Trails & Travel Video

An Argentina Adventure by Rocky Mountain – Episode #01

28.10.2012
by Robin Schmitt
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Sitting on the edge of the Andes, Bariloche is famous for its Catedral ski resort, the biggest in South America, and for its notoriously rugged backcountry terrain. After bouncing around various ideas of where we should take this year’s Rocky Mountain adventure, we dug deeper and discovered that Bariloche has a burgeoning mountain bike scene with killer trails and passionate locals. That, and Argentina’s warm sunshine in February sealed the deal.

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The trip wasn’t about finding big hucks, shredding scree slopes, heli-shuttles, or filming for a feature movie. It was about finding a true mountain bike adventure and sharing it with close friends.

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So, we pulled together the team of Thomas Vanderham, Geoff Gulevich, Wade Simmons, and Andreas “Dre” Hestler, as well our very talented friends Margus Riga & Ambrose Weingart to capture the trip’s visuals, and headed to the Southern Hemisphere. With the help of our amazing guides, Martin “Cepi” Raffo, Bojan Magister, and Gonzallo Serenelli, we found the adventure we had hoped for and much more.

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From the friendly and welcoming locals, to the jaw dropping natural beauty surrounding Bariloche and its world-class trails, we’ll remember this trip for the rest of our lives.

Episode 1: Wade vs The Airport
When we travel together with our bikes and gear, we use the term “Shock and Awe” for the airport check-in experience. Seven guys with seven overweight bikes and gear bags is a sight to behold and Air Canada’s check-in staff have come to know us well. Our trip down to Buenos Aires was smooth and we had a fun (too fun) night there before heading to Bariloche the next day. There, we met our amazing guides and we had enough time to get a quick rip in to work the cobwebs out from two days of travel.
**Warning – there is almost no riding in this video, but it’s worth the watch!**

Photo: Margus Riga

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