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Off The Map In Central Mongolia — A Photo Essay

Mon­go­lia is a far more access­ible place for a mountain-biking exped­i­tion than I’d ima­gined. Nav­ig­a­tion has been a mix­ture of old tech­niques and new tech­no­logy. Our GPS unit didn’t help us to choose a route through the maze of tangled tyre tracks, but it did provide a bear­ing and an approx­im­ate dis­tance to the next [...]
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Back In The Saddle From Ulaanbaatar To Bulgan

The life of a cycle tour­ist is often dic­tated by the forces of nature. This was never more true than for the first week’s jour­ney­ing from the Mon­go­lian cap­ital out into the depths of the steppes. Rain, snow, hail, head­winds, tail­winds, sidewinds, dust-storms, bak­ing sun, freez­ing cold, cloud tapestries and clear blue skies all made [...]
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