Cycling Lake Baikal

The Team Returns to Canada after Circumnavigating Lake Baikal

juin 8th, 2010

In February 2010, in the dead of Siberian winter, Christopher Pike and a group of experienced adventurers set off to circumnavigate the deepest and oldest lake in the world: Lake Baikal. If you have been reading this blog then you have probably seen some of their stories as they prepared for this journey. The crew […]

Pedaling through Adversity – The Lake Baikal Expedition Begins

juin 7th, 2010

“The beginning of the trip was much harder than we had anticipated.  We struggled for 3 days just to reach the lake.” On the morning of February 25 we hauled all of our bikes and panniers down 5 flights of a narrow staircase out into the courtyard of the Baikaler Hostel in Irkutsk, Russia to […]

Preparing for a Siberian Cycling Expedition; Only a Couple Weeks Left

février 4th, 2010

Preparations begin for Siberian Cycling Expedition With only 18 days left until our departure date, planning efforts and gear modifications are in full swing! One of our principle challenges is to anticipate the conditions which we will encounter during our 35-day circumnavigation of Lake Baikal and make all preparations ahead of time to ensure a […]