South America 2019

Preparations

• 4/30/2019: The Journey Begins
• 4/30/2019: Preparing for the Big Trip
• 6/19/2019: Leaving in 15 Days
• 6/30/2019: Packing up for Ecuador
• 7/2/2019: Ready to Go!

Before the Andes Trail

• 7/4/2019: Safe in Quito
• 7/7/2019: July 5-7 Galapagos Islands
• 7/19/2019: July 8-14 Galapagos Islands
• 7/24/2019: July 15-22 Galapagos Islands
• 7/26/2019: A few days in Quito
• 7/30/2019: Riding and Climbing around Quito

Andes Trail Ecuador Stages 1-11

• 8/3/2019: Stage 1 To the Equator and back to Quito
• 8/3/2019: Stage 2 to Latacunga
• 8/4/2019: Stage 3 to Riobamba
• 8/5/2019: Stage 4 to Alausi
• 8/7/2019: Stage 5 to Chunchi
• 8/8/2019: Stage 6 to Ingapirca
• 8/9/2019: Stage 7 to Cuenca
• 8/10/2019: Stage 8 to Oña
• 8/12/2019: Stage 9 to Loja
• 8/14/2019: Stage 10 to Catacocha
• 8/15/2019: Stage 11 to Macará

Andes Trail Peru Stages 12-41

• 8/16/2019: Stage 12 into Peru
• 8/16/2019: Stage 13 to our first bushcamp
• 8/17/2019: Stage 14 to Lambayeque
• 8/19/2019: Stage 15 to Pacasmayo
• 8/20/2019: Stage 16 to Huanchaco
• 8/22/2019: Rest days in Huanchaco, Peru
• 8/24/2019: Stages 17-19 to Caraz – I’m sick
• 8/27/2019: Stage 20 and rest day in Huaraz
• 8/31/2019: Stages 21-24 Huaraz to Huanuco via 3 bushcamps riding a 4883m pass
• 9/5/2019: Stages 25-28 Huanuco to Huancayo via 2 hostals and a camp
• 9/9/2019: Stages 29-31 Huancayo to Ayacucho via two bushcamps
• 9/11/2019: Stages 32-33 Ayacucho to Chincheros via bushcamp
• 9/12/2019: Stage 34 Chincheros to Andahuayles
• 9/15/2019: Stages 35-36 Andahuayles to Abancay via 3600m bushcamp
• 9/17/2019: Stages 37-38 Abancay to Cusco via bushcamp in Limatambo
• 9/20/2019: Machu Picchu and Cusco
• 9/23/2019: Stages 39-41 Cusco to Puno – craziest weather day

Andes Trail Bolivia Stages 42-53

• 9/25/2019: Rest day in Puno and Stage 42 to Bolivia
• 9/28/2019: Stages 43-44 Puno to La Paz via hotel on Lake Titicaca
• 10/2/2019: Stages 45-46 La Paz to Ururo
• 10/8/2019: Stages 47-51 Ururo to Uyuni including crossing Salar de Uyuni
• 10/10/2019: Stages 52-53 Uyuni to Tupiza

Andes Trail Argentina and Chile Stages 54-109

• 10/16/2019: Stages 54-57 to Salta, Argentina
• 10/20/2019: Stages 58-60 to Santa Maria
• 10/23/2019: Stages 61-63 to Chilecito
• 10/30/2019: Stages 64-69 to Mendoza
• 11/8/2019: Stages 70-75 to Chos Malal, entering Patagonia
• 11/14/2019: Stages 76-81 to Bariloche, the glory days
• 11/18/2019: Stages 82-84 into Chile
• 11/23/2019: Stages 85-88 to Coyhaique
• 11/28/2019: Stages 89-92, back into Argentina
• 11/28/2019: Stage 93
• 12/3/2019: Stages 94-97 to El Calafate
• 12/7/2019: RIP Jan Tholes, Stages 98, 99 and 102 back into Chile
• 12/11/2019: Stages 103-104 to Punta Arenas
• 12/15/2019: Stages 105-107 to Rio Grande, back in Argentina
• 12/18/2019: Stages 108-109 finishing in Ushuaia! We’ve done it!

Post Andes Trail

• 12/22/2019: Andes Trail Summary
• 1/7/2020: Antarctica and returning home finally

A few select videos