This weekend things have started to move on the Andes Moto Extreme website development. Walter Colebatch got in touch about his latest project and through mutual support of each others projects I am now following on from my work on Sibirsky Extreme to now focus my efforts on the new website.

Sherri Jo Wilkins has also joined the team and will be the base camp manager, photographer and videographer. Other members of the team include:

Walter Colebatch – Team Captain
Lukas Matzinger – Technical Director
Barton Churchill – The Mountain Man

The plan is to take a troika of Husaberg FE 570s to South America and make a world motorcycle altitude record attempt of 20,500′ 6,250m!

You can follow the prep here (www.andesmotoextreme.com) ready for a kick off in March 2012.

It is that time of year again when the snow starts to fall and thoughts of the next winter season enter the mind. The video below shows a few highlights from a ski trip to Lech Zürs am Arlberg in 2011. Find out why this resort in Vorarlberg has earned its well deserved reputation.

Lech Zürs am Arlberg 2011 from everywherevirtually on Vimeo.

This video was filmed right at the end of the 2011 season in April 2011. By sheer good fortune it snowed the week before our arrival and then the sun shone for the duration.

It was a perfect combination of fresh snow and blue skies. Coupled with the beauty of Lech Zürs am Arlberg and the extensive nature of the ski area you could not have asked for more.

A truly spectacular place to ski.

Sibirsky Extreme Project DVD

Join prolific adventure motorcyclist and Siberia aficionado Walter Colebatch and his friends on a ride of discovery into Central Asia and the darkest depths of Siberia.

Sibirsky Extreme was the journey that pioneered new routes across Siberia, including the legendary BAM Road.

This journey also features the Tuva Track, Vilyuisky Trakt and the Road of Bones.

Full of interactions with locals, as well as stunning scenery. If you ever dreamt of exploring Siberia on two wheels, this is the DVD for you!

Enjoy the main feature and then feast on the fantastic extras that really give you a feel for life on the road (and off it) in some of the most remote parts of the World

Main Feature: 31min

Walter’s Extras (people, places, lots of river crossings, the ups, the downs and the girls!): 73min

NTSC Version For North American customers & PAL for Europe & the rest of the world

Click here to Buy PAL version or click here to but the NTSC version

I started putting together the footage of the Lech trip. It soon became apparent that there was quite a bit and not all of it great either. Some of it was underexposed or show signs of interlacing. At the same time friends were asking where the video was. So to give a small taste of what were up to I put together a one and a half minute teaser while I work on the “big one”. At the same time I don’t want to big it up too much. It is just a home movie after all.

This has been in the pipeline for a while but 2011 is the year it all kicks off. I am very much looking forward to this.

Before I write another thing I would like to thank Grant & Susan Johnson and Chris Colling & Dave Lomax at adventure-Spec for making my attendance possible this year. Without them it would not have happened.

the 2010 10th anniversary event was much bigger than previous years. As I rode up the driveway to Lumb Farm I said to myself “Oh Wow”. They had pulled out all the stops. There were more vendors, more bikes, biggest tents, a video screen. It was all together an impressive event.

The campfire was blazing, the road kill cookout was in full swing but most importantly the people made the event special. Old faces, new faces, adventurers to be and adventurers with many years and locations under their belts.

In addition to the great setup the weather was perfect. It was consistently warm and sunny for the entire event. 28C and wall to wall sunshine. You could not have asked for better.

Attendees included Austin Vince and Lois Pryce, Jenny Furneaux, Simon Gandolfi, Walter Colebatch, Jenny Morgen, Peter & Kay Forward and many many more that can be found here

This year I was of course without my F800GS and arrived on my 1994 CB500. I guessed I would be the only attendee on a CB500 but by some strange quirk of the universe two guys arrived on loaded up CB500′s. Not only that but they plan to ride around the world over 80 months on these machines. I was heartened by their story and impressed at their low tech approach to luggage and increasing comfort. They were good guys, with a good sense of humour and I reckon they will go far and I personally will be looking forward to reading their story.

To find more photos of the event have a look here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/sets/72157624238859917/with/4736800180/

Or click on the gallery above.

Fixing a bent footpeg – Attempt 1 from everywherevirtually on Vimeo.

On the run up to Sibirsky Extreme everything is getting extreme… People are sending me extreme ironing boards, extreme underpants and an extreme notepad.

Of course it doesn’t get anymore extreme than the video you are about to watch below…

or does it? How about a bit of Lada extreme