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Mount Lawson State Park - Camp - Bushwalk - Bike Ride
Cold and rainy weather here in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, has been the norm for the past ten months. With working full time,...
Angela Hart
Dec 18, 20228 min read
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Mental block on getting out on a ride
So here's a thing, I love mountain biking, I love bikepacking, I don't mind a bit of hiking either. The longer I leave it between rides...
Angela Hart
May 15, 20223 min read
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How do I start mountain biking?
You've decided you want to try mountain biking, none of your mates are into it, so how do you get started? Well read on, here's some ideas
Angela Hart
Feb 6, 202219 min read
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New MTB kit - DHaRCO clothing review
DHaRCO Gear For around ten years I’ve been wearing my Fighter Girls martial arts shorts for everything; hiking, surfing, swimming, biking....
Angela Hart
Sep 27, 20216 min read
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Oer! Quick Release Pedals - Promend PD R67Q Quick Release Pedal Review
If you purchase these pedals via this link I may receive a small commission https://ebay.us/dMjv05 If you’ve read my Altravesur...
Angela Hart
Aug 21, 20215 min read
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Chapter 23: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Sierra de Baza to Zujar
I woke up at my wildcamp at the Refugio Canaleja Alta, in the Sierra de Baza, at around 7am, the tent had got quite wet from, I think, only
Angela Hart
Jul 28, 20198 min read
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Chapter 21: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Bayarcal to La Calahorra
went to dab with my right foot, but nothing was there, it was a twenty foot drop down to a barranco. Me and Bay fell sideways down the
Angela Hart
Jul 25, 20197 min read
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Chapter 19: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Trevelez detouring to Alcutar
The terrain varied from very rocky and steep, to meadow with grazing cattle, to mountain springs wetting the soil making it a slippery uphil
Angela Hart
May 27, 20197 min read
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Chapter 18: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Pampaneira to Trevelez
Flies! Flies had been a problem the last few days when travelling slowly. They would congregate around my sweaty head and face, eventually y
Angela Hart
May 26, 201912 min read
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Chapter 17: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Niguelas to Pampaneira
So I’d ridden/pushed-up the mountain visible from Nigϋelas, to 1200 metres then along the ridgeline of the higher peak behind it to around 1
Angela Hart
May 26, 201910 min read
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Chapter 15: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Jayena to Albunuelas
I was so relieved to get onto the trail, it was a mountain edge single-track, and was so fabulous. Mostly downhill, sometimes steep, sometim
Angela Hart
May 25, 20199 min read
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Chapter 11: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Ardales to Valle de Abdalajis
There was a fence to my right, the chalky roadway, then an embankment up to vegetation and the mountain to my left. So I could only go forwa
Angela Hart
May 16, 201912 min read
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Chapter 9: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Ronda to El Burgo
Pepe is my hero, he ran down and pushed my bike up the last bit of the hill. I all but collapsed at the top, where is girlfriend, Inma and h
Angela Hart
May 4, 20198 min read
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Chapter 7: Bikepacking the Altravesur - Jimena to Ubrique
Just after the Malaga Province signpost I noticed a turning off-road, onto the Altravesur route, so I took it. If it was too muddy, I could
Angela Hart
Apr 15, 20199 min read
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Chapter 5-Bikepacking the Altravesur-Barbate to Los Barrios
You can see the YouTube of this section here If you have to be stuck somewhere for a week, Barbate isn't a bad place to be. I spent my...
Angela Hart
Apr 7, 20199 min read
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Chapter 4-Bikepacking the Altravesur-Zahora to Barbate
You can see the YouTube of this section here My destination on this Sunday morning was Barbate. When I checked out, the lady on the...
Angela Hart
Apr 5, 20195 min read
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Long time, No blog
I have done nothing of note since my time in Spain last August, that being the last time I rode my bike too. So, I've had nothing to...
Angela Hart
Mar 27, 20197 min read
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Chapter Three - Helpx at Cortijo Los Plumas in the Alpujarras
I’d ride Bay down the rambla, flat-chat, whizzing through the stream crossings, getting a little wet in the process. It was downhill all the
Angela Hart
Sep 6, 20183 min read
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Chapter Two - Helpx at Cortijo Los Plumas in the Alpujarras
Walking down the rambla, with the stream, the varied flora and fauna and rugged mountains either side, was always interesting, I never grew
Angela Hart
Sep 4, 20185 min read
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Chapter One - Helpx at Cortijo Los Plumas in the Alpujarras
The annual Formula One shutdown is a two-week closure for all teams, where no work, regarding the cars, can be carried out. Currently I’m on
Angela Hart
Aug 25, 20186 min read
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