TRAILS

Our bike Nepal & Tibet journey from Lhasa to Kathmandu, via Everest base camp, is undoubtedly one of the world's greatest mountain biking expeditions. Crossing six high passes, we'll spend 50% of our time biking above 4000 metres and we'll cross several passes well in excess of 5000 meters. The usual Trans-Himalaya journey takes 18 days (excluding acclimatization days) and includes exhausting uphills which require extensive training. To open this remarkable journey up to those who cannot afford to take four weeks off work or who do not have the fitness or experience to bike seven hours uphill, we've included some carefully selected driving sections in our itinerary. This enables you to avoid some of the most taxing uphills and it allows us to complete the entire journey, including visit to Everest Base Camp, in just nine days. You will get to enjoy all of the exhilarating downhills that this journey has to offer as well as conquering several of the passes, but you will not need to complete days on end of uphill biking.

Most of our Bike Nepal & Tibet journey will take place on the Friendship highway, the majority of which is a well-worn dirt road, although 10% of it is tarmac. For those of you who prefer off-road, single-track riding, there are numerous opportunities to jump off the main road and take advantage of the herder's trails that short cut the many switchbacks. These trails will challenge even the most avid downhiller. The road from the Friendship highway to Everest Base Camp is rough and rocky at times and will provide a great opportunity for those less experienced mountain bikers to develop their off-road skills. On the way back from Everest Base Camp we will take a trail (conditions permitting) that will provide us with a full-day of exhilarating off-road.

The highlight of our Bike Nepal & Tibet journey is undoubtedly the spine-tingling descent down the World's Longest Downhill. This 2000m continuous descent has been described by many as the high point of their mountain biking lives.