Red head, white collar, black feathers, black and white wings. Fifteen kilos in weight, four meters of wingspan. The scientific name is "vultur gryphus", the popular name the Andean condor. It's a raptor, a vulture, its preferred prey are marine bird nests.

Since yesterday, Omar Di Felice has been traveling the Ruta del Condor, South America from north to south, from Machu Picchu to Punta Arenas, 7100 km and 51,000 meters of elevation gain, through the Salar de Uyuni and Bolivian lagoons, the Atacama Desert in Chile and the entire Patagonia, Argentine and Chilean. Alone. By bike. "Finally, I'm returning to do what I love most: crossing mountains, deserts, and entire countries with my bicycle, solo, trying to challenge myself and discover the world from the privileged position of my bike saddle. 2025 was a fundamental year: on one side great satisfactions and achieved goals, but on the other the pain and fear from the accident, the energy spent to recover but also the fear of not being able to return to 100%. Opening maps, working on planning every detail and, finally, choosing to depart, leaves me a sense of happiness and that touch of fear that has always characterized my expeditions".

Two hundred kilometers per day among a thousand difficulties and unexpected events. "The altitude - explains Di Felice - long between 4,000 and 5,000 meters, constant and gusty winds... I chose to arrive in Punta Arenas for the strong symbolic value that this small village, at the southern tip of Chile, holds for me. Here I embarked for Antarctica, living its dream and moments of waiting before the long journey into the unknown, and here I found civilization again after having lived 50 days alone in the most remote and extreme place on the Planet. I'm sure that arriving there on my bicycle, moved only by my own strength, will give me new emotions as well as a new sense of connection with the Antarctic continent".

Di Felice, 45 years old, from Rome, former professional road cyclist, then specialist in ultramarathons, also a writer and speaker, has accustomed us to feats bordering on madness. In 2025 he tackled the Himalayan crossing through the mountainous regions of Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Tibet and succeeded in the Monaco di Baviera Classic, but he also suffered a serious accident - the fracture of some cervical vertebrae - before recovering and winning the Ultrabiking Sardinia. Extremely well-equipped with the best technology, what remains (and it's certainly not little) is the human management of a great adventure. If you want, you can follow him from home like this: https://ultracyclingman.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8fccca464c36b41ed0c837093&id=70ab4f16df&e=439587b171