Bikepacking in the Khangai Mountains | Mongolia Part 1
After our rocky start in Mongolia, we finally want to cross the Khangai Mountains by bike. But a forecast of snow, dried-up rivers and rough tracks throw our plans off course once again.
Multi-day tours on two wheels – from short trips to long journeys with fully loaded bags.
After our rocky start in Mongolia, we finally want to cross the Khangai Mountains by bike. But a forecast of snow, dried-up rivers and rough tracks throw our plans off course once again.
We head through northern China towards Mongolia by train and bike, with makeshift bike packaging and a warm welcome from a Kazakh family along the way. In Mongolia, we're looking forward to camping and crossing the Altai Mountains, until an unexpected quarantine stops us in our tracks.
Five days cycling through Xinjiang: border controls, storms, police checks and an unplanned appearance at a Chinese cycling race. Between Alashankou and Urumqi, we get a pretty intense first impression of bikepacking in China.
Between broken freehubs, a sandstorm, rain and endless hospitality, we continue through eastern Kazakhstan towards the Chinese border. Despite a few changes of plan, our route takes us along lonely gravel tracks, across green highlands and finally to Lake Alaköl.
Through the Kazakh steppe and remote mountain regions of eastern Kazakhstan. Endless gravel roads, thunderstorms and countless river crossings turn our self-planned route into much more of an adventure than expected.
From Almaty across the Assy Plateau to Charyn Canyon. The intense start to our 10-week bikepacking journey through Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia.