Bikepacking the African Jungle: A Pro’s Complete Packing Guide
Very few people attempt to cross a rainforest alone on a bicycle. Fewer still do it self-supported, carrying everything they need to survive, navigate and document the journey beneath a canopy that blocks out the sun, the satellites and, at times, any obvious way forward.
I’m an explorer and keynote speaker who documents long-distance, self-supported expeditions in remote environments. Over the past decade I’ve led and undertaken journeys around the world, but my solo crossing of Liberia’s Gola Rainforest remains one of the most technically demanding. The track had largely been abandoned since the civil war. Bridges had collapsed, vegetation had reclaimed the road, and maps were, at best, educated guesses.
Bikepacking the African Jungle: A Pro’s Complete Packing Guide
Very few people attempt to cross a rainforest alone on a bicycle. Fewer still do it self-supported, carrying everything they need to survive, navigate and document the journey beneath a canopy that blocks out the sun, the satellites and, at times, any obvious way forward.
I’m an explorer and keynote speaker who documents long-distance, self-supported expeditions in remote environments. Over the past decade I’ve led and undertaken journeys around the world, but my solo crossing of Liberia’s Gola Rainforest remains one of the most technically demanding. The track had largely been abandoned since the civil war. Bridges had collapsed, vegetation had reclaimed the road, and maps were, at best, educated guesses.
Bikepacking the African Jungle: A Pro’s Complete Packing Guide
Very few people attempt to cross a rainforest alone on a bicycle. Fewer still do it self-supported, carrying everything they need to survive, navigate and document the journey beneath a canopy that blocks out the sun, the satellites and, at times, any obvious way forward.
I’m an explorer and keynote speaker who documents long-distance, self-supported expeditions in remote environments. Over the past decade I’ve led and undertaken journeys around the world, but my solo crossing of Liberia’s Gola Rainforest remains one of the most technically demanding. The track had largely been abandoned since the civil war. Bridges had collapsed, vegetation had reclaimed the road, and maps were, at best, educated guesses.
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