Alaska to Argentina | Episode 1 | Arctic Cycling

On June 21st I started my Alaska to Argentina bicycle tour with my dad. We started in the town of Deadhorse on the northern coast of Alaska and began cycling the notorious Dalton Highway. This video covers the ride from Deadhorse to Fairbanks, AK, about 11 days and 500 miles.

We faced rain, headwinds, swarms of mosquitos, hot sun, and mud, but it was all worth it for those sweet, sweet downhills.

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About the Ride:
My name is Alex van Gelder. I'm from Seattle and I'm just starting my first intercontinental bicycle tour. The goal is to ride from Deadhorse, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina in one go.

I also want to ride some bikepacking routes as part of my route including the Great Divide Route through the Rocky Mountains and the Peru and Ecuador Divides through the Andes.

For this trip I built my own bike using a custom frame in order to be able to withstand rough mountain roads as well as power through long distances on pavement. (I had never built a bike before so we'll see if it holds up.)

If you have any other questions you can check out my FAQs video:    • Alaska to Argentina | Episode 0 | FAQs  
or leave a comment and I'll get to it as soon as I can.

I'm editing these videos on the road, so releases my be infrequent as I try to find a quiet place to edit.