We’re attempting to do Vancouver to Ushuaia in 9 months and the Baja is where we took our first big hit climate-wise. It was bloody boiling – 46 degree C at one point.
It meant we had a 15 hour window to pitch, eat, sleep and cycle 120km and the rest of the day try waste away if we could find some shade.
Most shops and restaurants were closed at the times we would’ve used them and at times we had to go 60km longer than indicated by google to find an establishment with water.
Just wondering does anyone actually bikepack here at this time? We saw none. If so, maybe some tips for such climates in future?
We stayed off the Divide for time reasons. Heat stroke and losing my tent poles aside, we enjoyed the challenge.
PS: the tiny spike balls are a good reason to bring a groundsheet and sleeping mat repair kit. And also, monitor the winds, they’ll make or break your day in this region.
by bikepackboys
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It’s hard to see bikepackers if everyone goes the same direction. It’s rare to catch up.
I saw 4 people (actively riding) in my 4 weeks from Bariloche to Ushuaia. In contrast in Kyrgyzstan there’s no preferred direction and I’d run into 4 people per day as they were riding the opposite direction (I ran into 0 riding the same as me because we didn’t catch up).