Cycling the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) 🇵🇰

Cycling The World – Ep. 12

In this episode of my journey to travel the world on a bicycle, I am

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good morning The first night wild camping here in Pakistan was a success No one bothered me here at the beautiful lake boarded So now let’s pack up the tent That’s all packed up Let’s go And we’re back on the Kakotm Highway Now let’s try to find a restaurant for breakfast Let’s see This looks like it might be a restaurant Hello Hello Thank you very much Welcome All right I’d like to eat something Uh I have ready in soup Yeah Also something else or only soup only soup Okay Then I take one soup Okay You also have bread with it or you have like paratha or chapati with it or uh I have a bread Okay The bread is good Bread Okay Sounds good Thank you very much What kind of soup is this chicken or chicken vegetable Okay Nice Thank you But how much 300 300 Okay Okay Thank you Thank you very much Have a good one Bye-bye Let’s continue I’m actually not too sure what the plan for today and the next few days is So I’m just going to go with the flow But today I should make it to Karimabat which is the next bigger town and I should be able to get a SIM card there hopefully So I’ll finally have some internet after seven days here in Pakistan I guess that’s the goal for today And here we have Lake Atabat Wow look at that color Amazing But the story how this lake was created it’s actually rather tragic Some time ago there was a major flooding here in the region which caused the river to be blocked by a massive landslide And the flooding also destroyed lots of homes So people had to resettle and everything And the water kept rising because the river was blocked And people had to travel by boat You can see some boats down there Nowadays they probably used for tour tourism only But back then because the road was also damaged they had to use the boat to travel to the lower valleys And then at some point the Chinese government helped out and built new tunnels going straight through the mountains some of them kilometers long And nowadays the situation of course is back to normal but was really a sad story back then And now we’re left with a beautiful lake However here we have the first of I believe three tunnels Luckily there’s not much traffic on the road but I’m still going to put on a helmet just to be safe And here we go Doesn’t look like we have any lights but the road seems to be pretty decent That wasn’t too bad but I believe that was the shortest one The next one is like 2 and 12 km long Let’s hope that one will have some lights Here we go No lights either which is not good because I don’t have any lights on my bicycle cuz I tend to not cycle when it’s dark Okay this somewhat works Not sure you can see me but I’m using my headlamp as my light cuz otherwise I wouldn’t be able to see anything Made it That wasn’t as bad as I expected I’ve been in worse tunnels like in Tajjikistan but here there was mostly downhill and barely any traffic and a beautiful view And the last one apparently this is actually the longest 3 km Let’s do this This one is definitely the worst one The road is the worst And it’s also pretty dusty in here But we’ve almost made it Made it We get to live another day Let’s go And we’re almost there Right down there in the distance is Karimabat today’s destination And then right at the very end in the clouds should be Raka Poshi Another very famous mountain standing 7,788 m tall I believe But unfortunately it’s a bit covered by the clouds [Music] Hello Hello How are you great And you you and you yeah Where are you from uh Germany Germany Germany Yes From Germany Yes With bicycle Oh yes All right Nice Yes You also like to cycle Yes Yes Yeah Nice Yeah Where are you going uh today I come from Borit Lake Oh B Yeah So I went through the tunnels you know Inside the tunnel there is cold or hot little bit Yeah And there’s no light No light You have no light No light No But I have like headlamp you know So I use that Yeah You need water We have uh I don’t need no thank you Hey did you want to eat any fruit we have to show up our fruit Come on H maybe after SIM card yet All right finally got a SIM card here after one week in Pakistan Thank you for your help Okay I think I’m going to go eat something now Okay have a good one Bye-bye Bye-bye See you Hello I can eat something Yes yes yes Thank you Hello Sir what do you want to have um you are eating dal or they have dal mash Yeah they have chickpeas Okay Also beef and chicken Okay Maybe I take the pula with beef Beef and chicken Let’s try this food Thank you boss How much so how much 300 300 Okay Thank you very much Bye-bye Right now I’m heading to a hostel where I’m going to stay for a couple days work on some videos But of course they had to build it on a really steep hill But at least we got a really nice view of Raka Pashi over there Amazing All right a few days have passed and it’s time to get back on a bike I actually stayed in my tent here because the hostel actually has a really nice garden which is of course cheaper to stay in And welcome back to the Kakotam Highway It’s a beautiful sunny day Almost a bit hot already like probably early 20s mid20s But let’s do this This road really is something else I mean just by the side of the road you have like a 300 m tall mountain face where rocks can fall down at any moment Crazy You can see it right here There used to be a road running along the mountain and then there was a big landslide and now look at that The construction guys are trying to fix the road Wow Wow What a view of the north face of Raka Pashi 7,788 m tall and located just in the middle of the valley right here Salam How are you great How are you where are you uh I go to Gilgit Gilgit Yes Nice to meet you Hello Okay See you Go Hello Hello You’re coming from China Uh yes but not today You know like a while a 10 days ago or so Okay Uh you not come from this area no No I come from here and I go to Please enter your passport Okay Oh nice It’s really windy again And apparently in the valley right here where I’m cycling is where the Eurasian and the Indian plate meet and they create this beautiful valley And I’m not sure if that’s the reason why it’s so windy This road is so unbelievably sketchy I mean just look at this This wall of rocks just waiting for a tragedy to happen right here Oh you’re fast Let’s go It’s a restaurant Yes it’s open Okay Asalam alaikum How are you great Yes I’d like to eat something [Music] Something like this Yeah Like doll Yes Yes I take the doll and maybe three three bread Uh 600 600 price Only one player price 200 Okay Yes Yes For one person Yes Okay How much for one person 250 rupees Okay Okay Can I eat outside yes Okay Okay Thank you You can drink the water Yes Okay Sit down Standing Okay You’re from Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan From here Uh unza Unza Okay Sorry Your country my country is Germany Germany Yes Is it yeah Very beautiful [Music] All right Thank you D is really good You want some d you want some okay Thank you Hello How are you hello You okay okay Yes You need break You take a break Or you take a break to do you need you need any any help or Oh sorry I just Okay no problem I was asking is okay the Oh okay Okay Okay Okay I’m just checking Okay You go now uh to Girkit Oh yeah And you yes Okay Where are you from uh Germany Duo You’re from China or Oh Dwa Yes Oh I’m from China Okay Yes I was in China before Pakistan Oh yes Yes Yes I like it a lot China Shinjang Oh very beautiful Yes Okay I think I continue Okay Okay Okay Have a good one Yeah Bye-bye Oh it is so hot I need something refreshing Maybe a watermelon Hello Ah maybe you have watermelon right uh how much is a watermelon watermelon 8 kg How much 4 kg 8 per kg Uh okay Maybe I take one 1 kg Yeah Oh you even have ice cream or Yeah Yes How much is the ice cream 50 rupees Okay I’ll take one ice cream All right Yes Great Thank you Oh wow Okay How much total okay Thank you Oh looks very good 50 rupees That’s like I don’t know 20 cents Great deal Yes Okay You can Thank you very much Bye-bye Nice to meet you Thank you very much Bye-bye I’m now in a village called Nomal I’m going to try to find a place to camp here because I don’t feel like cycling all the way to Gilgit today So let’s see if we can find a nice spot here Hello This looks like a great place to camp Let’s go Nice to meet you Hello How are you good You sit there Sorry What is that he said you want to stay there Yes If it’s a nice pace Yeah How are you are you fine yes I’m fine Thank you Where did I come from today from Karimabad Karimabad Yes Then in which country from Germany Germany Yes Yes Now where are you going uh to camp Camping somewhere sleeping you know Where is camping where is your camping they want to show me Uh that’s what is my land You can camping on it Yes Thank you You can easily this place is great Yes Okay Thank you No any problem Thank you very much I’ll go here It’s okay A beautiful place Yeah Ah yes It’s perfect Great Yes Perfect Thank you very much How about that those nice Pakistani guys guided me to this amazing campsite We have a nice flat grassy area and a beautiful view of the river Couldn’t ask for anything more That’s perfect Yes perfect Amazing view Yes Thank you for showing me the place Ah thank you so much Welcome You’re welcome Pakistani hospitalities Thank you What is this stink stink What is What is it sting It’s like soda or Yes Soda It’s strawberry or I don’t know You don’t know Made on it’s chemical Okay I try Very famous Very famous Okay All right My first time trying sting here in Pakistan Let’s see Pakistan man Pakistan Gilgit Pakistan Yes [Music] Yeah Not bad You like it yes Yes Okay Very sweet Yeah The group here keeps getting bigger and bigger Hello everyone Great Are you sleeping no not yet Oh yes we some we bring something for you Oh thank you so much Okay Oh what what is it you and watermelon Yes ma’am Thank you so much You sure yes Yes Oh but it’s so much the fruit Yes You know watermelon Watermelon I know Of course This is a mango juice Maybe Okay I guess Thank you so much No problem Oh so friendly Oh I got it Yeah All right Thank you You need knife to cut this i have a knife Okay Yes Thank you very much See you tomorrow Yeah Okay Good night Man the hospitality here is insane They gave me a massive watermelon and a massive jug of juice I’m overwhelmed Honestly people are too friendly Good morning from this beautiful campsite right here where I unfortunately did not sleep very well because my sleeping mattress popped The baffles inside they like popped It looks like it’s pregnant Not good And you can’t really repair it So I’m going to have to buy a new one We’ll see how easy that’s going to be here in Pakistan But hey nothing you can do Yes Very nice place here We can eat the melon if you want You want to eat yes Okay I cut All right Watermelon for breakfast Thank you again Yeah Very good All right that’s hot Now you are going Yeah Let’s go Thank you very much Very What was your name ash Ash Okay Thank you Have a good one Yeah Bye-bye Bye-bye What a great experience I can’t get over how kind the people here are And now the cycle towards Gilgate Hello Would you like to join me in your uh Gmail address what would you like to give me your Gmail address i don’t know what that is Hello Yeah Would you like to give me your Gmail address i don’t need Gmail I have Gmail What do you mean i want to take your G email address Okay Why just for friendship Okay no problem I can write it down if you want In future I will write it to you Okay you can do Okay [Music] bye-bye I’m not too sure what that was about He asked me for my Gmail which is something that doesn’t happen every day but maybe that’s how things are done here in Pakistan And here we are Welcome to Gilgit the capital of Gilgit Pakistan The first proper city in Pakistan here for me And looks really nice Let’s see if we can find a proper breakfast here The restaurant is open It’s open Open Yeah Yes Okay Hello How are you nice to meet you What’s your name what’s your name my name is Okay Hello Chicken Rice Oh okay This one Ah I like this one Yes This one And bread Yeah Which kind of bread bread Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Paratha Yeah Bread Parata is good Paratha I take two paratha Yeah And one chai Okay Sit Thank you very much Okay How much 450 Okay Thank you Bye-bye