Tracksterman
2008
 
Seeing the sights as I biked through Bulgaria...
Tue 1st Jul 2008 to Fri 31st Oct 2008
Future Cycling Trips 		View from the tent.
Mon 19th May 2008 to Tue 3rd Jun 2008
Compleation: The Final Five 		Dropping down the stone chute that leads from the top of the pass into a broad, Pamir-like landscape.
Fri 4th Apr 2008
Tian Shan, April
 
Pitched up for the second night; higher would've been better, but here I had access to water dripping from a frozen cascade on the other side of the river.
Wed 5th Mar 2008
Tian Shan, March 		Riding the cobbled roads that have somehow survived China's economic boom.
Sat 5th Jan 2008 to Thu 31st Jan 2008
The cobbled roads of Yunnan
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2007
 
Foxhole overlooking Bogda Feng, the 5300+m mountain in the background. The Yarmalik hills are riddled with fortifications dating back to the Sino-Soviet tensions of the 1960s.
Sat 24th Nov 2007
The Yarmalik Tunnels 		Even as I clicked the shutter, I realised this wild pig was charging me. Oh fuck! I adopted a Lou Ferrigno Hulk-style pose and growled loudly. The pig skidded to a halt; Mexican standoff. We watched each other warily for about 30 seconds, then both backed away, made our excuses and left...
Sat 27th Oct 2007 to Sun 28th Oct 2007
When pigs attack! 		Once you get past the desert badlands into the river valleys, you hit the meadows and deciduous woodland where the ethnic Kazakhs hole up during the winter.
Sat 13th Oct 2007 to Sun 14th Oct 2007
The last bike trip of 2007...?
 
Of course, this is not untouched wilderness; during the brief summer, Kazakh herders move their tents up into the valleys and graze their livestock on the high pastures. While dropping off the ridge, I found this solitary prayer flag flapping wildly in the breeze. Kazakhs are Muslims, so I'm not sure who placed it here...didn't bring me much luck, though, as I slipped shortly after seeing it, banging up my thigh and wrist quite badly.
Sun 30th Sep 2007 to Tue 2nd Oct 2007
Tien Shan Recce IV 		Riding the mountains down, white yurts in the distance.
Wed 22nd Aug 2007 to Fri 24th Aug 2007
Over the hills to Korla. 		I woke up to thick mist on the fourth day, and ended up having to wait for it to clear to get some idea of where I was.
Tue 14th Aug 2007 to Sat 18th Aug 2007
Tien Shan Recce III
 
This peak, sitting astride the pass, would be an easy bag with snow gear, and will definitely be seeing a return visit.
Sat 30th Jun 2007 to Thu 5th Jul 2007
Tien Shan Recce II 		On the first two days I tried following the main river upstream through a narrow gorge. I made it a bit further than here, then got stuck at one crossing - knocked off my feet by the force of the flow and bashing up my legs, I decided it was time to adopt a different approach.
Sun 10th Jun 2007 to Thu 14th Jun 2007
Tien Shan Recce I
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2006
 
April 05: another chilly night at 3000m.
Tue 15th Aug 2006
Tien Shan 		Where I eat: well, maybe 1 day out of 2 or 3 - the Wuyi Lu night market, all you can eat for 50p washed down with draught beer at 40p/pint...
Tue 15th Aug 2006
Urumqi 		Summit of Pass #3 (3850m).
Mon 7th Aug 2006 to Fri 11th Aug 2006
Tien Shan Traverse
 
What you lookin' at?
Mon 3rd Jul 2006 to Tue 25th Jul 2006
Pilgrim's Progress: Dunhuang to Chengdu, July 2006 		Helvellyn
Wed 24th May 2006
Best of British 		Trek again honoured their warranty scheme, and gave me a Klein Attitude. Initially, less than convinced about its durability, I just used it as a hacker and singlespeed. However, bits started migrating across from the P7 as it quickly became clear that the Attitude, for all its design niggles, was a beautiful ride. I sold the P7 frame in an attempt to rationalise the number of bikes cluttering up the flat.
Sun 16th Apr 2006
Evolution of a bicycle
 
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2005
 
The Durung Drung glacier, seen from the Penzi La crossing into Zanskar.
Mon 6th Jun 2005 to Mon 8th Aug 2005
Indian Himalaya 2005 		High Stile, sunset, 12th April 2007.
Tue 15th Mar 2005
misc pics
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