Life is for the living, quite literally. Even if we don't realise, we all know someone whose life has been touched by a serious illness. There are so many to choose, that is difficult to know who to help. We are starting at home, by helping the work that helped mum and so many others fight cancer. We are embarking on a challenge to cycle the "Andes to Amazon" bike ride. We're paying for the trip ourselves so all the money you contribute will go to our chosen charity. The details of the challenge you will see below. 146 miles across the Andes and into the Amazon jungle. Slightly terrified by the high altitude cycling and camping in the jungle but nothing is as scary as the thought of losing a mum.

Please sponsor us and help make a difference.

Leigh Singer
and
Stephen Buchan

About the trip

11/11/08
Day 1: Sacred Valley to Pisac straight forward acclimatisation ride along a generally along a flat tarmac road.
(start:3,000m / dist:39m)

Day 2: Cycle ascent and descent in the Andes
6km steep tarmac climb onto smooth smooth dirt road, 20kms climb to the top at 4,236m. mainly downhill now, The dirt road descends steeply at first before levelling off for a beautiful cycle down to the town of Colcapata.
(start:3,000m, max:4,236m, end:3,285m / dist:30m)

Day 3: Descend to Paucartambo
Climb to Tres Cruces, starts with a rapid downhill into Paucartambo (2,973m) next a tough climb, of about 4hrs (21m) to an altitude of 3,547kms (fairly steady climb)  turn off the main road and follow a rough undulating track for 14km camping at 3,900m
(start:3,285m, end:3,900m / dist:39m)

Day 4: Descent into Cloud Forest
Back to the main road, next section of riding is 59km of pure downhill to San Pedro at 1,400m
(start:3,900m, end:1,400m / dist:37m)

Day 5: Cycle deeper into the Rainforest 
Continuing on downhill, deteriorating the further you progress into the rainforest, You end your ride with a short sharp climb to a spectacular view point over the Manu followed by a fast descent to the end of the road at the jungle village of Atalaya where you will spend your last night camping.
(start:1,400m, end:750m, dist:40m)

TOTAL 146 miles