Jeremiah Bishop and Tyler Pearce (AKA Vegan Cyclist) set out on a quest to conquer a previously-thought “impossible route” on bicycles—761 miles over 47,488 feet of climbing through Death Valley.

 

 

Previously only achieved by motorcycle, watch two cyclists attempt a grueling 7-day expedition along the California Backcountry Discovery Route across the Mojave desert.

 

 

The Route: 

Beginning in Yuma, Arizona, and ending 761 miles away in Bishop, California—it’s a hellish trudge through unrelenting sand and rock that traverses over 47,488 feet of climbing raw mountain ranges, across creeks, boulder fields and barren desert. Is it possible to complete on a bicycle in 7 days?

The Team: