Bike-Expedition 2005
In March/April 2005 I traveled to Asia together with 3 other guys from Norway. We went bicycling from Ulan Bator to Kathmandu, a journey of 6300km through stunning landscape in Mongolia, China, Tibet and Nepal. The bike trip took us 4-5 months, and we spent most of the nights in our tents, except from the more populated areas of China, where we stayed in guesthouses along the road and ate delicious Chinese food.
Tibet: Biking to Everest BC
We had some strenuous days on our bikes to reach Everest Basecamp, sometimes in heavy monsoon rain. But when we awoke in BC and the sun was shining from a cloudless sky, we finally understood why we voluntarily had put ourselves through all these efforts to see Mount Everest. Simply because it’s there...... Read more »
Tibet: Gyantse and Shigatse
Gyantse and Shigatse are two very interesting cities on Southern Friendship Highway in Tibet. We spent some days in both places wandering around in beautiful monasteries and admiring the breathtaking view from the fortress in Gyantse. Read more »
Tibet: Southern Friendship Highway
Southern Friendship Highway between Lhasa and Gyantse was probably the highlight of our entire journey. We cycled through picturesque valleys, challenged high passes and camped next to a holy lake. The Tibetan people, however, are very annoying on this particular area. Read more »
Tibetan culture
Jardar Valand has written a very personal account of his meeting with the Tibetan people and culture (Norwegian language only). Read more »
Arrival in Lhasa
After 22 days of living in a tent and about 1450 km on the seats of our bikes, we arrived in Lhasa on July 5th. Read more »
Into Tibet without permits
We are anxious each time we approach one of the three major checkpoints between Golmud and Lhasa. Will the police stop us and send us back to Golmud or do we manage to sneak into Tibet without any permits? (this article is in Norwegian language only) Read more »
Tibet: Towards Lhasa
Eric Mortensen has written a report about our journey towards Lhasa in Tibet. Read more »
China: A near catastrophe averted
For a while yesterday evening we were afraid that our whole bike trip to Lhasa was coming to a sudden end. The bolt on Jardar’s rear hub has broken in two. This is a solid steel bolt that was made especially to pull the Bob-cart. We didn’t have a reserve, as none of us thought it would ever break off. But that’s happened. Read more »
China: Halfway there
We’re now in Xining, which is the capitol city of the Qinghai Province in China. This city is approx halfway on our bike journey between Ulan Bator and Kathmandu. Read more »
Five days in Hong Kong
It was wonderful to get to Hong Kong! Finally a little of the structure and order we’re used to in the West. Now we could safely cross the streets on green, we were no longer in constant danger of falling into an open manhole, and we could enjoy wandering around in smoke-free public buildings and shopping centres. Read more »