Take Your Mountain Biking to New Heights

Discover how your Rocky Mountain skills translate to international riding

December 6, 2019

John Heaney,

Colorado is a certified paradise for folks seeking thrills in the saddle of a mountain bike.

There’s Aspen, with its technical single-track and spectacular flow trails, as well as Fruita, a mecca for riding desert landscapes. Then there’s Crested Butte, where you’ll top out at nearly 12,000 feet, the epitome of high-altitude biking. And we can’t forget Snowmass and its world-famous natural trail network, or Monarch Pass on the Continental Divide.

Now imagine staying at incredible alpine condos, feasting on local food and tackling these bucket-list rides in a week’s time – with zero planning involved. All you do is show up ready for an unforgettable experience. Sounds amazing, right?

Enter H+I Adventures, a company passionate about exploring the globe on mountain bikes. In fact, these types of trips are all they do.

H+I Adventures | Spain

“Our vacations are a carefully crafted combination of physical challenges and cultural adventures,” says Euan Wilson, H+I Adventures CEO. “We’ve considered every aspect of your adventure so you don’t have to. We’ve done the work already, making sure each day is packed with epic scenery, delicious local food and fantastic company.”

H+I Adventures | Spain

Outside of Colorado, H+I offers mountain bike tours all over the world, including Namibia, Croatia, Scotland, Chile, Nepal, Morocco, New Zealand, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Ecuador, to name a few. Each ride is rated by skill level needed, from novice to advanced-plus.

One H+I trip offering similarities to the variety of trails found in Colorado is in Andalucía, Spain. Riders follow ancient footpaths from village to village while circumnavigating the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountains, traversing all sorts of terrain, from verdant pine forests in the south to slick rock – similar to Fruita – in the north. And for 2020, H+I has an electric mountain bike version of the trip for those who want to put E-MTB technology to the test.