MTB World-First: Expedition to Traverse Kyrgyzstans Talas Mountains Looms
Summary
If I hadn’t experienced it with my own eyes, I might not have believed it.” The Talas Traverse MTB expedition is open to anyone with a good level of fitness and riding ability, keen to explore a remote and wild region in the company of like-minded individuals.Clients to date include the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery, Animal Planet and Channel 4, in countries from Afghanistan to South Sudan, Namibia, Greenland and Uzbekistan.There’ll be gorgeous, panoramic views of 4000m-plus peaks in every direction.“This MTB expedition will suit all-mountain riders who aren’t afraid to hike a bit, to sleep under the stars and to pitch in around camp; ambitious people ready to get creative with their riding.”Tom Bodkin who, along with Levison Wood (Walking the Nile) is a co-founder of Secret Compass, said, “As an expedition company our ethos is to push the boundaries of exploration whether on foot, in rafts or on mountain bikes and to achieve the extraordinary in the world’s wildest places.“Our teams were the first to explore South Sudan, the first to cross Madagascar coast to coast and the first to mountain bike Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor.If I hadn’t experienced it with my own eyes, I might not have believed it.”The Talas Traverse MTB expedition is open to anyone with a good level of fitness and riding ability, keen to explore a remote and wild region in the company of like-minded individuals.Clients to date include the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery, Animal Planet and Channel 4, in countries from Afghanistan to South Sudan, Namibia, Greenland and Uzbekistan.