Basque MTB Holiday

Okay long time no post, not an unfamiliar sight but it's finally time I got my arse in gear and posted about the amazing holiday I had in June on the BasqueMTB & Great Rock skills week.

We rode for six days in different locations around Hondarribia (near San Sebastian) in the beautiful Basque Country. We experienced days of mad heat (45 degrees C!), some light rain, some serious climbing and best of all some of the best descending and general all round mountain biking I've ever experienced. The variance of trails we rode over the six days was unbelievable; intense, steep, rocky descents, long technical climbs and loads of fast and fun singletrack.

Ed's coaching (not to mention general beardy entertaining behaviour) was a great addition to an already ideal holiday and it was nice to take away some new skills. It was also highly enjoyable to witness my fellow mtbers improve throughout the week. If you're looking to brush up on your skills definitely checkout Great Rock.

As for the local knowledge, I couldn't reccommend Doug of BasqueMTB more highly. I'd never really considered guided mountain biking but now I've experienced it I realise how much of an impact on a trip it can have. Being spoon-fed glorious trail after trail after trail without any faffing about with maps and usual misdirection was amazing. And Doug really does know his stuff, not just trails (did I mention he knows some really good trails?) but bike tech, local bike shops, dining, drinking and any other Basquey goodness you might need. Seriously you would not find these trails without him so don't even bother visiting Basque country on your bike without hitting him up.

Okay enough gush from me here's some video and piccies courtesy of Doug and Ed.