Welcome to Pathfinder Bikepacking, where every journey is an adventure, and every ride tells a story.
Who We Are: Pathfinder Bikepacking is dedicated to the spirit of exploration and the joy of discovering the world on two wheels. Founded by Adam Hugill, a seasoned adventurer with a passion for bikepacking, our mission is to inspire and guide fellow enthusiasts through breathtaking landscapes, fostering a sense of community and connection along the way.
What We Do: Our channel offers a rich blend of content for bikepacking lovers of all levels. From detailed route guides and gear reviews to captivating travel vlogs and practical tips, we cover all aspects of bikepacking. Whether you're planning your first overnight trip or your next epic journey, you'll find valuable insights and inspiration here.
Also, if you're gonna step away from your bike without locking it(like you did), put it in your biggest gear so it's harder to ride away. Those extra seconds count if you catch them jumping on your bike.
Nice. Anza-Borrego Park is beautiful. I first saw it in 1987. Used to be a very rarely visited place. The Salton Sea used to be fresh and was a mecca resort until the early 1980s. No way for water to leave other than evaporation, so it turned salty. Interesting history in all that area. I ride dirt bikes and rode all over Ocotillo Wells. Your video brought back memories. Thanks for sharing. BTW, if you get a fat tire bike, riding the washes is easy.
Thanks for your video, Adam. You said what I really wanted to say from my heart because I also completely quit for years (over 7 years to be exact), and I feel the same way you described how good a life one can have when they just don't drink. There's one tip I'd like to share with someone who is from to time face craving for a sip, is to consume sweets, especially chocolate. No alcohol would "taste good" when your mouth is full of the taste of sweets. Thanks again, Adam, look forward to seeing your 5th year anniversary video of sobriety. Cheers, from Hong Kong.
I'm a year in now, I'm a regular person I swear. The truth was the further I got away from the habit the more I saw my behavior change and the quality of how I see things changed. Eventually the desire to drink leaves, every now and then you will be stressed and the thought might cross your mind, but the chemical signal is gone, so it's genuinely a choice wether you will give into it or not, oppssed to when the chemical signal was involved. Quitting has everything to do with lowering the signal until it's gone and addressing why you believe alcohol relives any version of stress, it doesn't at all.
I think this is the best 16-hour adventure I've ever had! The offer to join me for a winter solstice ride is genuine. I'll be officially creating an event for it shortly. In the meantime, you can sign up for this mailing list to be kept in the loop for the plans: pathfinderbikepacking.aweb.page/p/af8cfbd6-a986-460e-adb3-a608ee81dae4
This is really beautiful Adam and thank you for making this 💛Great and valuable lessons. I'm excited to hit the road next year and start my first ever bikepacking adventure :) Quick question, do you ever see yourself hitting the road again? And if not, why? Would be curious to know. I feel like once an adventurous soul, always an adventurous soul
Thank you. Good luck for your adventures to answer your question, on a long term year plus journey, no. I’m really happy with the balance I have with my life. On shorter trips for the rest of my days, absolutely!
Great little vlog on how cool the trails on the Purbeck are, and lovely chilled style video, Have you tried the Dorset Gravel Dash ? It starts and finishes at the Red Lion Pub in Swanage and is a 100 mile loop round Dorset ? On the May bank holiday just after Brothers .
Hey Adam! I have a big bikepacking trip planned which stitches together numerous hike/bike paths along Ireland's coast before going up through Scotland and criss-crossing south through GB. I've put years of effort into stitching it together, let me know if you're interested in it at all :)
Good luck on this new enterprise. Your adventures have always been an inspiration for me. One day I want to ride from Missoula, Montana to Anchorage, Alaska and Denali NP. Maybe next year or 2026. Hope to see you down the road. Stay safe and Ride on! 😎
Adam! Been watching you for years and good luck with this new venture! I'll be cycling Turkey to UK from the middle of July, so let me know if you have anything going on in the UK this late summer!
@@PathfinderBikepacking one crazy Italian did it in winter so cold -60c that his bicycle tubes crumbled.. only person i ever seen attempted it his name Lorenzo Barone
Very commendable that you identified the aspects in your life that held you back, then changed your path toward a brighter future. That’s honorable and inspiring.
I believe that was Oriflame Canyon you rode down before realizing you hadn't secured your drone remote. I have both rode down it and rode/hike a biked it up and I can attest to how steep and rocky it is and I think I would have left the remote behind as well. It's been a while since I rode in that area, thanks for sharing your'e adventure.
Ha, I should've watched 10 seconds more and I would have seen the Oriflame Canyon sign! Was there water flowing in the creek when you were there? Maybe I have been lucky but was always able to fill up at the creek on Oriflame. Cheers
Looks like you’re wearing synthetic clothes, loose cotton button dress shirt collects the sweat and cools your body especially with any breeze.I only use synthetic or wool below 50-60f.
When I was a kid, my bike was the way to explore the area around my town. I went everywhere, be it urban, industrial, or country landscapes. Those were never glorious long-distance trips - just day rides, sometimes only a couple of hours after school, but they were real adventures, which I did with my like-minded buddies, sometimes by myself. With the fall, days would get shorter and rainier, but we'd ride as long as we could before winter came. Winters were harsh but fun in their own way, yet I'd always look forward to the spring, when streams would start trickling down the streets, which meant it was time to get the bike ready for a new season. I was never bored. Decades later, now on the other side of the globe, I still don't find myself bored and I don't feel the need to travel to any exotic destinations. I just remember those days when I was a child and everything seemed so new, fresh, and undiscovered, and I realize that there's so much right here, around me, that's worth exploring. Thank you for the video.
I’m 105 days in. I turned 60 and want to go the decade with no alcohol. I’ve only had a glass of wine at my daughters college graduation lunch And it was wonderful and right, and then back to not drinking. My son doesn’t graduate for three more years, so I’m good 😂
15 years ago I stopped drinking and drugging! My life is still hard, but I don't go to jail anymore. I live on my own, pay my bills, people can depend on me, and I have some self respect now where as before I had none!
