Ride Statistics index | gen | pass list | biggest climbs Destination Guatemala    Peru (Cusco) Spiti   Andes   Garhwal Maritime Alps    Peru (Cord. Blanca) Salta Year 2001 2002 2003 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 Month Jan Aug Sept Jan Oct May July Nov Days touring 14 16 16 22 21 13 17 19 Total km 744 917 986 1064 1164 795 949 1021 Roughstuff km 280 590 145 380 121 136 659 400 Km/day 53 55 60 48 55 61 54 53 Avge altitude 1800 3000 2840 1950 2080 670 2675 2470 Max altitude 3260 4320 4335 4335 3100 2800 4655 4790 Total ascent 15815 17470   16580 20000 24370 20050 18035   13400 Ascent/day 1130 1060 1000 910 1160 1540 1030 690 Ascent/km 21.3 19.1 16.8 18.8 20.9 25.2 19.0 13.0 Laden No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Notes: All averages include rest days. All altitudes and ascents are in metres. Average altitude: this is the average altitude of sleeping. Maximum altitude: this is the maximum altitude of cycling. The table omits Thailand, where we toured for 17 days unladen in Nov 1998 without an altimeter. Colin covered 800km of which only 8 were rough, averaging 47 km/day; Tracey did a little more by dint of riding on rest days. The high point was Doi Inthanon (2565.3341m), reached by Tracey on her own. Guatemala: the figures omit two short cycle excursions from Antigua before the tour began. The high point was the pass between Huehue and Todos Santos. Peru (Cusco): daily ascents were measured on an altimeter which probably exaggerated them (our true daily ascents may have averaged less than 1000m). The figures omit the two day-rides we took at the end from Cusco on hired bikes, each probably giving another 1000m of ascent. The high point was the Abra Huilcapuncu. Spiti: the high point was the Kunzum La. We had a policy of sleeping high so as not to worry about malaria. Andes: the high point was the Portillo Argentino. Distances walked (with and without bikes) are included (as roughstuff). Those quoted are for Colin; Tracey did a couple of additional training rides. Garhwal: the high point was Badrinath (but we walked to 3980m at Gaumukh). Distances walked are included (as roughstuff). We carried a tent and sleeping bags but no other camping gear. The tour starts with the descent towards Dehra Dun and ends at Auli; we climbed another 1000m a couple of days later. Maritime Alps: the high point was the stele on the Cime de la Bonnette (but we walked to the orientation table a little higher). Peru (Cordillera Blanca): although we carried full camping gear for the tour, a fair number of kilometres were ridden unladen on day rides. The high point was the Punta Olímpica. Salta: we carried full camping gear for only part of the tour, though that was the harder part. The high point was the Abra del Acay. Pass list high point   altitude   reached from   ascent   date Abra del Acay  4790m   San Antonio de los Cobres  1140m   Nov 07  Punta Olímpica  4655m   San Luis  1640m   July 06  Portachuelo Llanganuco   4465m   Yungay 2050m   July 06  Abra de Chorrillos  4400m   San Antonio de los Cobres 750m   Nov 07  Portillo Argentino  4335m   Los Sauces 3450m   Feb 05  Kunzum La  4335m   Batal 485m   Sept 03  Abra Huilcapuncu   4320m   Yucay 1500m   Aug 02  Upis camp  4300m   Tinqui 400m   Aug 02  Tunel de Cahuish   4270m   Catac 870m   July 06  L. Llaca   4260m   Huaraz 1225m   July 06  Abra Malaga  4200m   Chaullay 3000m   Aug 02  Huinchos   4170m   Puente Choquechaca  2165m   July 06  Unnamed pass  4100m   Urcos 1100m   Aug 02  Abra Blanca  4000m   Campo Quijano 2530m   Nov 07  Biggest climbs from to   ascent   date   time   tarmac Los Sauces   –   Port. Argentino (4335m)  3450m  Feb 05  2  days 25%  Chaullay   –   Abra Malaga (4200m) 3000m Aug 02  2  days 0     Los Andes   –   Cristo Redentor (3820m)   3000m Jan 05  1  days 70%  Campo Quijano   –   Abra Blanca (4000m) 2530m Nov 07  1  days  75%  Luhri   –   Jalori Jot (3050m) 2300m Sept 03  1  days  100%  Pte. Choquechaca   –   Huinchos (4170m)  2165m July 06  7  hrs  0     Yungay   –   Port. de Llanganuco (4465m)  2050m July 06  1  days  0     Manali   –   Rohtang Jot (3820m) 2000m  Sept 03   6  hrs  100%  Note: all figures are approximate. The pass list is limited to places reached by bike. All altitudes of high points (except the Upis camp, whose figure may not be correct) are our own measurements, which have become increasingly accurate through the years. Some of the low points have been estimated from maps. The low points are the points at which climbing begins in earnest, and are somewhat arbitrarily chosen in any case. Near misses: the pass list omits the Paso de los Piuquenes, L. Parón, the Abra del Condor and the Rohtang Jot. The Piuquenes is about 4037m but we reached it on foot, our bikes being carried by mules. L. Parón is generally but erroneously cited as 4200m. We took 2 measurements of the campsite altitude and placed it at 3990m: the road goes no higher. However given measurement error, it is possible that the true height is greater than 4000m. We reached the lake from Caraz in July 06 after a climb of 1810m. The Abra del Condor and the Rohtang Jot are occasionally (but wildly) claimed as above 4000m. The Abra del Condor is about 3850m, while the Rohtang Jot at 3820m figures in the list of our biggest climbs. index | gen | pass list | biggest climbs