Freedom is for everybody. Young or old, poor or rich, white or black. Mountains don’t judge.
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Pupil-magnifying reality concocted from unreal landscapes
I went to Chamanna d’Es-cha 2594m for an overnighter. Not to chat with other mountain souls over the hop juice, even it was nice. Not to fight for an open window in a mattress camp full of carbon-monoxyde lovers, even it was necessary. But…
Continue reading...Tracking down hidden gems
It’s dark outside. I’m sitting on a sofa in a cozy living room, wrapped in a blanket like breakfast burrito. My hands cradle giant starbucks mug, topped out with freshly brewed coffee. Mesmerized by its warmth and smell.
Continue reading...Flyin’ banannas
Being a screwdriver’s extension in a bikeshop offers full bucket of advantages to being an office johny in hopkinton. Hands down the biggest one is the...
Continue reading...Backyard adventures – Albula Pass 2312m
It’s always nice to shred trails behind the house you already know. You know it up and down. But if you’re not on the clock, it quickly gets boring.
Continue reading...Evolution of a mountainbiker
“Normal kids” play with sand castles at this age. We would be too if it wasn’t for our parents’ mistake – giving us a bicycle…
Continue reading...Shitty photos from beautiful places
Why are there so many scenery photos, handlebars with scenery photos, bike against the trail marker with scenery photos… but no human faces?
Continue reading...Slovakia Divide 2021 – an ultradistance bikepacking race
710 kilometres, 17000 meters vertical, 146 hours. As the bikepacking scene grows across the world, local races are popping around like mushrooms after the storm. It...
Continue reading...Exploring the “wild east”
When you plan your holiday as a typical Slovakian, normally you would look at western countries. Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France. There are our favourite go-toes, because...
Continue reading...Flipping the lifeswitch
The last 15 months in Germany were pretty good. I’ve landed a cool job in YT Industries headquarters as a bike mechanic. I was tearing enduro...
Continue reading...WAS Transalp final part – Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten
The final part of my Transalp bike ride after Drei Zinnen Naturpark and Naturpark Fannes, have got progressively more of everything. More distance, more vertical pedalled...
Continue reading...WAS TransAlp part 2 – Naturpark Fanes
After warmup in Drei Zinnen Naturpark, I’ve descended down to Lago di Landro. The top part of this 14 kilometres long descent was quite challenging, with...
Continue reading...WAS TransAlp part 1 – Drei Zinnen Naturpark
Drei Zinnen aka “Three Peaks” nature park is pretty much a hiker dream when it comes to spectacular views of the South Tirolean Alps. That’s the...
Continue reading...WAS TransAlp ride – the Idea behind.
Mountainbiking is the most universal, evergreen sport I know. I was riding bike in my hometown as a kid, constantly trying new tricks, which usually ended...
Continue reading...60 hours left for the biggest ride of my life. WAS TransAlp Adventure.
A month ago I’ve posted here my plan to cross the Alps on a mountainbike. It’s Wednesday, 16th September, I am sitting on my sofa and...
Continue reading...WAS TransAlp Adventure – self-powered epic MTB journey across the Alps.
What is your wildest dream? I mean that dream what you’ve been always keeping on the shelf in your mind as “I will do this once”....
Continue reading...The Zugspitze project.
Crazy trips usually start like this: I was lying on my sofa, watching random MTB movies on youtube. I felt sluggish because I haven’t done anything...
Continue reading...Bike X Zone Susice minitrip
When you don’t have a big mountain call, it’s time to seek fun on smaller hills. Susice, Czech Republic is one of those little known, isolated...
Continue reading...Backcountry riding in Allgau Alps
Once I passed Hohenschwangau, one hyper-touristic, human-packed historical place with two famous castles and 2 lakes, the smile on my face instantly arose from one ear...
Continue reading...Karwendel Range, Austria. Wild place for mountainbiking.
Karwendel Mountains are sharp and rocky and massive. They are also very good teachers. After my last Friday’s ride, I’ve realized that to plan a big...
Continue reading...The Aggenstein project.
Have this ever happened to you? You’d typed in keywords from mountain range you’d like to visit and started another infinite scrolling [the same way as...
Continue reading...MTBfun for all sorts of bikers. Trailcenter Rabenberg.
If you’d asked me where can you take your bike buddies of all shapes and skill levels for a weekend, while you don’t get bored of...
Continue reading...Epic riding in Garmish-Partenkirchen
When you feel like a mountain goat trapped in a sandpit it becomes quite clear what’s about to happen when pandemic safety regulations get mellow. If...
Continue reading...Keep it simple | Minivan life in BC
If you’d ever questioned yourself you can enjoy a workout in the gym, try a minivan life. Buy a minivan, build your bed in and move...
Continue reading...Living the dream in Whistler BC
Why Whistler Adventure School? It simply fits my lifestyle. I am a mountainbiker, skier, climber. I love to play in the mountains. Being surrounded by other like-minded people is great motivation. In Whistler Adventure School it is easy to build relationships with students and teachers also.
Continue reading...Awakening
Do you want to train more, train harder, but you are always getting back to your old tracks? Do you feel you have more oomph than...
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