Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking La Paz

So right out of the gate we started La Paz off on the wrong foot. We landed at La Paz airport, one of the highest in the world at about 4200m, quickly got our bags and headed straight to the hostel. The airport, El Alto, is the highest in the world and the view of La Paz as we descended was amazing. We arrived at the hostel at about 5pm and were …

There was a very entertaining moment on the bus journey from Copacabana to La Paz where the conductor asked us to disembark and walk over to a little boat and take it across the lake as the bus would be taking its own ferry (large raft) across the water. Sadly the camera was buried too deeply to capture this surreal moment, but rest assured it was …

James was confident, I was really scared! I just kept thinking "there's an animal sanctuary at the end of this".

We went with Gravity, ominous name but highly regarded and rightly so. There are some real horror stories about some of the companies, including fake disc brakes! Our bikes (mine was called Marge) were Kona’s and fully …

... easily decided to go with the company that started it all 7 years ago, has the best bikes and a great safety record - Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking. We left on a Saturday morning and were driven up to the top (4,700 m/15,100 ft). After handing out ...

... is actually coming back up the road by minibus! Luckily everyone survived the trip, which was organized by Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking - I'd definitely recommend them over other companies - their safety record is excellent which cannot be said for ...

... Lake Titicaca.... info for other travelers: Adventure Brew Hostel, 60 bolivianos (around 8 USD) for a dorm with a bathroom, Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking, 55 USD for a basic package, 75USD for an all inclusive one, you can book it at the ...

... of town. The biggest event of the day was booking our World´s Most Dangerous Road trip. We decided to go with Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking, because they were highly recommended by lonely planet. It was 10 USD more then the cheapest one we found, ...

... 4700 metres high to get kitted out in windproof gears, helmets, gloves and of course or bikes.  This company Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking has the best bikes, front and back suspension and most importantly hydraulic brakes. Today we will drop ...

... or Nate. We will have pictures eventually, but have to get the CD from the bike company. GRAVITY TOURS...They call it gravity assisted mountain biking...only about 10 kms were flat or uphill. At the end of the ride, you get a beer and a ...

... to buy gifts and things for ourselves.   27/07/08   Early rise to go to meet the guys from Gravity assisted mountain biking to start the scary day cycling down the 'Worlds Most Dangerous Road' - WMDR. We started of in La Cumbre and ...

... ". Everyone we have met in Peru and Bolivia says it is something you must do when in La Paz. I booked it with this company Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking, its basically just 4 hours of mountain biking down hill along the world´s most dangerous road. ...

... Road mountain bike trip. Billed as "The World´s most dangerous road" it was a trip not to be missed! We went with "Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking" who we´d recommend for using decent bikes & guides. Basically a bus takes you to the top of a ...

... from the GAP group signed up to mountain bike down the World´s Most Dangerous Road. We met up with the guides from Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking and headed in their bus to the starting point at 4700 metres above sea level (45 minutes from La ...