Hola Amigos!
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| Start of the Worlds Most Dangerous Road approx 16,000 ft |
Gary and I did the Mountain Bike trip down The World´s Most Dangerous Road the other day and we are alive to tell the tale. It was a totally indescribable experience and I still can´t believe that we did it. We signed up with a company called Gravity Assisted and we had a super long day that started at 7:45 am and ended at 9:00pm that evening. We rode for about 5 hours in total and descended a total of 12,000 feet from the top of the mountains to the jungle.
The trip was 65 kms long and it was wild. Check out the YouTube clip of Gravity Assisted if you have time. It is exactly what we did and it was a total thrill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUaherTC50
When we were done the ride we came back in our minibus on the same highway which was incredible because it certainly doesn´t look as though cars can still drive on it.
A minibus had tumbled over the edge the night before we did the ride and four people died. We watched as the tow trucks and cranes tried to pull the minibus back up to the road. There are sheer drop offs and no guard rails on the road so if you miss a turn you are toast.
We would highly recommend this trip to anyone who is looking for a real thrill on their moutain bike. It has been a real highlight of our trip so far.
We are now heading out to the Salar de Uyni in Bolivia which is the biggest salt flat desert in the world. We will cross it in a 4x4 and it will take 3 days total. We are hoping to end up in San Pedro de Atacama in Chile when we are done.
Lots more news to come!
Hasta la vista,
Pat and Gary
I can't believe you biked this road!! Your street cred has just gone way up with me. I just finished reading a book called the Good Girls Guide to Getting Lost and the main character chickened out of this particular adventure. Sounds like you'll be writing your own version of that book when you are back.
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