Aint no Mountain High (After dinner speaker)
Tuesday 05 April 2022
20:30 - 21:30
Summary
Why take the shortest, most direct route through life, when you could choose the wiggliest, most mountainous one possible? Once upon a time, adventurer Anna McNuff set off as part of a two-woman team to journey 5,500 miles by bike along the spine of the largest mountain range in the world – the Andes. Beginning in the bustling city of La Paz, she pedalled south – through dense jungle, across pristine white salt flats and past towering volcanoes, following the path of thundering glacial rivers to the snow-tipped peaks of Patagonia. Sleeping wild in their tents most nights, the duo endured scorpion stings, 50-mph crosswinds, catastrophic crashes and went head to head with one very determined saddle sore, called Sally. By the time they made it to the southernmost tip of the continent, they'd ascended over 100,000 metres – equivalent to 11 times the height of Everest. Saddle up and join Anna for a wildly entertaining return journey to the Andes, from the comfort of your adventure armchair.
