BarcelonaIn Avià, a small town next to Berga, Alba Xandri and Ricard Calmet receive the ARA. They open the doors of their home with familiarity. “In Nepal everyone welcomed us, they asked us about us and our adventure”, they explain. Alba is a teacher and Ricard a firefighter. In 2014 they decided to leave their lives and go around the world by bicycle. “It was an amazing 3-year experience”, remembers Alba. Once they have returned home, however, the desire to continue pedaling has not faded, but rather the opposite. “This is a vice. Once you’ve finished an expedition, your head is already boiling thinking about the next one,” says Ricard. The last adventure, in December in the middle of winter, the Annapurna route, with temperatures reaching -15 degrees. “We love challenges”, they admit while laughing.
Yes, you can climb Annapurna by bike in December
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