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Countries cycled through so far:
1 – Norway
Number of days in country: 58
Total distance cycled: 2,215 miles / 3,564 km
Total altitude gain: 3,500 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 15.12 metres
2 – Sweden
Number of days in country: 3
Total distance cycled: 149 miles / 239 km – running total: 2,364 miles / 3,803 km
Total altitude gain: 1,462 metres – running total: 34,962 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 9.8 metres
3 – Denmark
Number of days in country: 9 days
Total distance cycled: 320 miles / 515 km – running total: 2,684 miles / 4,318 km
Total altitude gain: 1,719 metres (so it’s not totally flat!!) – running total: 36,681 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 5.4 metres
4 – Germany
Number of days in country: 13 days
Total distance cycled: 476 miles / 765 km – running total: 3,160 miles / 5,084 km
Total altitude gain: 1984 metres – running total 38,665 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 4.2 metres
5 – Poland
Number of days in country: 34 days
Total distance cycled: 1,093 miles / 1,758 km – running total: 4,253 miles / 6,843 km
Total altitude gain: 9,047 metres – running total 47,712 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 8.27 metres
6 – Slovakia
Number of days in country: 3 days
Total distance cycled: 171 miles / 275 km – running total: 4,424 miles / 7,118 km
Total altitude gain: 2,534 metres – running total 50,246 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 14.81 metres
7 – Hungary
Number of days in country: 7 days
Total distance cycled: 216 miles / 347 km – running total: 4,640 miles /7,465 km
Total altitude gain: 920 metres – running total 51,166 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 4.26 metres
8 – Romania
Number of days in country: 14 days
Total distance cycled: 628 miles / 1,010 km – running total: 5,268 miles /8,476 km
Total altitude gain: 8,458 metres – running total 59,624 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 13.46 metres
9 – Bulgaria
Number of days in country: 6 days
Total distance cycled: 299 miles / 481 km – running total: 5,567 miles /8,957 km
Total altitude gain: 4,811 metres – running total 64,435 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 16.09 metres
10 – Turkey
Number of days in country: 28 days
Total distance cycled: 994 miles / 1,599 km – running total: 6,561 miles /10,556 km
Total altitude gain: 14,840 metres – running total 79,275 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 14.93 metres
11 – Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
Number of days in country: 9 days
Total distance cycled: 118 miles / 190 km – running total: 6,697 miles /10,775 km
Total altitude gain: 1,658 metres – running total 80,933 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 14.05 metres
12 – Egypt
Number of days in country: 18 days
Total distance cycled: 781 miles / 1256 km – running total: 7,460 miles /12,003 km
Total altitude gain: 2,672 metres – running total 83,605 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 3.42 metres
13 – Sudan
Number of days in country: 56 days (32 days in Khartoum)
Total distance cycled: 1,188 miles / 1,911 km – running total: 8,647 miles /13,914 km
Total altitude gain: 4,871 metres- running total 88,476 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 4.1 metres
14 – Ethiopia
Number of days in country: 41 days
Total distance cycled: 1,207 miles / 1,942 km – running total: 9,854 / 15,855 km
Total altitude gain: 19, 508 metres – running total: 107, 984 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 16.6 metres
15 – Kenya
Number of days in country: 25 days
Total distance cycled: 690 miles / 1,110 km – running total: 10,544 / 16,965 km
Total altitude gain: 7, 976 metres – running total: 115,960 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 11.56 metres
16 – Uganda
Number of days in country: 29 days
Total distance cycled: 479 miles / 770 km – running total: 11023 / 17,736 km
Total altitude gain: 7,752 metres – running total: 123,712 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 16.18 metres
17 – Rwanda
Number of days in country: 6 days
Total distance cycled: 183 miles / 294 km – running total: 11,206/ 18,030 km
Total altitude gain: 3,099 metres – running total: 126,811 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 16.93 metres
18 – Tanzania
Number of days in country: 31 days
Total distance cycled: 672 miles / 1,081 km – running total: 11,878 / 19,111 km
Total altitude gain: 10,354 metres – running total: 137,165 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 15.41 metres
19 – Malawi
Number of days in country: 19 days
Total distance cycled: 566 miles / 911 km – running total: 12,444 / 20,022 km
Total altitude gain: 5153 metres – running total: 142,318 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 9.104 metres
20-Zambia
Total distance cycled: 816 miles / 1,313 km – running total: 13,260 / 21335 km
Total altitude gain: 7,809 metres – running total: 150,129 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 5.57 metres
21-Botswana
Total distance cycled: 699 miles / 1125 km – running total: 13,959 /22,460 km
Total altitude gain: 2,477 metres – running total: 152,604 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 3.54 metres
22. Losotho
Total distance cycled: 216 miles / 347 km – running total: 14,720 /23,684km
Total altitude gain: 9,922 metres – running total: 169717 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 45.93 metres
23. South Africa
SA Part 1:
Total distance cycled: 545 miles / 877 km – running total: 14,504 /23,337 km
Total altitude gain: 7,191metres – running total: 159,795 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 13.19 metres
SA Part 2:
Total distance cycled: 1429 miles / 2299km – running total: 16,149 /25,984 km
Total altitude gain: 24,068metres – running total: 193,785 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 16.84 metres
TOTALS FROM NORD CAPP NORWAY- CAPE AGULAS SOUTH AFRICA
15,939 Miles/25,646km alt gain 192,128metres 12.05 metres /mile
PART 2 HEADING NORTH
24 Argentina/25 Chile
Argentina Pt 1 Ushuaia-San Sabastian
209 miles/336km-running total 16,358 miles/26,320km
Total altitude 4715 metres – running total: 198500 Alt gain/mile 22.56m
no of days: 8
Chile Pt 2 San Sabastian-Cerro Castillo (via Torres del Paine)
392 miles/631km-running total 16,750 miles/26,951km
Total altitude 11,997 metres – running total: 210497 Alt gain/mile 30.60m
no of days: 16
Argentina Pt 3 Cerro Castillo-Villa O’Higgins
271 miles/436km-running total 17,021 miles/27,387km
Total altitude 6,338 metres – running total: 216835 Alt gain/mile 23.39m
no of days: 14
Chile pt 4 Villa O’Higgins- Pass Cardenal A.Samore (Carretera Austral)
947 miles/1524km-running total 17,968 miles/28,910km
Total altitude 21,263metres – running total: 238,098 Alt gain/mile 22.45m
no of days: 38
Argentina Pt 5 Pass Cardenal A.Samore- Pass Mamull at Volcan lanin
153 miles/246km-running total 18,121 miles/29,156km
Total altitude 2,901metres – running total: 240,999 Alt gain/mile 18.96m
no of days: 5
Chile Pt 6 Pass Mamull at Volcan lanin- pass de pino Hachado (via pucon)
190 miles/306km-running total 18,311 miles/29,462km
Total altitude 3,891metres – running total: 244,890 Alt gain/mile 20.48m
no of days: 4
Argentina Pt 7 pass de pino Hachado (via pucon)-Pass Cristo Rendenton (Mendoza)
710 miles/1,142km-running total 19,021 miles/30,605km
Total altitude 11,394 metres – running total: 256,284 Alt gain/mile 16.05m
no of days: 18
Chile Pt 8 Pass Cristo Rendenton (3029mts) Mendoza to Santiago-la Serena to Pass Agua negra (4779mts)
655 miles/1,053km-running total 19,676 miles/31,659km
Total altitude 11,566metres – running total: 267,590 Alt gain/mile 17.26m
no of days: 26
Argentina Pt9 Pass Agua negra (4779mts)-passo Sico (4,xxxmts)
879 miles/1,414km-running total 20,555 miles/33,370km
Total altitude 11,000metres – running total: 278,590 Alt gain/mile 16.05m
no of days: 24
Chile Pt 10 passo Sico (4,xxxmts)-Hito junction Passo de Jama
185miles/298km-running total 20,740 miles/33,370km
Total altitude 3,638metres – running total: 282,228m Alt gain/mile 19.66m
no of days: 9
Totals for Argentina
Total distance cycled: 2,222 miles / 3,575 km
Total altitude gain: 36,348 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 16.358 metres
Totals for Chile
Total distance cycled: 2,369 miles / 3,812 km
Total altitude gain: 52,095 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 21.99 metres
Total distances combined
20,740 miles/ 33,370km
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
4,592 miles/7,388km total alt gain 88,443 metres
26-Bolivia
Total distance cycled: 917 miles / 1,475 km – running total: 21,657 / 34,846 km
Total altitude gain: 11,812 metres – running total: 294,040metres
Altitude gain per mile: 5.57 metres
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
5,509 miles/8,864km total alt gain 100,255 metres
Sharon had cycled 20,859miles/33,562km and climbed 284,295metres
27-Peru
Number of days in country: 64 days
Total distance cycled: 2,290miles / 3,685km – running total: 23,908 mls/38,468 km
Total altitude gain: 57,941 metres – running total: 351,981metres
Altitude gain per mile: 25.30 metres
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
7,760 miles/ 12,486km total alt gain 158,196 metres
28-Ecuador
Number of days in country: 41 days
Total distance cycled: 867miles / 1,395km – running total: 24,775 mls/39,836 km
Total altitude gain: 29,020 metres – running total: 381,001metres
Altitude gain per mile: 33.47 metres
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
8,627 miles/ 13,881km total alt gain 187,216 metres
29-Columbia
Number of days in country: 34 days
Total distance cycled: 1,381miles / 2,222km – running total: 26,156 mls/42,085 km
Total altitude gain: 27,451 metres – running total: 408,451metres
Altitude gain per mile: 19.88 metres
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
10,008miles/ 16,103km total alt gain 214,667 metres
30-Panama
Number of days in country: 13 days
Total distance cycled: 442miles / 711km – running total: 26,598 mls/42,796 km
Total altitude gain: 6,254 metres – running total: 414,705metres
Altitude gain per mile: 14.15 metres/mile
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
10,450 miles/ 16,814 km total alt gain 220,921metres
31-Costa Rica
Number of days in country: 12.5 days
Total distance cycled: 721miles / 1,160km – running total: 27,064 mls/43,517 km
Total altitude gain: 10,301 metres – running total: 425,036 metres
Altitude gain per mile: 14.33 metres
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
11,171 miles/ 17,974km total alt gain 231,252 metres
32-Nicaragua
Number of days in country: 5.5 days
Total distance cycled: 249miles / 401km – running total: 27,313 mls/43,946 km
Total altitude gain: 2,465 metres – running total: 427,521metres
Altitude gain per mile: 9.9 metres/mile
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
11,420 miles/ 18,375 km total alt gain 233,717 metres
33-Honduras
Number of days in country: 1.5 days
Total distance cycled: 84 miles / 135 km – running total: 27,397 mls/ 44,082 km
Total altitude gain: 840 metres – running total: 428,361metres
Altitude gain per mile: 10 metres/mile
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
11,504 miles/ 18,510km total alt gain 234,557 metres
34-El Salvador
Number of days in country: 3.5 days
Total distance cycled: 231 miles / 372km – running total: 27,628 mls/44,453 km
Total altitude gain: 2,709 metres – running total: 431,070metres
Altitude gain per mile: 11.73 metres/mile
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina
11,735 miles/ 18,887 km total alt gain 237,266 metres
35-Guatemala
Currency:Approx £1=11.35 Quetzal
Number of days in country: 22 days
Total distance cycled: 637 miles / 1,025km
Running total: 28,265mls /45,478 km
Total altitude gain: 15,940 metres
Running total: 447,010metres
Altitude gain per mile: 25.02 metres/mile
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina/ South America
12,372 miles/ 19,906 km total alt gain 253,206metres
36-Belize
Currency:Approx £1=2.9/ 1US=2 Belize dollar
Number of days in country: 8
Total distance cycled: 247miles / 397km
Running Distance total: 28,512mls /45,878 km
Total altitude gain: 1,501metres –
Running Altitude total: 448,511metres
Altitude gain per mile: 6.07 metres/mile
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina/ South America
12,619 miles/ 20,304 km, total alt gain 254,707 metres
37-Cuba
Currency:Approx £1= /1US Dollar 1 CUC
Currency:Approx £1= /1US Dollar 25 CUP Local Currency
38-Mexico
Currency:Approx £1=26 / 1US Dollar=16Mexican Pesos
Number of days in country:
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina/ South America
15,491 miles/ 24,925 km, total alt gain 304,502 metres
Total distance cycled in the country: 3,127miles / 5,031km
Running Distance total: 28,512mls /45,878 km
Total altitude gain in country: 49,795metres
Running Altitude total: 498,306metres
Altitude gain per mile: 15.924 metres/mile
39-USA
Currency: Approx £1= 1.5 US dollars
Number of days in country:
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina/ South America
17,310 miles/ 27,852 km, total alt gain 329,180 metres
Total distance cycled in country: 1,819miles / 2,927km
Running Distance total: 33,458mls /53,834 km
Total altitude gain in country: 24,678metres
Running Altitude total: 522,984metres
Altitude gain per mile: 13.567 metres/mile
40-Canada
Currency: Approx £1= 2 Canadian dollars
Number of days in country:
Totals from Ushuaia Southern tip of Argentina/ South America
19,301 miles/ 31,055 km, total alt gain 357,536 metres
Total distance cycled in Canada: 1,991miles / 3,203km
Running Distance total: 35,449mls /57,037 km
Total altitude gain in Canada: 28,356metres
Running Altitude total: 551,340metres
Altitude gain per mile: 14.24metres/mile
Currently cycling through Alaska!!
north2northcycletour 
You seem to have forgotten the whole of June in Norway another 30 days!!
Thank you expert proof reader!! Keep up the good work ; )
Do you realise you have climbed the equivalent of Everest 17 times already. Good going and only half way round the world ! xx
Hey guys,
I have finally got around to having a look at your blog. You have some great photos and love how much you get to wild camp.
Chile has been difficult for us to wildcamp because of all the fences everywhere.
Anyway, hope you are well. where abouts are you???
Sorry I should also tell you who this is, Mark & Sanne, we met you in the soggy campground of Malargue! We are now in northern Chile headed for Bolivia in 2 days time.
Take care
Saludos amigos desde el paso sico un gran abrazo de su amigo alex ortega
Wish you the very best for the end of that amazing journey. You’re a great spirit on two wheels!