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Catching Breath: A Himalayan Race That Will Literally Take Your Breath Away

December 5, 2017 at 8:00 am

Did you know that your body gets only half the oxygen in extreme altitudes? And you need a lot of it when trying to reach exactly 5,359 meters above sea level, on rocky, crumbling roads, accompanied by icy winds that will try to knock you…

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Meet the Catching Breath Heroes: Our Own Fantastic Four

December 5, 2017 at 7:07 am

Outdoor/Mountain

To find a gang of humans whose idea of fun is to go and try to break the standing cycling record for one of the highest Himalayan passes, we needed to dig deep. A route spanning 40 kilometres with a constant 5-per-cent gradient, unstable harsh…

Catching Breath: The Photo Diary

December 4, 2017 at 12:32 pm

Outdoor/Mountain

Our amazing Himalayan adventure is over but the memories will linger on long after all the mountain dust has been washed off both us and the riders. You could follow The Catching Breath project for months while we slowly revealed the pieces all the way…

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Catching Breath: A Himalayan Race That Will Literally Take Your Breath Away

Meet the Catching Breath Heroes: Our Own Fantastic Four

Catching Breath: The Photo Diary