DICE
September 27, 2013, 4:07am
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[video=vimeo;69045994]http://vimeo.com/69045994[/video]
Anyone with a spare 25 minutes and an interest in the road less travelled should watch this vid. Its a goodie.
In summer 2011, Outdoor Research athlete Kyle Dempster took off on his bike across Kyrgyzstan with a couple mostly-accurate maps, a trailer full of climbing gear, and a vocabulary of 10 Kyrgyz words. He spent two months pedaling and pushing the bike more than 1200 km on roads of variable states of neglect, wading through wild rivers, dealing with corrupt military checkpoint staff, and soloing a handful of unclimbed alpine rock and mixed routes. He recorded the journey, his camera his only partner, friend, and sometimes the only receiving end of his conversations for days at a time.
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rolly
October 1, 2013, 12:02am
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I think Blakey sent me this a while ago with instructions to watch it…
I didn’t. whoops.
shakes
November 25, 2013, 4:28pm
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I don’t think I’ve seen a video that’s made me want to run away from home more than that one.
diddy
November 26, 2013, 4:37pm
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Fuck yeah - this brings together so much of what I like. I’ve often thought about a similar trip but riding the Karakoram highway from Islamabad to Kashgar (or probably reverse, downhill!), stopping along the way to head up glaciers and climb shit - eg, the Batura Glacier , one of the most amazing places in the world, terminates right on the side of the Karakoram highway, and the Hunza valley is just down the road!
Gotta say though Kyle Dempster is one of the best alpinists in the world, so he makes that climbing look pretty damn easy. Puts it into perspective when he calmly soloes those alpine routes after shitting himself in the rivers.
From when I was up Batura way in 2005 (no bike though):
Travelling by bus can suck, but sometimes it’s alright:
nereus
November 26, 2013, 11:08pm
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17:37 of the vid, right in the feels
DICE
November 26, 2013, 11:59pm
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diddy:
Fuck yeah - this brings together so much of what I like. I’ve often thought about a similar trip but riding the Karakoram highway from Islamabad to Kashgar (or probably reverse, downhill!), stopping along the way to head up glaciers and climb shit - eg, the Batura Glacier , one of the most amazing places in the world, terminates right on the side of the Karakoram highway, and the Hunza valley is just down the road!
Gotta say though Kyle Dempster is one of the best alpinists in the world, so he makes that climbing look pretty damn easy. Puts it into perspective when he calmly soloes those alpine routes after shitting himself in the rivers.
From when I was up Batura way in 2005 (no bike though):
Travelling by bus can suck, but sometimes it’s alright:
Diddy, did you climb one of those peaks up Batura way?!
Great shots BTW. Looks like epic country. Love to go there one day.
EzyLee
November 27, 2013, 12:13am
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About to watch this with the wife. She isn’t keen - but I bet she will love it by the end.
Yup - she loved it, but thought the dude was a little crazy.
diddy
November 27, 2013, 2:08am
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Yeah I climbed a small 6000er up there. Pretty amazing.
