The Trail to Titicaca: A Journey Through South America (Summersdale Travel)

by RupertJohnAttlee (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.26

  It seemed like a mad enterprise: three inexperienced cyclists setting out to pedal 6,500 miles up the Andes, from Tierra del Fuego to Lake Titicaca. After nearly a year and against the odds - contending with grasshopper storms, deserts of volcanic ash and trigger-happy police - the trio succeeded in their objective, also raising tens of thousands of pounds for the Leukaemia Research Fund. Battling with the language barrier, an addiction to chocolate and fuelled by copious amounts of vino, this is the story of the physical and emotional ups and downs experienced by three friends: the romantic, the stoic and the writer. Their journey tells of the awe-inspiring wilds, history and peoples of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. What started as the adventure of a lifetime evolved into a voyage of discovery, comradeship and humour.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.26

  Recounting the experiences of three untrained cyclists setting out to become the first to pedal across South America, from Tierra del Fuego to Lake Titicaca this story describes the physical and emotional ups and downs experienced by the cycling version of the three musketeers. Undertaken in aid of the Leukaemia Research Fund, the cyclists on the expedition battled with the language barrier, sore muscles and addiction to chocolate while fuelled by copious amounts of vino.