Cycle Lhasa to Kathmandu - part 1 / days 1-2

16 riders travelling 1,000+km's from Lhasa (Tibet) to Kathmandu (Nepal) by way of Everest base camp crossing 5 x 5,000 metre passes along the way. Redspokes trip.

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• Cycle Tibet
• Cycle Lhasa to Kathmandu
• Redspokes cycling
• Tibet
• cycle to Mt.Everest

[larnealive]

Thank you so much for posting this series of videos. I made the same trip in 1994 when there were only two short strips of bitumen on the route. This is a fantastic record and great memories.

[litchy76]

@larnealive

Thx for comments - It is amazing that you did the same but largely off road - we were lucky in that roads were done up to aid tourism by Chinese in lead up to 2008 Olympics - even still altitude and remaining off road make this an incredibly challenging ride ! The scenery while barren in parts is stunning !

[larnealive]

It's been great to see this. Memories do fade over time so this is a great record. What I do vividly remember though, are the corners on the Khamba La, where the dust/gravel came half way up the wheels. Real lung busting stuff. But that trip is definitely a lifetime highlight - particularly the view from the Pang La. Thanks again!