{"id":200510,"date":"2025-07-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200510"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:23:13","slug":"bikepacking-through-latin-america-with-adam-pawlikiewicz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/bikepacking-through-latin-america-with-adam-pawlikiewicz","title":{"rendered":"Bikepacking Through Latin America with Adam Pawlikiewicz Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/efbcef8e-c739-4e9e-a728-c70ac4227163?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/bikepacking-through-latin-america-with-adam-pawlikiewicz\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adam Polikiewicz-Mesa is an endurance mountain athlete and bikepacker who has explored remote regions across Latin America and the U.S. After graduating college, he turned down a financial consulting career to pursue a transformative journey on two wheels. Now a full-time athlete and visual storyteller, Adam documents his adventures through Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, capturing the landscapes, cultures, and people he encounters. 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