Just out- the gorgeous new book by the photo editors of Patagonia, Unexpected- 30 Years of Patagonia Catalog Photography.
Patagonia has long been on of my favorite and best clients. Over the years, they’ve used quite a few of my shots in their catalogs and advertisements and so I’m very excited that the editors chose one of my images to be included in this book.
Filled with awesome shots from around the globe that were taken by a long list of legendary adventurers and photographers, I feel like I’ve been invited to sit at the head table in the giant’s throne room.
The editors selected one the shots from the mountain bike trip into Himalayan region of Ladakh, India that I took in 2001 with my good friend, Eric Parsons. During the trip, we pulled trailers up and over four passes over 16,000 feet, plus the Tanglang La, at 17,500 feet and the Khardung La, which at 18,380, feet is the highest established road on the planet.
It was during that trip that Eric began developing the ideas that have evolved into his successful adventure bike bag business, Revelate Designs. Check out his website to see an innovative selection of rackless lightweight touring gear that’s designed for bikepacking, distance road biking, expedition touring, winter riding / racing and everything in between.
Get “Unexpected” here. Makes a great gift for the dirt bag adventure lover and armchair expedition leader in your life.
Here are a few shots from that trip:
Most of the times i visit a blog I see that the construction is poor and the writting bad.On the other hand,I could honestly say that you writting is decent and your website solid.
[…] no stranger to enduring the hardships of traveling in less developed countries, (I’d done my India bike trip the previous year) I was already missing the good life that I’d been enjoying every day in […]
[…] date, I’ve ridden my bike in eight countries on four continents. I’ve pedaled over the highest road in the world in Ladakh, India. I’ve ridden the northern California coast. I meandered for six weeks around Andalucia in […]
[…] just get too heavy. Believe me, I’ve carted that stuff to four continents on my bicycles, including the Himalayas, and every single tour, I wished that I had lighter […]
[…] In addition, Revelate Designs founder Eric Parsons will share his own stories and expertise about bike trips and about the bikepacking gear that he’s developed over the the years. (Longtime readers might remember that Eric and I did our first “real” bike tour in 2001 in Ladakh India.) […]
[…] trip. Patagonia has used quite a few in catalogs over the years, and even chose one for their book Unexpected: 30 Years of Patagonia Catalog Photography. This trip did a lot of for my photography career and to this day, Eric is my most published model […]