For the Mountains.

Backcountry adventure cyclist

World champion, record holding athlete. climate + trails advocate

Iā€™m Kait

Journal

 FOLLOW ALONG

Well, somehow I haven't yet been home for 48 hrs and @kurt.refsnider and I are giving a presentation and premiering our newest film at Wydaho Bike Fest tonight. While the grogginess may be real, we're excited to get to share some of our photos and st
Wow. I'm both in awe and grateful and very worn out - a sign of a full value experience. Over the past 3 weeks my good friend and teammate, Kurt, and I rode 4 different routes in the Alps, ranging from 3 to 5 days each in length in the Swiss and Ita
Thank you, Aosta. šŸ«¶šŸ¼ For our final four days in higher and drier Italia, we soaked in buttery ridge-lines, post rain hero dirt, and dramatic skies in the shadows of Mont Blanc. 1 hut, 1 bivacco, and 1 wellness hotel gave us a range of cultural and
The Urner Alps weren't in the plan, but they did not disappoint. The night before heading out on a 3-day ride from Engelberg, the bar tender recommended a trail in the other direction. So we rode that way, and found one of the best descents of the e
Kurt and I have finished the first part of our Alps Adventure, a 5-day loop in Stelvio National Park šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ and a 4 -day loop around Davos. šŸ‡ØšŸ‡­ Now we're on a train to meet @fmarmsaterphoto in Engelberg šŸ‡ØšŸ‡­ before heading farther west for one last l
Not all sunshine and rainbows here. In complete contrast to yesterday, the rain did not stop while we drank coffee. Rather, it increased, never let up, and now 12-hrs later it is steadily pouring. Of course our day started with a climb up over a high
Today was one of those days we dreamt of for this trip. The rain stopped and the clouds lifted while we drank coffee in a high hut. The dirt was tacky and the mountains still as we descended a really remarkable trail that found and unlikely path down

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