We did Afghanistan in the early 70’s before the Russian invasion and just after Afghanistan become the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” The giant Buddha’s in the Bamian Valley we’re still intact. Most towns had few vehicles and some no electricity. Lots of horses and camels, the locals were carrying old Lee Enfield 303s, the AK47s before the Russians turned up. We had a similar experience sharing chai with some farmers who were threshing wheat. I passed around some tobacco as a trade. You don’t forget this sort of stuff. Love reliving this area watching your video. Keep up the good work guys.
There is something special about this episode, about Leigh and Stephanie and the area they traveled. I keep watching it. Just Amazing, spectacular, fantastic. Great work 👍👍👍
Leigh and Steph, you two are truly blessed to see the world the way you are, to be able to experience the vastness of this creation, the often untouched beauty, the hospitality and kindness of the people who live in these areas, that is truly awesome! We're also glad to see that you guys use your heads with regards to rock climbing. Keep safe guys and enjoy this world adventure of your lives!!!!!
Man....O.....Man. Simply breathtakingly! You should have a weekly TV show.... This was by far the most beautiful scenery.... It was on another planet..Wow
This tops all overloading videos I laid eyes on. Didn't a beat. Well done you two. And the scenery OMG. Steph you are...amazing. One tuff woman and beautiful too.
CRAZY!! That's what you people who do these types of trips are! Have you ever given a thought to what you would do in case of an emergency and you're in the middle of nowhere?! Car trouble, illness, accident??! But THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing it, otherwise us sitting behind our laptop screens would never have known about these places. I stumbled upon your video by accident and now I'm going to start watching from the beginning. I love how it's not all about yourselves, but mostly about the places you go through, unlike the majority of the youtubers. Hats off to you guys.
I started reading this comment thinking it was really negative but I kept reading and I was very pleasantly surprised 😊 In all seriousness regarding what you say at the beginning. We do a lot of research before every trip and we also carry with us a Garmin InReach GPS responder in case of problems or emergency. This device allows 2 way messaging via satellite and also emergency rescue services in almost all countries.
@@leighdearle5965 Now I feel a bit more reassured for you all going through these desolate but wonderful places. Thanks once again for taking us on your trips.
What a fantastic corner of the world. It’s a real geography lesson watching your videos. All the ‘stan’ countries are great. Once again we see that people are beautiful and we don’t need plastic. Great to see the Defender doing a good job. I didn’t even drive mine this weekend. Naughty me! Keep up the great videos. This was your best.
Life's hardest struggles bring out the best in humanity and all that is wonderful about being human. When we become complacent and idle then we search for things to ridicule, hate and oppress. It's unfortunate we forget. This episode is beautiful and should be a lesson for all of us. PEACE!
How do I know if somebody is humble enough? Easy, usually he-she uses Croc's without being worried about fashion jajajaja. You are the only channel I don´t skip any second on.. not even with 25 min footage. It´s like receiving a hand-written letter on the mail... an unexpected smile. You bring me back to my childhood, when I sat on the T.V waiting for "Blue Planet", or any National Geographic magazine that I used to read. Epic. Greetings from the other side.
I also agree. I only found this channel a day before. They are all smiles from start to finish and take everything in their stride and even smile when they know they are being ripped off. Only people with big hearts can do this. To my mind, this is fashionable!
Toutes vos vidéos sont extraordinaires mais j'ai un gros coup de cœur pour celle ci. Des larmes er des frissons d'emotion:voilà ce que m'a procuré votre traversée du Bartang. Incroyable partage. Merci à vous
Wow, this one has got to be up-there as one of the best. You are so far away, but so close in our thoughts, you are living the dream that most of us could never do.
You two travelers have the best videos on TH-cam. I have seen many and yours have a wonderful touch with nature and locals and each other. Bless you both.
Hey you two, I usually don't write comments but in this case I'd like to express a big thumbs up for going these places and letting us participate in such a calm, positive, open-minded way. We can't wait to reach the Pamir area in a couple years hopefully. Until then, we just watch all your videos :)
Très belle vidéo. Je suis vos aventures depuis quelques temps sur TH-cam. Je baroude pas mal en 4x4 avec mon Nissan Patrol en famille en Mongolie et je vois certaines similitudes avec mes propres expériences telles que autonomie complète, passage de gué a vérifier, emplacements de camping fantastiques, rien a espérer du réseau de téléphone et aussi le contact avec les locaux souvent très sympathiques. Bravo pour vos montages vidéos avec des images aériennes fantastiques, les images de grimpe qui sont un plus, ainsi que la cuisine très élaborée en camping... Bravo et bonne continuation...
Cela ressemble à une piste que j'ai prise lors de ma traversé de la Nouvelle-Zélande... Merci encore pour votre partage ! Les villages en moins. Continuez à nous faire rêver ! We have one life, live it !
Just wonderful to see both of you enjoying a wonderful life and sharing it with all of us. Enjoyed this viedeo so much and it was nice to see you meet up with the other couple as your were going in opposite direction. What a beautiful valley, thank you
You wanna know what Marie and i think of this episode... Read everyone elses comments! Bloody brilliant! In the middle of 'but phuk nowhere ' and you meet oncoming traffic, Aussies to boot. Those beautiful people that just opened their lives, not just their homes, to you both. THAT is what makes this planet so wonderful! The scenery, and the 'road' , streuth you pair, im not in the truck and i had 'pucker' moments! lol. Amazinf as allways. Love to you both. Marie and Brett!
Congratulations on a beautiful production. Very nice photos and shots. Enchanted places, great emotions. You are very nice. All the best for your adventures
You guys are so blessed and lucky to have all these unique experiences. Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. Camille Pissarro
Absolutely incredible drive! Thank you guys for all the work you put into sharing with us. Jillian and I enjoy every episode of your adventure and are so glad for your safety and continued enjoyment for exploration!
Wow, great video and great landscape. Remembers me of our first river crossings on Iceland. After engaging 4x4 on our Unimog and crossing a few smaller rivers we thought: coool, nobody will be able to follow us without 4wd. Then a young girl, mobile phone in one hand, waving to us, honking happily to us, drove by in her Opel Corsa smashing the little car trough the water....
That's so funny 😂 It always amazes us what the locals do in their little cars. Here we are with our highly modified 4x4s and trucks yet the locals will cruise past us at triple our speed in the smallest 2wd 😜
Thanks i yust think if this Will be posible with smool cars like my peugeot 206. Becouse its smoller , and it can be eazy pull up by mayself and some equipmant. You gave me an answer. thanks
Waouhhhh bravo et félicitations pour cette piste je la note dans ma liste pour notre futur voyage comme vous de France vers l’Asie. Encore une belle vidéo à votre répertoire. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you guys for a great and well made video! You transported me to the 70's, when I made a similar trip from Lima (Peru) to Bolivia and Argentina, climbing to 4000 meters altitude, and crossing rivers and valleys of the Andes on the way up there. I suggest you to investigate that trip and adventure, seriously. You would love it! Your Drome take is excellent and your music is perfect. Thanks again.
Merci beaucoup. Je dois avouer que celle ci on l a regardé plus que les autres avant de la télécharger. Et j'y ai passé de nombreuses heures mais c t que du bonheur.
What an amazing episode Thank you so much for showing us parts of the world that we didn’t know existed, such incredible scenery and so importantly the generosity and kindness of the people who call it home. Such uplifting viewing when so much of our view of the world from news feeds is the complete opposite.
Great video! We didn't do this track. We took the most southern route, across the border with Afghanistan. But the valley looks amazing. Now we have a reason to go back!
It's definitely worth a trip back 😉 We also did the Southern Wakhan route along the border with Afghanistan and then crossed the border and drove the Afghan route to the end of the Wakhan Corridor.
Congratulations on capturing this epic adventure in the Bartang. The videography is stunning, and the editing superb. Well done Steph! Well done Leigh. Well done BEAR.
Oh man, loved every minute of this video. Thanks for taking us along and for sharing this experience. A true inspiration! Keep up the great work. Cheerio & merci beaucoup. All the best from Belgium.
We did Afghanistan in the early 70’s before the Russian invasion and just after Afghanistan become the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” The giant Buddha’s in the Bamian Valley we’re still intact. Most towns had few vehicles and some no electricity. Lots of horses and camels, the locals were carrying old Lee Enfield 303s, the AK47s before the Russians turned up. We had a similar experience sharing chai with some farmers who were threshing wheat. I passed around some tobacco as a trade. You don’t forget this sort of stuff. Love reliving this area watching your video. Keep up the good work guys.
Hy was habt Ihr als absetskabine (Marke) drauf? good days and good overlandig Lifestyle, Frank germany Berlin 🤙👍
Sorry no englisch 55jahr aus Berlin erst EX GDR
Il n'existe pas de mot assez fort pour un décor comme celui là. C'est formidable et je vous envie. Merci beaucoup à vous pour nous en faire profiter.
There is something special about this episode, about Leigh and Stephanie and the area they traveled. I keep watching it. Just Amazing, spectacular, fantastic. Great work 👍👍👍
Leigh and Steph, you two are truly blessed to see the world the way you are, to be able to experience the vastness of this creation, the often untouched beauty, the hospitality and kindness of the people who live in these areas, that is truly awesome! We're also glad to see that you guys use your heads with regards to rock climbing. Keep safe guys and enjoy this world adventure of your lives!!!!!
Thank you so much 😊😊😊
Do you ever stop smiling (smiling with a headache, smiling as you get ripped off...legend). Awesome, awesome episode. So jealous.
It’s 2023 and I can’t believe I just found your channel.
Man....O.....Man. Simply breathtakingly! You should have a weekly TV show.... This was by far the most beautiful scenery.... It was on another planet..Wow
Cheers Ed 😊
This tops all overloading videos I laid eyes on. Didn't a beat. Well done you two. And the scenery OMG. Steph you are...amazing. One tuff woman and beautiful too.
This has got to be one of the best GrizzlyNbear episodes i have watched, freakin awesome, thanks.
Spot on! I was thinking the same thing.
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You guys represent the best of humanity!!! Love and respect for your bravery and being humble humans.
What an amazing adventure! Thank you so much for letting us "join" you. It was a lot of fun.
CRAZY!! That's what you people who do these types of trips are! Have you ever given a thought to what you would do in case of an emergency and you're in the middle of nowhere?! Car trouble, illness, accident??!
But THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing it, otherwise us sitting behind our laptop screens would never have known about these places.
I stumbled upon your video by accident and now I'm going to start watching from the beginning. I love how it's not all about yourselves, but mostly about the places you go through, unlike the majority of the youtubers. Hats off to you guys.
I started reading this comment thinking it was really negative but I kept reading and I was very pleasantly surprised 😊
In all seriousness regarding what you say at the beginning.
We do a lot of research before every trip and we also carry with us a Garmin InReach GPS responder in case of problems or emergency. This device allows 2 way messaging via satellite and also emergency rescue services in almost all countries.
@@leighdearle5965
Now I feel a bit more reassured for you all going through these desolate but wonderful places.
Thanks once again for taking us on your trips.
I appreciate your caution very much, congratulations on the journey
Easy to see why you consider this to be the best. Probably never going to get there myself so very grateful you shared this experience with us.
What a fantastic corner of the world. It’s a real geography lesson watching your videos. All the ‘stan’ countries are great. Once again we see that people are beautiful and we don’t need plastic. Great to see the Defender doing a good job. I didn’t even drive mine this weekend. Naughty me! Keep up the great videos. This was your best.
Life's hardest struggles bring out the best in humanity and all that is wonderful about being human. When we become complacent and idle then we search for things to ridicule, hate and oppress. It's unfortunate we forget.
This episode is beautiful and should be a lesson for all of us. PEACE!
Absolutely the greatest journey you’ve taken me! Watched it over and over and over again! Thrilling! Thank you!
How do I know if somebody is humble enough? Easy, usually he-she uses Croc's without being worried about fashion jajajaja. You are the only channel I don´t skip any second on.. not even with 25 min footage. It´s like receiving a hand-written letter on the mail... an unexpected smile. You bring me back to my childhood, when I sat on the T.V waiting for "Blue Planet", or any National Geographic magazine that I used to read. Epic. Greetings from the other side.
Berny Elizondo could not say it any better 👍🏻
me too, probably the only video for a looong time I didn't skip a single second, but reversing and watch it all again
I also agree. I only found this channel a day before. They are all smiles from start to finish and take everything in their stride and even smile when they know they are being ripped off. Only people with big hearts can do this. To my mind, this is fashionable!
Andrew Jones Productions so true!
Toutes vos vidéos sont extraordinaires mais j'ai un gros coup de cœur pour celle ci. Des larmes er des frissons d'emotion:voilà ce que m'a procuré votre traversée du Bartang. Incroyable partage. Merci à vous
Wow, this one has got to be up-there as one of the best. You are so far away, but so close in our thoughts, you are living the dream that most of us could never do.
Had to watch it again. Still so envious, I have to admit. Magic !! Please keep that accent Steph !
You two travelers have the best videos on TH-cam. I have seen many and yours have a wonderful touch with nature and locals and each other. Bless you both.
I kept a smile on my face for 25:38 minutes. You guys are incredible.
GREETINGS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA......GREAT VIDEO !!!!!!!
Hey you two, I usually don't write comments but in this case I'd like to express a big thumbs up for going these places and letting us participate in such a calm, positive, open-minded way. We can't wait to reach the Pamir area in a couple years hopefully. Until then, we just watch all your videos :)
Wonderful journey.
Wow. Très beau vidéo! 👍🏼 Vous êtes inspirants! ⛰⛺️🌳🧗🏼♀️❤️
its like we were also travelling along ... Amazing... Thanks
Epic drive best on bartang great video best I have seen. Keep up the good work. Kind regards from UK.
This is the first video of yours I ever watched. I then started at episode 1, and now I am back here.
Probably one of my favourite ones!
What a gorgeous trip! Thanks for sharing your travels with us. You guys are fun to watch!
People are enjoying to travels 😊 the mountain 😁😁😊
It's very appreciative
Good luck with your sweet heart ❤️.
Brilliant Leigh & Steph, looks fantastic and the best one so far, I think the word may be "Epic", roll on next Friday, stay safe.
Stunning scenery. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing your amazing journey. Stay safe
What an incredible journey !! You guys made it with hardly a hitch !! Congrats !!
Fantastic footage and scenery. Beautiful. Thank you.
Welcome to Pamir, we are waiting for you again!!!
Incredible episode, thank you for sharing!
This only needs one word -Amazing!
Such a positive attitude while getting charged again. Great video! Safe travels
Très belle vidéo. Je suis vos aventures depuis quelques temps sur TH-cam. Je baroude pas mal en 4x4 avec mon Nissan Patrol en famille en Mongolie et je vois certaines similitudes avec mes propres expériences telles que autonomie complète, passage de gué a vérifier, emplacements de camping fantastiques, rien a espérer du réseau de téléphone et aussi le contact avec les locaux souvent très sympathiques. Bravo pour vos montages vidéos avec des images aériennes fantastiques, les images de grimpe qui sont un plus, ainsi que la cuisine très élaborée en camping... Bravo et bonne continuation...
One of the best episode.you are amazing couple. God bless you
One of the best offroad adventure video !!👍👍😀, super cool 😎
Cela ressemble à une piste que j'ai prise lors de ma traversé de la Nouvelle-Zélande... Merci encore pour votre partage !
Les villages en moins.
Continuez à nous faire rêver !
We have one life, live it !
thank you , one of the best trips you have done
This is the best video to date. Wonderful and priceless.!
dave hooper we already thought that after some of their videos 😉
Just wonderful to see both of you enjoying a wonderful life and sharing it with all of us. Enjoyed this viedeo so much and it was nice to see you meet up with the other couple as your were going in opposite direction. What a beautiful valley, thank you
superbe images comme toujours merci de nous faire voyager
Beautiful beautiful landscape. hope and pray that it will be peace soon in that region.
Wow! All I can say! Wonderful episode! Amazing scenery, amazing road, amazing couple! Safe travels!
Just one word: Wonderful!! Thank you!!
The best offroad adventure video !!
You wanna know what Marie and i think of this episode... Read everyone elses comments! Bloody brilliant!
In the middle of 'but phuk nowhere ' and you meet oncoming traffic, Aussies to boot.
Those beautiful people that just opened their lives, not just their homes, to you both. THAT is what makes this planet so wonderful!
The scenery, and the 'road' , streuth you pair, im not in the truck and i had 'pucker' moments! lol. Amazinf as allways. Love to you both. Marie and Brett!
this is the best episode. WOW !
Beautiful area and I love the drone footage. Thanks guys.
That first bridge looked like a proper squeaky bum moment. Rather you than me! Well done
Helo the best channel greeting from Malaysia rainforests nice people all around
truly astonishing. Thank you!
Terrific adventure, its great to see that you pay special attention to the locals and cover some of their daily choirs!
Again an awesome video and an incredible 4x4 experience you made! We are looking forward to any of your videos 😊
The best episode of all The time
You are the great! High respect and the best regards from one tajik.
Absolutely outstanding! You guys are the best - thank you for sharing your journey with us all. Love your work!
Magnifique! Amazing ! Awwwesome experience !! Thanks for sharing !
Congratulations on a beautiful production. Very nice photos and shots. Enchanted places, great emotions. You are very nice. All the best for your adventures
Thank you for sharing us the experience part of the world. I was a wonderful journey for both of you..
Dangerous trip for surreal landscapes.......... thanks...
You guys are so blessed and lucky to have all these unique experiences.
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
Camille Pissarro
Absolutely incredible drive! Thank you guys for all the work you put into sharing with us. Jillian and I enjoy every episode of your adventure and are so glad for your safety and continued enjoyment for exploration!
Thank you so much, both yourself and Jillian.
We really appreciate the kind words and can't wait to meet you and the family maybe next year... 😉
@@leighdearle5965 we are looking forward to it!
Simply epic guys. Well done, this is now a life goal of mine!
It's a must do mate 😉 Too many people miss this when doing the Pamir.
Wow, great video and great landscape. Remembers me of our first river crossings on Iceland. After engaging 4x4 on our Unimog and crossing a few smaller rivers we thought: coool, nobody will be able to follow us without 4wd. Then a young girl, mobile phone in one hand, waving to us, honking happily to us, drove by in her Opel Corsa smashing the little car trough the water....
That's so funny 😂
It always amazes us what the locals do in their little cars.
Here we are with our highly modified 4x4s and trucks yet the locals will cruise past us at triple our speed in the smallest 2wd 😜
Thanks i yust think if this Will be posible with smool cars like my peugeot 206. Becouse its smoller , and it can be eazy pull up by mayself and some equipmant. You gave me an answer. thanks
Bravo, superbe expérience et fantastiques images....sans parler du montage, de mieux en mieux, encore félicitations....bonne semaine....
Merci beaucoup !!
Very nice advanture. I like landrover.
Woow... It's wonderful journey
Waouhhhh bravo et félicitations pour cette piste je la note dans ma liste pour notre futur voyage comme vous de France vers l’Asie. Encore une belle vidéo à votre répertoire. 👍👍👍👍👍
Super wonderful
Amazing video , amazing scenery , amazing trip ! Enjoy to the fullest ! Le bonjour de Belgique.
Lol that part was so funny 😂 when u guys talking about ur cars ❤️❤️
Thank you guys for a great and well made video! You transported me to the 70's, when I made a similar trip from Lima (Peru) to Bolivia and Argentina, climbing to 4000 meters altitude, and crossing rivers and valleys of the Andes on the way up there. I suggest you to investigate that trip and adventure, seriously. You would love it! Your Drome take is excellent and your music is perfect. Thanks again.
Lovely Beautiful Epic ...
Amazing footage guys !! That is really some awesome adventure ,and the local people so friendly ,stay safe and Thankyou both for sharing :)
Bloopers at the end would be 👏👏👏😍😍
Simply amazing!
vos vidéos sont toutes magiques mais celle là ouahhhh !!!
du bonheur a l'état pure de vous suivre !
merci
fred
Merci beaucoup. Je dois avouer que celle ci on l a regardé plus que les autres avant de la télécharger. Et j'y ai passé de nombreuses heures mais c t que du bonheur.
Bravo superbe vlog- on adore et on en redemande! Just incredible!
Just found you guys. Great videos and salt of earth people. Don't make me cringe when interacting with locals!
Dream life!!
Fantastic journey guys. Well done. Love Mum ❤️❤️❤️
😘😘😘😘😘
Incredible! Thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us.
Encore une vidéo incroyable, la vallée de bartang est magnifique, votre sincérité se ressent tellement
Merci ! Moments mémorables. 😀
Wow....another stunning upload guys. Steph...amazing job editing this one 👍👍
Thank you so much for sharing the Best moments,,,, Asia has lots to offer,,, You are traveling in my favorite Truck.
Awesomeness. Just awesomeness.
What an amazing episode Thank you so much for showing us parts of the world that we didn’t know existed, such incredible scenery and so importantly the generosity and kindness of the people who call it home. Such uplifting viewing when so much of our view of the world from news feeds is the complete opposite.
Awesome trip! Keep up the great work and stay safe! Cheers!
Great video! We didn't do this track. We took the most southern route, across the border with Afghanistan. But the valley looks amazing. Now we have a reason to go back!
It's definitely worth a trip back 😉
We also did the Southern Wakhan route along the border with Afghanistan and then crossed the border and drove the Afghan route to the end of the Wakhan Corridor.
Did you went into Afghanistan? Any troubles to cross that border? I assume you had a visa for Afghanistan?
@@GeertB84 yes we went with the car into Afghanistan. We got our visa in Khorog.
@@leighdearle5965 I'm looking forward to that video!
Amazing - as for a jeep owner, it’s hard not get into my car and head to that amazing route.
Congratulations on capturing this epic adventure in the Bartang. The videography is stunning, and the editing superb. Well done Steph! Well done Leigh. Well done BEAR.
Exceptional video - congrats to you both. Can't wait for the next.
Wow beautiful place I enjoyed
Oh man, loved every minute of this video. Thanks for taking us along and for sharing this experience. A true inspiration! Keep up the great work. Cheerio & merci beaucoup. All the best from Belgium.
Thank you so much !!