Bike touring Pakistan - The Karakoram Highway
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- One of the most memorable adventures of our life came unexpectedly and blew us away!!!
The highest cyclable road in the world which goes through glaciers and 8000 metres peaks, unique cultures, mouth-watering food, friendly people and selfies addicts, police escorts and criminals behind bars...
All of this and much, much more in this biketouring video!!
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This place and those people puts all my senses on alert. Like some constant tension in the air... like they smile and I dont know whats behind that smile. And its not the first video for Pakistan and Afghanistan that makes me feel uneasy.
Ive been to arab countries, Jordan, Morocco, I never felt that way. Wonderful people.
Hats off for this ride guys. Its something I have no balls to do.
Honest to God; we've never had any issues while there with the general public; Pakistani are incredibly lovely! We always said that it's must be weird for them to live in very remote areas and have 3 flashy foreigners coming into their village... If you liked other Muslim countries you would love Pakistan, especially the mountain areas in the North! We had a blast anyway 😉😁... Tough but amazing!
@@421adventurethanx ❤
The more I see of Pakistan the higher up my bucket list it becomes.
We're not biased in any way and it wasn't actually on our original route but I can say this; go, ASAP!! 😉
Thanks you so much for visit pakistan lot respect you
Hello and tha ks so much for your lovely message! We're gald you enjoyed the video! We really loved your country and hopefully we'll be able to go back one day...
Super super super !!!!
Merci énormément L from Louisiane 😉😘😘
Thank you. Is very hard to find information about cycling in Pakistan, this is gold ! Love
Salut ! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for writing! There's even more info on our Blog (link in description) or don't hesitate to write directly if we can help in any way 😁
good job . maza a geya dekhe k . i am also pakistani but living in Spain
Oh wow! Where? We lived in Logroño, Valencia and Barcelona 😁
@@421adventure . Yo soy de barcelona. La próxima vez que quieras visitar Pakistán, llámame y te lo mostraré. Tengo un hermoso pueblo allí también.
No me lo puedo creer!! Vale, lo hacemos así entonces, te aviso la próxima vez que estoy en Barna o que vaya a PK 😁. Si quieres, síguenos en Instagram o Facebook y así seguro que no pasamos 😜
Beautiful compilation. Must be an amazing adventure.
Love and Respects from Islamabad.
Cheers
Thank so much ! We truly enjoyed our time in Pakistan and are talking wonders about it to the whole world !!!! :)
I loved the part where you cycled on that road with mountains around! Keep it up👍
Yeah, that's definitely the best part! Especially when we're pushing on the pedals and holding on to the handlebar 😉
We are continuously amazed (and a bit jealous 😀) of all the places and things you both have seen and experienced. It was not our fate to be such world travelers like you both, but your videos offer us a wonderful view of the world through your eyes. We are SO THANKFUL FOR what you do! Your videos are the best! THANK YOU. Wishing you continued travel blessings in Argentina.
BTW: my wife says if you ever travel in the US, our home is always open to you both!
Again, thanks so much for your kind words!!! We're in Magallanes (southern Chile) right now and we need all the warmth possible! 😂😂😂 And yes, we'll definitely take your wife's invitation!!! In fact, Aurelie lived one year in Painesville when she was a teenager so we'll be around! BTW, do you use Facebook or Instagram at all? Those are much more up-to-date than our TH-cam channel and we'll be able to keep in touch more closely... Thanks again and have a great weekend 🥰
Bravo guys, amazing video!!!
Love the ASPO touch ;)
You have to have a bit of ASPO in your life right? 😉
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I like hilly cycling. Nice video.
Hilly cycling is the best!!! Thanks for your comment 😍
Its gd to see many foriegners r heading towards pakistan to explore magical beauty of north of pakistan.
Yes, it's great that those areas are now accessible to everyone (even foreigners on bicycles) ! Hopefully more people in the future will get to know Pakistan's great culture and humanity :)
You guys made it well!! Thank you from 🇵🇰
Come back again☮️
Thanks! Hope to see you there 😉
So intense guys !!!
Congratulations for that very special part ! You are part of the KKH story now. Such vertiginous views 🤩
It really is an amzing place! I hope you'll be able to see it with your own eyes too!
Love the cycling spirit and through the highest land entry point of Pakistan, I aim to do the same at some point on my cycling journey.
Hey ! You mist always keep your heart open while travelling although it's hard sometimes :( ... anyway, we absolutely adored that part of our little world and really recommend visiting it ! Are you from Punjab ?
@@421adventure I live in England and my ancestors are from the Pakistan Province of Punjab, thus my cycling channel name being Punjabi Cyclist.
We loved Punjab (on both sides of the border)... Hope one day you can make your trip/dream (?) true and please say hello to our beloved England for us 🥰🙏🏻🖖🏻
@@421adventure Yes will do love England
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What an amazing journey, will be worth seeing in reall!!
Never treaveled on KKH but wish someday!!!
You definitely should! It's an unique place!
Pakistan Zindabaad!
Yeah!!!!
Pakistan is heaven for tourist...love your vlog...cycling is a tough sport for those who don't exercise...You guys looked smart, fit and happier cycling through Pakistan...That's a milestone you guys are truly legend...Love and Respect...Long Live Pakistan and Italy 🙂💯🤗
Thanks so much for the lovely message Ahsan! We truly loved PK and hope to come back one day to see people we met and to explore further... By bike of course! Maybe see you there 😉
@@421adventure InshaALLAH
See forward to start my trip 2022. In the meantime watching your amazing video!
Thanks so much and good luck with your trip! I'm sure it'll be awesome! Check out our other videos and our blog too 😉😉😉
Lots of love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰
What a magnificent place I would love to go there i wonder if you can see K2 on that highway
Not from there; you have to go to another valley and the road is very bad. However, we did see other 7000+ peaks which were breathtaking!!
@@421adventure great trip,
Thanks so much!! Glad you like it 😜
Amazing yaar
Thanks!!!!!! 😁😁😁
What an amazing video!
Thanks Nasir! We had all the right elements to make it... The outcome was natural ☺️
WOW is that oliver!? jajaj very nice to see him, we meet in turkey more than a year ago!
Yes, the real Oliver!!!
now that is called adventure i'm sure this must be hard but entertaining to watch cheers
Thanks !!!! It was equally hard and entertaining so it was fine ! Pakistani people are incredibly lovable so we had an absolute blast there ! In the second part of our adventures in Pakistan we did complain a little about the Police over-annoying us but better safe than sorry some would say ;)
"c'est le plus long selfie Marco !" 🤣🤣🤣
C'était in-ter-mi-na-ble !!! 😂😂😂
I am from pakistan i hope you enjoyed the trip and thanks for visiting
Hey! Yes, we loved your amazing country and people and we hope to go back one day...
Wow amazing well done guys
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it
Hi guys! I just arrived on your channel and I'm loving your videos. I had a lot of laughs when you guys started singing "Police on my back", I had never heard this version before, only The Clash version. A big hug from Brazil to you and have a nice trip.
Hey! Thanks so much for the lovely message! We're so glad you like our videos, we put a lot of love into them! That version is amazing, is by a group called ASPO, check them out! Huge hugs from Argentina (we're not THAT far at the moment hey!) 😁
@@421adventure Thanks for replying to my comment and for the music recommendation, I'll look for it. Yes, you are close to Brazil, if you stop by, I hope you like my country. There are many beautiful places to visit and Brazil is quite big. Hahaha.. I'll be following the videos. Have a great trip. 🚵🏻♀️🚵🏻♀️🚵🏻♀️🚵🏻♀️🙏🏼
We're a small channel so we can always answer messages 😍. Please also follow us either on Instagram or Facebook and if you ever see that we're close to your town let us know and we can meet 😁
Very nice fellows great adventure
Glad you like it! 🥰
respect you all. I wish I can cycling there
Hey! Thanks for your message... Hopefully one day you will... And you will love it!
Welcome to Pakistan
Thank you Mohammad! Hope to be back soon!!!
Great video guys 👍
Thank you so much!!! Glad you enjoyed it 😁😍😘
Superbe voyage Gracias
Merci à toi pour tes gentils mots 😍😍😍
9:52 Jhellebis!!❤️
Not sure but ever had pouri and bean Currie for breakfast or Sweet haluwa or lassi with extra cream? Missing them here in Tokyo.
Extra cream???!!????? 😍😍😍
good effort & next time cross the line to our side of valley...Indian Kashmir
Hey! Thanks!!! Absolutely will do, unfortunately this time around we were a bit tight on time but next we will definitely! 😁
Que grande chavales!!! it looks incredible!!
Thanks Javier! You would definitely love it!
Welcome to pakistan
Thank you my friend!!
I think police Pakistan really concern about tourist safety.that why they always escort tourist from check point to check point. They welcome tourist buat at the same time if anything happen to tourist. this will give bad impression to Pakistan government... That why so many check point and so many police along the karakoram highway...but this is nice video and Pakistan very beautiful country..their people also friendly...
Hello! Yes, absolutely! They looked after us very well but we don't think it's necessary; we never had any problems while in PK and will definitely go back as soon as possible! Thanks for your comment 😁
It's not the Chinese government working on the road, it's the Pakistani government, and it's a very much a Pakistani project.
Only technical assistance is provided by Chinese company, nothing more.
Those friendship signs are because both countries are close.
Hello! Thanks for your comment. While there, people told the contrary; there were absolutely no PK workers and this actually caused huge frictions between the two... Anyway, that's just the news we received. The important thing is that the road is an amazing project for local people since, before, communications were extremely challenging!
@@421adventure I think that could be to do with other projects, such as the dams. But my feedback was regarding the road, frontier works organisation is a Pakistani state institution, they built the road decades ago, when many dozens died because it was extremely dangerous. Now it's the upgrade process.
Other projects I think there's greater Chinese involvement because of the technical nature, but regarding the road, it's certainly a Pakistani led project, people take pride.
I have a feeling you or the people got lost in translation.
❤ and reapect....
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Smoking hash in police station🤣 you guys nailed it
Ahahahahah, yeah, that was something on our "to do list" that we're really happy to have archived ! Hope you liked the rest of the video too ;)
@@421adventure loved it! Hope you guys come back.
Thanks so much for the compliment! Hope to be back asap!!! We truly loved Pakistan! Ps, have you seen part 2?😉
Amazing
Thank you friend 😁😁
Hei guys! Really nice video! Loved it! I have a question for you! did you start from Kasgar or you crossed to China from Tajikistan trought Kulma pass? Did you get the Pakistan visas on the Khunjerab pass emigration office? I saw that you had applied before but I heard that it can be there also! Would love to hear what you know! Thanks a lot :)
Adria !!! Ets Catala ? Thanks for the comment ... have you watch the second part of Pakistan ? We also have videos about China and Tajikistan ;) So, we don't know about getting the Visa in Khunjerab; it's actually the first time we hear about this. I don't think it's possible because without the Pakistan Visa you can't even get to Tashkurgan, there are a lot of Police controls and they will stop you without a Visa ... Anyway, we got our Visa in Iran. We checked a lot and it was the last place where we could get it actually. It's a long story and there is an entry in our blog about this, please check it out. Otherwise, please PM us on our mail and maybe we can exchange phone numbers and do a videocall to talk about this in further details :) Enjoy the ride !!!!
Hi, may i know how is the elevation of the route? is it very difficult to cycle?
Hello! The elevation is 4700 max but it's mostly quite easy; we were fully loaded and managed to cycle 100% of the way 😁
@@421adventure sure or not...?4700m up, not down u know... 🤣
Up up up up up !!! 😉
Up up up up up !!! 😉
@@421adventure lol, btw is the road safe to cycle? can you cycle past the 5 tunnel?
Kome Visit Karimabad, Pakistan ❤️🇵🇰
Hello! We have already been to Karimabad, beautiful place!!! ❤️
@@421adventure And Umbrella Waterfalls??
No!!! ☹️ Maybe next time we can go together?
11:52 looks like langra mangoes 🥭
Simply amazing !!!!
@@421adventure Yup. King of the mangoes. The aroma simply out of this world.
4:10 note to 'westerners', kids can roam freely in Pakistan without elders supervision. As an 8yr old me and the crew of 7/8yr olds would be out all day till dark roaming the jungle's/hills, making slingshots, bows and arrows, catching wildlife, killing giant lizard's, spying on vultures feasting on wild boars corpses then getting chased by them, throwing stones at gigantic beehives, eating the wild fruits of the land, flowers with shots of juice, fruits/ berries, all sorts of shit.
This happened in Europe too before not long ago...
wow
Yes, astonishing places right?
@@421adventure yes... I loved the video.. As i don't think i would be able to go to those places due to border issues between India and Pakistan i really enjoyed watching those terrains
Borders are complicated and that one in particular unfortunately 😔 Where are you from friend?
@@421adventure Kerala India
Beautiful place ❤️
I respect your visit and courage
To the Lady Please wear full dress
Or stay home
What's wrong with her dress? Why shouldn't the man wear a full dress? Have you ever tried cycling in summer in a full dress?
@@421adventure stay away from our land if you want to wear the shorts especially the girls
And for your great information i have done gym, bike and motorcycle tours in Shalwar Kameeez with turban
Its about the mentality not the heat
Stay dressed or stay sway
These are your personal views and I respect them. Luckily most Pakistani are more modern thinking than you are. We met many of them while in your beautiful and welcoming country and we are shocked to receive these messages from you friend
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Most of Pakistanis are just Pakistani
They donot think of religion while welcoming others
We have to safeguard our identity otherwise people will act like athiest
For a men in Islam, its obligatory to cover their body minimal from Belly buttons till knee end
And for Women its compulsion to cover head to toe
No matter what act you are in
So if people like you are given to roam in our lands wearing shorts and alarmingly women too, it will trigger something more destructive in our society
Once again, like we said earlier not everyone is same and not everyone is devoted to Islamic principles
We could all b Pakistani but not everyone is Islami
You are welcome to visit every part of Pakistan but keep respect and ideological needs of the region in mind
We totally understand your points of view but do not share them, in fact, in Pakistan it's allowed to dress however a person sees fit, especially if for a specific reason, sport in this case.
We respect the fact that you have strong believes but you cannot expect everyone to feel the same way as you. Maybe when we come back to PK we can meet and discuss these matter further and thanks again for your communication, please be safe in these difficult times 😁