For decades Central Asia was behind the Iron Curtain, but it’s an extraordinarily beautiful region which is only recently getting the recognition it deserves. Tajikistan in particular is an unspoilt wilderness, with more than half the country lying at over 3,000m above sea level, so if you want to hike, climb, kayak, or raft, this […]
The locals will tell you proudly that if you rolled Kyrgyzstan out flat, their tiny but incredibly mountainous Central Asian country would be larger than China. The peaks are omnipresent, visible even from the heart of the capital. And as adventure tourism in Kyrgyzstan is starting to kick off, it’s the perfect time to climb, […]
By Timothy Hammond EPIC HIGHS AND EPIC LOWS – Experiencing the notorious 8-day Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race from the front. Coined by many as the “Tour de France of the mountain biking world”, the Cape Epic is exactly as its name suggests – an epic mountain bike race around the Cape Winelands in […]