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    Orienteering Across Europe — 6500km Bikepacking Adventure Film



    A fully self-supported cycling journey across Europe. Two brothers traveling for 100 days and 6500 kilometres leaving Latvia in April and finishing in Lisbon, Portugal in August. During the journey we did 8 Everests vertical gain, 25 orienteering maps, 300km running all while bike-packing between countries!🚴🏽‍♂️

    In 2024 we went on a 6500km bikepacking adventure from Latvia to Portugal🇵🇹 On the way orienteering in most incredible terrains, which made the journey even more unforgettable. We orienteered in 8 countries: Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France and Portugal⛰️

    Film by Jekabs Janovs (23), leading actor Paulis Janovs (21) at the time.

    🚲6500km | 8 Everests🏔️ | 100 days, 13 countries
    🏃🏽‍♂️280km | 25x orienteering, 4x trail-running
    🚨 2 police encounters, 1 flat tire, 8 broken spokes, 1 week sick with COVID-19, 2 dehydration emergencies, 1x stick in eyeball, 1x bloody knee, 1x broken bag
    🏕️ 62 nights wild-camping, 38 nights in campings
    🔥 Average 7h30min sleep, most calories burnt in a say: 6500kcal, hottest day: 38° in Portugal, highest point: 2921m Pic Carlit, French Pyrenees🇫🇷

    🌲MAIN SPONSORS: Enefit Latvia, BTA insurance group, Veloriba, Daugavas Mežsaimnieks

    Thanks to everyone who donated privately.

    🧭 Orienteering Maps: Siguldas Dizains
    http://omaps.worldofo.com

    #cycling #orienteering

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    30 Comments

    1. @komocka on

      I wouldn't say that these are the best orienteering locations! The locations chosen for major championships are often compromises, as they need to be close to a city and have facilities suitable for spectators. There are much better orienteering environments, far away from any cities!

    10. @tje_js991 on

      I love the movie and i loved the orienteering and the views. It has really given me insperation to go to europe and experience such new terrian compared to the australian maps.

    12. @neletamm on

      Hi guys! It’s so nice to see your journey! I did Estonia to Lisboa in 2018 , at age 48, different route and now orientation. Max day was 125 in France and min 35 in Spain. Average 80-90 km per day. Lot of wild camping got caught in Germany, only explanation and now problem. Solo trip. So for me your video have 2 values. It’s well done and interesting + nostalgia for me.
      Nele

    14. @dacerele9287 on

      Es arī nobraucu 5945 km līdz Santjago de Kompostelai. Paveicu to 100 dienās, sadalīju to 4 posmos 2 gadu garumā. Interesanta Camino de Santiago pieredze ar velosipēdu.

    20. @outtherewithzanda on

      Thank you for taking us with you on this epic journey! Very great video with amazing music choices – everything was just simply on the spot! At 01:12:35 you could even spot a <3, one of the lakes looked like it!!! And the scene with the big can of lentils – just aaaaa amazing! And yes, keep being those crazy travelers and crazy people in general and keep inspiring others to also chase their own dreams and ideas! And crazy to see how your hair transformed during the 100 days 😀 Happy to know you both! Keep going! And wow, you were so hyped about the terrain in the Pyrenees that now I also want to go there as soon as possible – it really looked like paradise! Damn. The story telling and the descriptions in the video was also very good – good job! Yeah, I think doing and knowing how to do orienteering in such terrains is actually a privilege.

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