BlogHide Resteemsultrabiker (54)in travelfeed • 7 years agoClimbing Aconcagua, Argentina, the Summit Attempt“We are going, get dressed !!!”, the guide was yelling at the top of his lungs, barely audible above the noise of the howling wind, only about one metre from my ears, ”Let’s go !!!” . He left…ultrabiker (54)in travelfeed • 7 years agoClimbing Aconcagua, Argentina, Preparing for the Summit Attempt“Stay, low, low, low!!!” , our guide was yelling, hardly audible, as the wind was howling, “lie on the ground!!!” . I dove to the ground with my feet slipping on the small rocks. The wind had…resteemedsteemitworldmap (75)in traveldigest • 7 years agoTravel Digest #265Introduction Heya all, @martibis here with another edition of #traveldigest! Short one!All featured posts will be upvoted through @steemitworldmap.All featured posts will be put on the Editors…resteemedaktivsoul (48)in travelfeed • 7 years agoClimbing Mount Elbrus in Russia - Home to base campMy trip to Mount Elbrus started off rather shaky – I think I may have underestimated the preparation time and perhaps prioritized the climbing requirements above everything else. It is always great…resteemedcyclefeed (54)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoIntroducing CycleFeed: Curation Project For Cyclists By CyclistsWelcome to the @CycleFeed introduction! - Oil your chain, adjust your saddle and hop on board. This is a project to support our fellow cyclists across the Steemit platform. We are a project…ultrabiker (54)in cyclingfeed • 7 years agoMountain Biking Trip near Mount KenyaThis is a blog about a mountain biking trip in Kenya, to celebrate the start of #cyclefeed, which hopefully will be a thriving place to meet all bike enthusiasts. Thanks for the great initiative…ultrabiker (54)in bicyclephotocontest • 7 years agoBicycle Photo Contest- My Entry - Cycling in LesothoThis photo was taken by me while Mountain biking in Lesotho, close to Maseru, on the border between South Africa and Lesotho. This is my entry for the photo competition organized by @jctdesign…ultrabiker (54)in cycling • 7 years agoThe Idiot’s guide to the Tour de France (….it’s a cycling race…)Don’t know anything about cycling or the Tour de France? Perhaps this blog can help you. The Tour de France is a tour on a bicycle through France of about three weeks, whereby 176 professional…resteemedaktivsoul (48)in travelfeed • 7 years agoMountain Biking the Swiss AlpsI like mountain sports and I will take as many opportunities as I can to experience a mountain by either running, hiking (climbing) or riding it. Mountain biking tends to be my default, if terrain…ultrabiker (54)in travelfeed • 7 years agoConquering the highest Mountain outside Asia: AconcaguaWe were in the bus with our group of fellow climbers, whom we would get to know very well over the next few weeks, and driving towards the foot of the highest mountain outside Asia, Aconcagua.…resteemedlifegrande (41)in travelfeed • 7 years agoGreat getaways: Praia du Bilene, MozambiqueI have beautiful, warm memories of the time I spent in Bilene, Mozambique a few years ago over December holidays with my family. It is a bit far out of the capital city but once you get there, all…ultrabiker (54)in travelfeed • 7 years agoBhutan: the Hidden Himalayan Kingdom of Happiness - photosThe Hidden Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas photo: my own After competing in the 'Tour of the Dragon', a 268 km MTB race in Bhutan, I travelled around the country a little and would like to…ultrabiker (54)in travelfeed • 7 years agoBhutan: Tour of the Dragon MTB race (3) – through the darkest timesThe Tour of the Dragon MTB race is held in exotic Bhutan in the Himalayas photo credit: modern traveler Click here in case you missed my first post or second post on the Tour of…ultrabiker (54)in cycling • 7 years agoBhutan - Tour of the Dragon MTB Race (2): Up (and down) we go!The Tour of the Dragon MTB race is held in exotic Bhutan in the Himalayas In case you missed my first post on the lead up to this race: click here Looking around in the dark I could…ultrabiker (54)in cycling • 7 years agoBhutan: The Tour of the Dragon – MTB race (1) – the lead upI looked out of the window of a chilly hotel room in Bumthang and there I saw what I was hoping I wouldn’t see: it was raining heavily. Photo credit: tourofthedragon.com We had come to the…ultrabiker (54)in travelfeed • 7 years agoRoad Less Travelled: Papua New GuineaI have been lucky enough to visit a few countries for my work, that are not the usual tourist destinations. I recently visited Papua New Guinea, a very interesting country to visit. Fish market…resteemedaktivsoul (48)in cycling • 7 years agoCyclist's (or Athlete's) Iliac Artery Syndrome – Could you or someone you know be a sufferer?I am a multi-sport endurance athlete and have been diagnosed with a condition called External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis that limits the amount of blood that goes from the heart to the legs. On the…ultrabiker (54)in cycling • 7 years agoTubeless or not Tubeless, is it a question?!To go tubeless or not for your MTB bicycle tyres, that is a question some of you might ask yourselves. For me it's clear: the South African bush has so many thorns and sharp rocks, that tubeless is…ultrabiker (54)in cycling • 7 years agoToughest MTB Races - Jacques Tattersall wins the Freedom Challenge, South Africa in just over 12 days!In one of my previous posts I talked about the Freedom Challenge in South Africa, 2,300 kilometres with map-navigation and no GPS allowed. all photocredits: freedomchallenge.org.za Jacques…resteemedjongolson (74)in contest • 7 years agoThe Most Difficult Contest In The History Of STEEMWinner winner! I've been playing with this idea since I first 'discovered' the concept of delegation on STEEM. Once I understood that STEEM Power could be delegated to any project or account you…