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Ride to Slide

It has been a personal odyssey, but after 13 years of attempts, BD’s backyard bike to ski adventure was completed. Check out the Ride to Slide post in the “Lessons” tab for an insider look at this multi-year project, including the beautifully shot film by Greg Cairns . Enjoy!

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Brett DavisApril 25, 2024
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View fullsize Hey All! Tomorrow night is another chance to come get entertained and learn about our Wild Bunch bike adventure and see the fun film by @greg.cairns about the first part of our ride. It will be worth your time. Giddy up, I will see you all at 6:30 PM
View fullsize Fall adventure #2 is in the books. As part of our father & son ride series, my dad along with the amazing support of my mom rode the 240 mile Katy Trail across his home state of Missouri. At the age of 81 he crushed it. I’m not sure what ou
View fullsize Our final days on the river continued to be magical with yet another camp with a front row seat of a calving glacier; visits by curious seals; incredible weather; and stunning views.

We made a new friend with Nathan and his four-legged friend, Milli
View fullsize A stop to get up close and personal with yet another glacier yielded some unbelievable moments. Enjoy!

@alpacka_raft @hyperlite_mountain_gear @republicofdoom @jonathansbailey 

#thisispackrafting #alaska #humanpoweredadventures #rivertrip
View fullsize As water from the creek grew into a river and was joined by yet more tributaries, we floated ever more quickly towards the sea on a growing liquid conveyor belt. Our river camps were stunning with evening fires and tasty river trip cuisine. We even h
View fullsize On day two, we woke up in a cloud and made our way blindly over a pass before descending to the beginnings of the water that would take us towards the ocean. The boating was continuous and super fun leading to a local watering hole and camp @tglazema
View fullsize A source to sea means getting to the source which meant a day of hiking on a glacier to an amazing camp site overlooking the glacier. It was a stunning first day! 

@hyperlite_mountain_gear @alpacka_raft @republicofdoom @jonathansbailey @tglazemarlow
View fullsize After a summer hiatus, my fall adventure season has begun…I recently returned from an amazing source to sea packrafting trip with the usual suspects, @republicofdoom and @jonathansbailey (more on that in the coming days) in the wild state of A
View fullsize The stoke is high on a quiet Sunday morning as I get to open up the newest edition of the Bike Packing Journal from @bikepackingcom and see a creative project that was a long time in coming. For those who are members of the Bikepacking Collective, I
View fullsize The past couple of weeks in the mountains have been good for my soul. It felt great to work with old friends; meet new ones; and help the next generation stand upon some lofty summits. I’m ready to go back!

#alpineclimbing #changinglives #take
View fullsize Some summertime vibes. From the high peaks to desert rivers - escaping the heat anyway we can. 

#summertime #humanpoweredadventures #thisispackrafting #summits #peakclimbing
View fullsize I’m stoked to see all the hard work @smailen has put into his new company, @relentlesscomponents , to bring another amazing bikepacking product to life. After nearly a year of testing and over 4000 miles of rugged riding, the Mule Rack is ready
View fullsize Hey All! If you are in the Grand Junction or Fruita, CO areas come out tonight to the world famous @hottomatopizza for a slice of pie, beer, and some mountain bike movie stoke. I’ll be there screening the Wild Bunch movie along with some other
View fullsize DD and I just spent the weekend in one of our favorite river canyons helping BLM ranger and friend, @carleton.lane, as he picked up trash and did community outreach to all the boaters, fisherman and hikers who access their right to recreate on our na
View fullsize Here are a few images from an outstanding week tagging along with the talented @rigtoflip crew as they work on their latest film about the legendary and inspiring Colorado River Keeper, John Weisheit. I shot some photos and helped man a camera for th
View fullsize Hey All! I’m just back from the wilds and super stoked to see the release of a project that was years in the making. The Outlaw Tour was a one of my more memorable historic adventures involving lots of research and help from some of the best hi
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