Residence : Montreal, Canada.
Louise embarked on her first bikepacking adventures in 2019. Exploring the territories of Quebec and then British Columbia, she became hooked as she crossed the Chilcotin Mountains range and discovered her true passion for remote backcountry cycling.
Discovering a simple lifestyle connected to nature that suited her perfectly, she decided to quit her job in 2022 to embark on six months of bikepacking through the mountain ranges of Europe and Morocco, riding the trails accross the Picos de Europa, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Atlas Mountains.
A rustic outdoor enthusiast, she also practices canoe-camping, winter camping, and off-trail cross-country skiing. Fond of endurance cycling, she has taken on challenges such as GravelMan Mont Blanc (350 km with 8600 meters of positive elevation gain), Wendigo Fatbike Ultra (a 200 km fatbike race in February in Ontario), and the Cycling Westfjord Way Challenge, a 1000 km race in Iceland.
Very involved in the cycling community in Quebec, she co-founded Les Fines Garnottes, a gravel and adventure bike collective for women, trans, and non-binary people based in Montreal.
She then left the organization to focus on photography and illustration projects. She is a regular collaborator for the French version of Mountain Life Media, Vie en Montagne, a printed magazine for which she creates illustrations and writes columns.
