Sunday, April 30, 2006
La Paz on Sat
A quick update b4 we go out for a meal. Half of the crew from the jungle made it up to Le Paz about 20:00 (Gerry, Bill, Bex, Ross, Jimmie, John, Jenny, Andrea, Pete). The others had a breakdown in the Jeep so we don't know when they will be here.
Graeme, Greg and Guy (the guide from Gravity) blasted down the Jungle Rail Trail to Yolosa.
The ride involed some rocky uphill riding, numerous bike carries over slips and some awesome downhill. The first two being made somewhat trickier then normal due to the heavier Kona Coilers which are designed more for downhill. The mountains at the top of the track were huge, with the views stunning and the exposure at times being rather impressive. One also had to watch out for bamboo on the track as it was majorly slippery.
It was touch and go whether we would make it as about 5m of the track had slipped away. We took hammers, rope saws and a wicked machete and sorted out some rope/timber bridges. This involved chopping down trees on the edge of the trail. No easy feat as one had to avoid falling down the cliff and also felling the tree in a manner whereby it didn't disappear down the bank as well. We made it to Yolosa for a well deserved beer about 4pm. We then came back up the WMDR in the jeep and back to La Paz. A real adventure....
Graeme, Greg and Guy (the guide from Gravity) blasted down the Jungle Rail Trail to Yolosa.
The ride involed some rocky uphill riding, numerous bike carries over slips and some awesome downhill. The first two being made somewhat trickier then normal due to the heavier Kona Coilers which are designed more for downhill. The mountains at the top of the track were huge, with the views stunning and the exposure at times being rather impressive. One also had to watch out for bamboo on the track as it was majorly slippery. 
It was touch and go whether we would make it as about 5m of the track had slipped away. We took hammers, rope saws and a wicked machete and sorted out some rope/timber bridges. This involved chopping down trees on the edge of the trail. No easy feat as one had to avoid falling down the cliff and also felling the tree in a manner whereby it didn't disappear down the bank as well. We made it to Yolosa for a well deserved beer about 4pm. We then came back up the WMDR in the jeep and back to La Paz. A real adventure....# posted by Greg @ 1:28 PM 
