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From the Ground Up

by Rob wessels August 11, 2022 2 min read

What is From the Ground Up?

With an increase in people participating in cycling since 2020, From the Ground Up was born in efforts of keeping those unfamiliar to the sport engaged and continuing to cycle for years to come. They do this through education and participation; taking three people with little or no cycling experience and preparing them for the Leadville Trail 100. Arguably one of the toughest races in America, riding for 104 miles with 11,000 ft of climbing throughout the event.

Impossible Route: FAR WEST TEXAS

by Rob wessels May 11, 2022 2 min read

Impossible Route

Impossible Route: FAR WEST TEXAS

"Hey JB, we got the green light to go ahead and shoot season two, so I need the craziest route that you could possibly think of. What do you got?

Well, it's funny you should ask because I've been doing a whole bunch of research on Big Bend. It's the most remote place you could think of. Not only that, I mean, it completely defies what you think of with Texas. 8,000-foot mountains, canyons – I mean, these are very, very ambitious. Several sections go through super steep mountains. There's this abandoned volcano caldera called the Solitario. It's gnarly. I mean, it spans basically two bike-packing routes plus connecting them between that you're supposed to do in like six days. I mean, that's literally the type of terrain. It's really loose, chundry sand, pebbles, cactus – yeah, just wild out there.