Cycling Collection by Robin Patijn - Farawayistan
An unforeseen incredible journey – cycling from India to Nepal
17 days
2-6 h/day
1,165km
10,460m
9,350m
I had been dreaming about this journey for years, cycling over beautiful mountain passes and through magnificent landscapes. So, you can imagine how happy I was when the adventure finally began. Together with my friend Sabina, I cycled from the Caucasus mountains in Georgia through the scorching hot desert plains of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan to the high mountains of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The original idea to cycle from Almaty to China unfortunately fell through. Winter arrived early in the season and with temperatures of minus 25, my sleeping bag’s comfort limit was far exceeded. Mountain passes were blanketed in heavy snowfall and roads were inaccessible.
Suddenly, the adventure took on a whole new direction. There had to be a plan B and the route had to be changed. The Himalayas were also on our wish list, and a flight to India was the quickest way to get there.
The contrast between Central Asia and India could hardly be greater. Within a few hours, I went from the vast Kazakh steppe to the Indian metropolis of New Delhi with its more than 30 million inhabitants. Two tickets to Delhi took me from a secluded beautiful nature reserve to one of the world's largest urban agglomerations.
It turned out to be a wild ride, accompanied by all the necessary adventurous moments, through the crazy traffic of Delhi all the way to the highest peaks of Nepal. , I wrote a story about this part of the journey for Issue 02 of Dropped Magazine, a semi-annual magazine filled with inspiring cycling stories. If I have inspired you, you can find the route I took in this Collection.
For more information about Dropped Magazine, see: https://www.droppedmag.com
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Activities
74.7km
04:12
140m
160m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
104km
05:47
100m
110m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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68.7km
03:52
100m
90m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
81.0km
04:39
140m
120m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
78.0km
04:25
280m
320m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
84.2km
04:50
330m
360m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
72.1km
04:09
200m
190m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
110km
06:35
810m
710m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
74.7km
04:30
570m
710m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
49.5km
02:52
190m
120m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
40.0km
03:43
1,460m
360m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
66.8km
04:35
1,310m
1,830m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
54.8km
03:51
1,080m
1,030m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
73.0km
04:26
800m
1,200m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
54.5km
03:48
1,050m
1,090m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
52.5km
04:00
1,200m
620m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
26.7km
02:10
710m
340m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Collection Stats
Activities
17
Distance
1,165 km
Duration
72:26 h
Elevation
10,460 m
9,350 m
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