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    Jindy
    • Oct 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    'The Frozen Road' (film)

    An award-winning film from adventurer and filmmaker Ben Page, who spent 3 years cycling solo around the world. This short reminded of me...

    Jindy
    • Aug 6, 2019
    • 9 min

    Cols of Morzine (2019, Morzine, French Alps)

    I remember the first time I saw the Alps. It was around ten years ago, on my first snowboarding trip with my brother and some friends...

    Jindy
    • Jul 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Sa Calobra (2018, Mallorca)

    A tuba should play at the top of Sa Calobra. A long, flat note like something from a Christopher Nolan film. As you crest the Colls dell...

    Jindy
    • Jul 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    'Admissions Of An Amateur Bikepacker' (film)

    This is a beautifully shot little feature by a filmmaker called Ben Johnson who decided to document his first ever bikepacking trip......

    Jindy
    • Jun 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    Two coasts, six bikes (2019, Cumbria & Yorkshire)

    We’re not even halfway to Whitby. We’re maybe a little over a quarter of the distance, on our first day of the trip. It’s been a long day...

    Jindy
    • Jun 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    Morcuera and more... (2017, Sierra de Guadarrama)

    Madrid is not where you go for hills. In fact, it was pretty far down the list of places I thought of, when I thought about hills and...

    Jindy
    • Apr 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tuscan hills in the saddle. (2016, Passo del Trebbio, Lucca)

    I love the fact that there’s taps in the mountain. At some point, it was decided that there needed to be pipes and taps embedded into the...

    Jindy
    • Apr 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Riding through the storm. (2018, Land's End to John O Groats)

    "Is everyone ready?" There were hunched nods, no-one had the energy to speak. "OK, go". And then the outer door was opened and we rushed...