Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
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What goes up, must come down! Mark Beaumont and James Lowsley-Williams are battling crushing altitude and strong winds to hike their bikes to the peak of the world's highest active volcano, the Ojos del Salado. But this is just the start of their mammoth Chilean challenge! They must also descend 6890 metres over 300 kilometres to the Pacific Ocean in order to ride the world's longest downhill.
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How far can you ride a bike downhill? To find out GCN PresenterJames Lowsley-Williams has teamed up with adventurer Mark Beaumont for a challenge of epic proportions in the high Andes of Chile. Their goal is to scale the highest active volcano in the world, the Ojos del Salado, with bikes strapped to their backs, before riding the longest descent in the world….300 KM to the Pacific coast. With a depleted team, weather delays and pressure from home to return by Christmas, can they conquer the immense challenge ahead of them? It's all downhill from here... right?
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Sign up to GCN+ for the best cycling documentaries, shows, and adventure films from the 15th February. Plus live racing, highlights and analysis, all ad-free and get 50% off in February: https://gcn.eu/plus
What goes up, must come down! Mark Beaumont and James Lowsley-Williams are battling crushing altitude and strong winds to hike their bikes to the peak of the world's highest active volcano, the Ojos del Salado. But this is just the start of their mammoth Chilean challenge! They must also descend 6890 metres over 300 kilometres to the Pacific Ocean in order to ride the world's longest downhill.
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How far can you ride a bike downhill? To find out GCN PresenterJames Lowsley-Williams has teamed up with adventurer Mark Beaumont for a challenge of epic proportions in the high Andes of Chile. Their goal is to scale the highest active volcano in the world, the Ojos del Salado, with bikes strapped to their backs, before riding the longest descent in the world….300 KM to the Pacific coast. With a depleted team, weather delays and pressure from home to return by Christmas, can they conquer the immense challenge ahead of them? It's all downhill from here... right?
GCN+ is the home of the world’s most thrilling live bike races, highlights, exclusive shows and epic cycling documentaries that you can enjoy live + ad-free + on-demand + interactive + all-year round.
GCN+ is more of everything you’ve come to love from GCN but taken to the next level: more entertainment, more races, more inspiration, more access, more analysis, more science and more to watch with exclusive and original long-form films, documentaries and shows.
GCN+ is cycling like you’ve never seen it before.
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