oregon above the town of Burns.  It claims to be the “Gnarliest” Gravel race in America and is a non profit event used to

Unbound is a 330 km gravel race across the flint hills of Kansas State in America which has grown into one of, if not the most competitive gravel race in theWorld.  It’s a race of attrition in which every rider

With the current Covid 19 travel restrictions I’ve been looking for adventures closer to home this past winter. Last week I saw a 2 day weather window which doesn’t happen too often in the Rockies during April. Not wanting to

Let’s look back on the top 10 shoulder dislocations over the past decade which eventually led to shoulder instability and this recent Latarjet procedure to fix it!

After 11 months in Nepal it was tough to leave when it was finally time to head back to Canada.  Being in lockdown for 4 months straight from March to July was a rollercoaster as the pandemic turned things into

Check out this video created by Gauravman Sherchan on my time in Nepal this past year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09S-yH8wY2Q&t=25s

­ Lockdown in Nepal turned into a bit of an adventure as I took off deeper into the mountains back in May to live at the Chiwong Monastery, about 50 km fromMount Everest. The situation I had been living needed to

Everesting in the Himalayas: Everesting is the challenge of riding or running the elevation gain of Mount Everest (8848 Meters) in one effort.  It is to be completed on the same climb, ascending and descending the same route, with no

Sometimes life's best adventures come out of nowhere. Two days after racing in the week long Langkawi International MTB Challenge in Malaysia, my Kona teammate Kris Sneddon and I were shaking hands at the Kuala Lumpur International airport. We had just

We are on day 48 of a Nation wide lockdown in Nepal as the Corona Virus cases have slowly crept up over 100, with 0 deaths. These numbers are stillshockingly low.  It’s a  mystery why, but it has everyone pretty

Thailand: Travelling South to North Thailand is known for its beaches, tasty food and lady boys but it also has some descent riding as recently discovered.  After spending two weeks in January winter hiking in the Everest Region, Usha and