Bolivian Riding Powder

So I only got one ride in during my tour of South America....but what a ride it was...

Starting at 4600 meters...yes that's right METERS and singletrack all the way down....

 

Most if it full-on poo in your pants stuff with plenty of exposure if you got it wrong...

 

What you can't see in this photo is the several hundred feet drop to my right...and the several thousand foot drop to my left....

Hence the clenched sphincter type body English seen below...

Despite being off the bike for about 6 weeks and more from luck than skill, I managed to keep rubber side down the entire time.

Hence the large smile on my face....

The following shots are from the "Ghost" trail that Cedric Gracia nailed in New World Disorder 6...

Of course Gracia may have rode it a bit more aggressively than I did.

Especially on the jumpy bits...

The best stuff was the huge blue sky and the feeling of endlessness experienced on singletrack at high altitude..

What really nailed it for me though was the beer at the end of the day......

A massive word to B-Side adventures in La Paz who hooked me up at very short notice...

http://bside-adventures.blogspot.com/

Great bikes, great people and awesome trails..

They also do the infamous Death Road ride, "the worlds most dangerous road"

This is for wimps though....ask them for the Freeride Adventure, only about 20 visitors do this trail a year and it is up there with my trip to Whistler...

The only issue I had was the Xtra Large full face helmet which obscured my vision and made me look like an alien...

I read in the lonely planet that a gram of cocaine costs as much as a beer in La Paz....

I reckon save your money and just ride your mountain bike there...