RUNNING THE BOLIVIAN ANDES

In October 2018, I completed my third run in my global challenge to run, solo and unsupported, across a mountain range on every continent - the Bolivian Andes. This was by far the most difficult range, with high altitude, challenging gradients, dangerous regions, and unrelenting mountain storms. It took me 17 days to traverse the range from the Peruvian border to the start of the Yungas, covering over 600km, bivvying under my (usually frozen) tarp or sleeping in friendly Quechua/Aymara pueblos along the way.

"No tienes miedo?" - Aren't you afraid? It's the first question I got asked in every pueblo as I ran through the Bolivian Andes. For 17 days, I battled with the fear inside my head - and reflected in the people I met - as I ran solo and unsupported across the Sierra Oriental, the third range in my global challenge to run across a mountain range on every continent.