Into Tibet shortly

If you happen to be interested...

Just got to Lhasa last night... had an awesome time, though it was quite hard work - no one thing on its own was that bad but it is just being on road with hardly any rest days for 3.5 weeks which made it quite exhausting - with lots of camping, a fair bit of cold, and lots of tough climbs

But very beautiful, and although the passes were cold (minus 20 at night, minus 10 in day minimum (often warmer), an occasional blizzard) the valleys were warm (up to plus 20 in days!)... went through Yanjing, Markham, Ninchi and Bayi at 4-6am as is the tradition these days, and had no problems!

I think it would be quite a bit colder in January, but still fine.

Main problem with going in winter, is that you have to carry masses of extra gear to keep warm, and so bike very heavy, but i love frozen landscapes, so i think it is worth it

Had a fun time with Ben and Gen (Quebecans) for the first week, then sped on along this past week (they will hopefully get here in a few days)

Please email me if you have questions, i will post a full report on my website plus photos in the next week or so

many thanks

Rob
www.cyclinghomefromsiberia.com

Dear Rob,
I´m happy you made it through, buddy!
Greet the fabulous Tibetan world with it´s great people, greet the yaks and hugs for the colorful scene of biketravelers in Lhasa!

Tailwinds further on and warm shelter!
seb.