Across Cuba by bike, following the cult band Buena Vista Social Club YEAR: 2009 LOCATION: Cuba PARTICIPANTS: Agnieszka i Mateusz Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: bike, hitch-hiking In 2009 we set out on our bikes across Cuba, following the cult band Buena Vista Social Club. The expedition was under the patronage of a London record label World Circuit that released the album by Buena Vista Social Club and...
ANDES BY BIKE
One and a half year by bike across the Andes – the longest mountain range in the world YEAR: 2011-2013 LOCATION: The Andes – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia PARTICIPANTS: Agnieszka i Mateusz Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: bike, on foot, crampons and ice axes ‘Rowerami na Krańce Świata’ (To the world’s egde by bike) was an expedition that changed everything. Almost 16...
WALKABOUT. CANNING STOCK ROUTE
A solo bike expedition on the harshest route on Earth YEAR: 2013-2014 LOCATION: Tanami Desert, Grand Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert – Western Australia PARTICIPANTS: Agnieszka and Mateusz Waligóra (2013), Mateusz Waligóra (2014) TRANSPORTATION: specially designed ‘desert’ bike – fatbike The Canning Stock Route (CSR) is probably the harshest road (route) on Earth. It leads...
PAKO ON THE WAY THROUGH CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
First family expedition: a bike ride on the Camino de Santiago YEAR: 2015 LOCATION: Camino de Santiago – Spain PARTICIPANTS: Agnieszka, Mateusz and Franek (Pako) Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: bike First trip for our trio. Our experienced expedition duo was joined by Franek who gained a new nick name in Spain – ‘Pako’. During the 400 kilometres we made by bikes we gained new skills in family travelling...
WALK THE SALAR
Solo crossing of the largest salt desert in the world – Salar de Uyuni YEAR: 2015 LOCATION: Salar de Uyuni – Bolivia PARTICIPANTS: Mateusz Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: on foot Walk the Salar wasn’t neither the longest nor the most difficult expedition but it was the one that got my texts and photographs published in many countries around the world. In June 2015 I crossed the largest salt desert in...
WHITEOUT ON HARDANGERVIDDA
A winter solo expedition across the Norwegian mountain plateau Hardangervidda YEAR: 2016 LOCATION: Hardangervidda – Norway PARTICIPANTS: Mateusz Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: on foot (with snowshoes on) During the solo walk across the biggest mountain plateau in Europe – Norwegian Hardangervidda, I gained my first experience in organising polar expeditions that I will certainly use in the future. I...
SEA TO SUMMIT
A family trip across Poland with three-years old Franek and one-year old Ernest. YEAR: 2015 LOCATION: Hel -> Śnieżka – Poland PARTICIPANTS: Agnieszka, Mateusz, Franek and Ernest Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: bike, on foot The first expedition for a one-year old Ernest and the second one for a three-year old Pako. We used our bikes to travel from Hel to Karpacz and then walked up on Śnieżka. Pako...
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VICTORINOX QHAPAQ ÑAN
The walk along Qhapaq Ñan Inca paths from Cusco to Machu Picchu – the second expedition of the project Before It Is Gone YEAR: 2017 LOCATION: Cordillera Vilcabamba – Perú PARTICIPANTS: Mateusz Waligóra, Michał Dzikowski, Wilfredo Gibaja, Richard Calderon, Edwin TRANSPORTATION: on foot across the Andes In May of 2017 along with a photographer, Michał Dzikowski, we set out to Peru to carry on with...
NATIONAL GEOGRPAHIC CHADAR AZTORIN EXPEDITION
The march on the frozen Zanskar river in the Indian Himalayas – The first expedition of the project Before It Is Gone YEAR: 2017 LOCATION: Indian Himalayas – India PARTICIPANTS: Mateusz Waligóra, Michał Dzikowski, Stanzin Tundup, Gonbo Tundup TRANSPORTATION: on foot on the frozen river In January 2017 along with Michał Dzikowski, photographer, we set out to India on our first expedition of the...
WALK THE GOBI
The first ever solo walk across the Gobi YEAR: 2018 LOCATION: The gobi DESERT PARTICIPANTS: Mateusz Waligóra TRANSPORTATION: on foot I walked 1785 km in 58 days. I pulled all the necessary gear on a cart, made specially for this expedition, at times it weighted more than 250 kilograms. I am the first man to solo cross the Mongolian part of the biggest Asian desert. – If this expedition ends in...