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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 12, 2013 - 12:05pm PT
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I even set aside a pack with all my ice climbing gear, ready to be shipped down if/when I actually make it. :)
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Jun 12, 2013 - 12:50pm PT
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Good luck on your amazing journey!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 12, 2013 - 12:58pm PT
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You crazy, man. But God loves all nutters. Bon voyage!
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ydpl8s
Trad climber
Santa Monica, California
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Jun 12, 2013 - 01:18pm PT
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Good luck! If it was me, I'd have to have a much more padded seat:-)
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2013 - 02:15pm PT
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I have a Brooks, but I have found this Stella SMP, with a complete cut-away is more comfortable and less numbing of my privates on those long days. :)
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crøtch
climber
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Jun 12, 2013 - 02:23pm PT
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Yeehaw. Sounds like a fun trip.
Can you share any more details about the bike and what kind of repair tools & supplies you will carry for on the road fixes?
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2013 - 02:39pm PT
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Surly LHT (best deal out there). its a tank and rides nice.
tools
4" crescent, set of allen wrenches, two lightweight spanners that each cover all 4 sizes, metal tire irons, spoke wrench. ultra lightweight cluster removal tool. 6 extra spokes. some grease, chain repair snap links and a chain tool, small screwdriver. extra cables and brake pads. One extra lightweight folding tire and two tubes, some extra bolts for racks etc.
all up I carry between 40 and 50 lbs of gear (excluding food and water), stove, tent, sleeping bag etc. tools, books, extra clothes, rain gear, electronics (tablet, gps, ipod)....
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jun 12, 2013 - 03:26pm PT
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Good on you for stepping out...WAAAAYYYYYY out. Safe journeys and happy trials Mike, keep us updated will ya?
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 12, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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Happy trails and trials...please share the highlights and lowlights...and be safe.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jun 12, 2013 - 04:55pm PT
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You better post regular updates or I'm gonna kick yer butt
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Magic Ed
Trad climber
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Jun 12, 2013 - 05:07pm PT
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Looks good. Last year a young man rode a totally beater bike from Buenos Aires all the way to the Potrero Chico in Northern Mexico to climb for a couple of months.
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crøtch
climber
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Jun 12, 2013 - 06:13pm PT
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Thanks for the bike beta. Have a blast!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 12, 2013 - 06:22pm PT
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Great choice of bicycle,the long haul trucker rocks.
Best of luck.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Jun 12, 2013 - 06:58pm PT
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Crazy. Have fun and good luck with weather! And hope you only meet great people along the way.
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tinker b
climber
the commonwealth
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Jun 12, 2013 - 08:28pm PT
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bad ass. have fun out there.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 5, 2013 - 10:10pm PT
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Two and a half weeks into it now. Dropped into the Amazon basin this morning in pouring rain. Wore a poncho, cycling shorts, and flipflops. Ha. Everything soaked but warm enough. Tomorrow I have a 5500 foot climb over 30 kilometers, (with my 100 lb vehicle) back up into the mountains at Pasto. Then two days to Ecuador. Everything has been going smoothly so far - with the exception of getting pick pocketed in Bogota. I didn't need that damn IPod anyway. Ha
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Hell yeah!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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If you are in Patagonian Chile Dec. thru Feb. stop by for some good food, shower and.....adventure. We are just off of the Carretera Austral on Lago General Carrera, the most beautiful lake you'll ever see.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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I'll second that... Hell yeah! Now this is an adventure.
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