The world´s most dangerous road

The mountain bike ride ride from La Cumbre (4,700) to Coroico (1,750) - a drop of 3,000m - down 'the world's most dangerous road' (about 35 vehicles go over the edge every year, apparently) was some of the most fun I've ever had - 65km's of sheer adrenaline.

While not the most demanding riding I've done, the 400m+ drop-offs kept us on edge.
Amazing scenery too as we went from the high altiplano down to the hot and humid foothills of the Yungas.


Here we go... We started at 4,700m and it was freezing - I was wearing all the warm clothes I have.


Screaming towards the bottom. The previous night there had been a massive landslide that had completely blocked the road (we had to carry our bikes across the rubble). On the plus side, this meant there was no traffic to dodge or stop for on the (very narrow) road, meaning we could scream down as fast as we could without worrying about coming face-to-face with a truck on a blind corner.