Alaska to Argentina | Episode 11 | Colombia
Before getting to South America, I had to cross the infamous Daren Gap. I obviously wasn't going to try to ride my bike through the thick, cartel infested jungle, so instead I opted to take a series of local speed boats along the coast of Panama, skirting the jungle and all of its dangers.
Once I landed in Colombia, I immediately headed up into the Andes Mountain Range. Soon, the heat started to abate, and the alpine climate took over. Banana plantations gave way to to coffee at the higher elevations.
By the end, Colombia became one of my favorite countries of the journey so far. Every day was more beautiful than the last. The people I met were some of the kindest and most generous, and to top it off, everything was so much cheaper than in North America.
Unfortunately, time is running short, so I wasn't able to dawdle. I bee-lined it south to the border with Ecuador and new adventures.
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About the Ride:
My name is Alex van Gelder. I'm from Seattle and I'm just starting my first intercontinental bicycle tour. The goal is to ride from Deadhorse, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina in one go.
I also want to ride some bikepacking routes including the Great Divide Route through the Rocky Mountains and the Peru and Ecuador Divides through the Andes.
For this trip I built my own bike using a custom frame in order to be able to withstand rough mountain roads as well as power through long distances on pavement. (I had never built a bike before so we'll see if it holds up.)(lol)
If you want to learn more about my bike build, I go over it in this video: • My Alaska to Argentina Bike Build
I go over my gear in this video:
• My Alaska to Argentina Gear Overview
If you have any other questions you can check out my FAQs video: • Alaska to Argentina | Episode 0 | FAQs
Or leave a comment and I'll get to it as soon as I can.
I'm editing these videos on the road, so releases my be infrequent as I try to find a quiet place to edit.
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