Type 2 Adventures

The Cordillera Blanca: Caraz to Huaraz

“Why aren’t you smiling? Why aren’t you happy?” I had just collapsed after cresting a 4,750 metre high pass in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca following a…

“El Silencio” – what Peruvians call the high altitude regions of the country where few venture and only the hardiest make a living. It’s a…

My journey has been about the roads. Paved or unpaved, they connect me from one city to another, through rural areas and towns seldom visited…

What is it about the mountains that make me feel so at home? I didn’t grow up in the mountains, though I did spend many…

One of the reasons bike touring suits me is I am generally very comfortable with solitude. While I do enjoy social interactions, I also have…

2017 was a momentous year for me. I remember the day I walked into my publisher’s office and told her I was leaving the paper.…