Dusting off the layer of frost from the bike, we saddle up for the coldest ride of our lives, the sunlight struggling mightily to push aside the frigid hours of early morning. Ten minutes into the excursion the bikes ease to a stop, trading worried looks through 13 layers of fleece and nylon, our nose and forehead the only exposed skin. Ten more minutes, the hands assume a wooden consistency, the feet become a lost cause as I thank the years of skiing that has left few nerves

Everything about this country is high. The record books are filled with such adjectives of this landlocked Andean country. Highest capital, airport, golf course, ski run and just about anything a desperate tourism board can conjure up. With the bikes wheezing and our lungs doing little better we struggled into the valley of La Paz at over 11,000ft. A fitting place to switch out the new frame sent from Kawasaki. Though after a day of crawling through the worst traffic of our t

Ever since the trip entered its final half, Bolivia reared its icy boundaries as the final challenge laid before us. A high altitude gauntlet of sorts, after which the civilized pavement of Chile and Argentina beckoned our wearied bodies. But first, the blinding white expanse of the Salar de Uyuni must be crossed. While it could definitely be completed unaided, the prospect of 3 days riding without luggage proved too strong and thus, we teamed up with a Land Cruiser tour grou