The climb continued today with large quantities of pushing the bike. It just didn’t get any less steep until the very end. It remained beautiful, following the river to a bowl of rocky mountains. The road then climbed up the side to have a spectacular view over the valley.
Switchbacks
The pass was around 4500m – a mammoth climb from the valley at 2350m, all on rocky, sandy, bumpy road. Still, the bad road didn’t matter. It was a challenge, in the sun, and in this beautiful, beautiful place. The bumpy road was more annoying on the way down, meaning that it was about 7km/h down (more than the 2km/h going up)..
The road up
Near the top
Steep road up
Looking down from the pass
Perched on the side of the hill
Rocky peaks
Valley from above
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Such incredible scenery and not a soul in sight. What a beautiful, wild place. Hats off to you for conquering this pass!
Thanks! 😉
Fantastic scenery, what a challenge! Looks a bit like NZ, but higher!
It was beautiful there!