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Kate Leeming
Explorer/adventurer. Kate has cycled a distance greater than twice around the world at the Equator. In the early ’90s when she rode a total of 15,000 km as her way of experiencing Europe, Kate developed her passion for travelling by bicycle. Since then, Kate has stepped it up, performing three major expeditions: the Trans-Siberian Cycle Expedition from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, the Great Australian Cycle Expedition with Greg Yeoman and the Breaking the Cycle in Africa expedition from Senegal to Somalia. Her next venture is Breaking the Cycle South Pole, which will be the first bicycle crossing of the Antarctic continent via the South Pole. She is preparing for this challenge with expeditions (polar, sand, altitude) on six continents.
Breaking the Cycle update: Acotango and the Cholitas Escaladoras for International Women’s Day
EPISODE 3: 6th – 8th MARCH | ACOTANGO CLIMG, SAJAMA Day 7 we set aside for catching up on everything and organising our border crossing into Chile. Prior to starting the expedition, Rolando and I had done a lot of research…
Breaking the Cycle update: Cycling straight into the Andean culture, past and present
EPISODE 2: FEBRUARY 28th – MARCH 5th | LA PAZ TO SAJAMO VILLAGE | 372 KM I apologise for not sending a blog sooner but we have been having trouble with the satellite communications device for now. To see where…
Breaking the Cycle update: The Andes, the Altiplano and the Atacama 2022
EPISODE 1 Exactly two years ago, I arrived in Cusco, Peru, ready to begin my South American altitude cycling expedition, The Andes, the Altiplano and the Atacama. The plan was to pedal a winding 3500km path from Cusco, Peru to Ojos…
Death Road and a Temporary End to the Expedition
This is the last instalment for the time being because I have had to postpone the last two-thirds of the expedition until the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.
Breaking the Cycle: into the Peruvian southern highlands
3rd to 5th March | Total distance 327 km DAY 4 | QUIUIJANA – PAMPACHIRI | DISTANCE 64 KM I was looking forward to turning off the main highway and heading into the mountains. I enjoyed playing the tourist and…
Breaking the Cycle: Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
1st and 2nd March | Total distance 199 km DAY 2: MACHU PICCHU Seeing Machu Picchu had been on my bucket list for many years. Recognised as is one of the seven New Wonders of the World, it attracts hoards…
Breaking the Cycle: Cusco to Ollantaytambo
Day 1 | February 29th | Distance 88km After spending two days in Cusco preparing for the journey ahead, I thought Javier, my camera operator and support driver for the Peruvian section of the expedition, were well-organised. However, by the…
Breaking the Cycle: The Andes, the Altiplano & the Atacama expedition begins
Welcome to the first blog for this next expedition in my Breaking the Cycle series, The Andes, the Altiplano & the Atacama. Over the last couple of years I have undertaken to do a preparatory expedition for Breaking the Cycle…