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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
January 15, 2021
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
July 26, 2020
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
June 20, 2020
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
May 18, 2020
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
May 7, 2020
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
April 20, 2020
After a winter of solid training across Thailand and Nepal, I was excited to head over to Spain to kick off the race year at the Andalucia Bike race in late February. Unfortunately a crash on the eve of my
April 6, 2020
It's always a fun task planning out the race schedule each season with so many great events out there across a variety of disciplines! In 2020 the focus will be around going for a 4th straight World 24 HR Title in
February 27, 2020
Off season was rolling into it’s second week when the opportunity came knocking to take part in India's first ever UCI ranked race, a 32 km XCO event in the South Indian province of Kerala. It was a fully comp’d trip
January 5, 2020
A ride like doing the Annapurna Circuit in a day or a World 24hr mountain bike championships requires alot of pedalling and not too much thinking. It's all about one pedal stroke at a time so when I left Besisahar
December 12, 2019
The 220 km Annapurna Circuit has often been voted the best long distance trek in the World. It goes through a variety of climate zones from the tropics at 750 m to the Arctic at 5416 m and a variety
December 1, 2019
After winning a 3rd straight World 24 HR mountain bike championship in Brazil late July I was planning a couple weeks of racing and training in Colorado then a lengthy break to recover from what had been a busy season
October 11, 2019