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Traveling by bicycle is one of my passions. Starting in 1990 I have repeatedly been on the road and meanwhile spent more then 10 years in the saddle, cycling 200,000 km on all continents map. On this website you will find reports, maps and photos of my journeys. A lot of information about routes, high passes, equipment etc. can be found too.

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Highlights

csm_Tourenkarte_deb7fbdd26 — All my Cycle Tours on one map: 200 000 km across all continents

[Translate to English:] Australien: Distanzen neu definiert — Australia: Distances redefined...

csm_2013_Namibia_36063_cae87fdba9 — Namibia: spectacular desert rides

csm_2014_Russia_2050254_ae860df870 — Baikal Lake Russia: Siberian hospitality and untouched nature

csm_2015_Kanada_2890023_55456115e2 — Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, USA: Across North America on the longest MTB route

csm_2015_Neuseeland_2670001_b733505722 — New Zealand: A cycle touring classic

csm_2014_Mongolei_2270308_acb17490d9 — Mongolia: Land of the nomads and vast expanses

csm_2012_Lesotho_18114_87f4dd25c3 — Lesotho: Mountain Kingdom

csm_DSC_0048-Bearbeitet_9a668260c2 — Bolivia: Salt lakes, Flamingos & Vicuñas

csm_2013_Zambia_54084_24ac8a9270 — Zambia: Close up with the Big 5

csm_DSC_0221_ed9fd59049 — Iran: on the road in one of the most hospitable countries there is.

csm_DSC_1032_5ad6e2fe68 — Western-Tibet: Ride of a lifetime...

csm_DSC_0696_92b1bed694 — Guge Kingdom: Visiting the old kingdom in Western Tibet

csm_2014_India_1470175_31c3fd2eb6 — India: A country as divers as a whole continent...

csm_Tib_081-copy_461583c5d9 — Kailash, Tibet: The fulfillment of a dream: reaching Mt. Kailash by bicycle

csm_2013_Ethiopia_82134_0321fb9efc — Kenia-Ethopia: The heart of Africa

csm_DSC_1146_dc757b2360 — The highest passes: I have a passion for high passes...

csm_Taj_019-copy_895ec0204f — Pamir Highway, Tadjikistan: A fantastic ride over the 'roof of the world' (Bam-i-Duna) as the Pamir is called by the locals.

csm_2014_Bhutan_1760180_9d5474084b — Bhutan: I had the great privilege to be able to travel independently through one of the most fascinating countries.

csm_2013_Sudan_99001_32466d5d6b — Sudan: Rogue state, my ass

csm_2012_Madagaskar_4175_f46d4fa0e8 — Madagascar: Fascinating wild life, friendly people, exotic landscapes. A great cycling destination.

[Translate to English:] Ost-Tibet: River deep, mountain high — Ost-Tibet: River deep, mountain high

Latest articles

Alta Via 2021

This Summer I cycled along the arc of the Alps from Locarno to Genova.

Bikepacking Switzerland 2020

16 days bikepacking across Switzerland

Bikepacking Mustang Annapurna 2020

In February 2020 I was in Nepal for one month.

Silk Road Mountain Race 2019

Because of my job I can only take a maximum of 2 weeks holiday at a time this year. This is not enough for a 'normal bicycle trip'. So what to do? I simply cycle faster!

Bikepacking Kirgistan 2018

Kyrgyzstan was the destination of my latest cycle tour. For 4 weeks I was bikepacking in the Tien Shan mountains.

Bikepacking Mongolia 2017

This years cycling tours brought me back to Mongolia. This time I rode with my mountain bike mostly across the Khangai Mountains.

Gone Riding, Veloreise

Gone Riding 2012 - 2015

From 2012 to 2015 I was on the road with my bike and rode over 70,000km through Africa, Asia, New Zealand and North America

My Asian Odyssey 2008 - 2010

Crisscrossing Asia by bicycle... 65,000km and for 3 years.

Aktivität, Veloreise

Kailash... a pilgrimage! 2005

I had a dream: Riding my bike to Mt. Kailash.

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