More than half the spaces for the 2020 Sideburn Nepal trip have sold and that before we've even announced that our rep is going to be the one and only Travis Newbold! Travis is a veteran of both Sideburn Himalayan and Sideburn Morocco trips and we couldn't think of a better rep, and this time he is going with his wife, Rachel. Here's what he says about his previous experiences. I have been lucky and had the pleasure of exploring some different ends of this planet with motorbi

In October 2019 a group of 12 intrepid Sideburn readers went on the inaugural Sideburn Nepal trip. Before we were even halfway through I knew we'd return for another trip and I'm happy to announce October 2020 is the date for Sideburn's return to Kathmandu and the Manang valley. Sideburn has co-promoted a number of unforgettable sold out trips in the Himalayas and we were itching to do another in the region with our Indian-owned partners at Helmet Stories. After a few reconn

Back in Kathmandu and have decent (sort of) wi-fi for the first time in a week. Sorry there haven't been any regular posts, good intentions and all that. This photo was taken 25 minutes after taking the kit off. Get close to the screen and you might be able to smell the fumes of downtown Kathmandu. I wanted to post about the kit I've worn for the last seven day's riding on the inaugural Sideburn Nepal trip. If you want to see some of the terrain and conditions just click - #s

Jason is coming to Nepal in October. Here is an email on his preparation. You do not have to have any inoculations to enter Nepal. If my wife hadn’t have looked into it, I’d probably not even thought about it. I had Tetanus, Hepatitis A/B and Typhoid inoculations and if I’d have gone with Nurse Pessimistic pants, I’d have had a shit load more. The nurse had a list, a very long list of diseases which I will for certainly catch. To accompany each disease, a macabre story. 'Rab