Pucon Ultra / Trail Running

The Chilean trail running scene is exploding with races, from the high altitude desert of the Atacama, to the frigid depths of wildest Patagonia. In the Spring issue of Trail Running magazine, I told the story of the sparkling new Pucon Trail race with my photos from the flanks of Volcan Villarrica. 

You can read the original article below.

How hard Chile MM (RD pdf spread)

 

Volcano Tobogganing / Outdoor Fitness

I headed out into the Pacific Ocean to Chile’s remote territory of Easter Island for the February Tapati festival.

On the summit of a 45 degree volcano, the islanders hold their annual Haka Pei ceremony. Mounting a whittled banana-trunk-rocket, and dressed in nothing but loincloths for protection, competitors are pushed over the edge to attempt to ride the furthest down the lower slopes. Feature story and photos below from the recent issue of Outdoor Fitness magazine.

092_OF_MARCH18 Easter island

Batchelor’s party on bikes / Red Bull

We rode some bikes and drank some beer and whisky for my buddy’s stag do

Red Bull Adventure thought we should share what a jolly nice time we had

Read the article at Red Bull