Climbing the Himalayas with Liv Cycles
August 21, 2019
It is a pleasure to take the new 2020 Liv Avail on our Nepal adventures, and to see my shots land on the Liv Brand homepage no less, featuring the fierce athletes Roz Groenewoud and Jen Gurecki cycling in downtown Kathmandu on the new Avail AR 2020, along with posts on Liv’s social media and blogs. A great brand focusing on women cycling gear!!
With legendary peaks like Everest, you can only imagine what the hills are like in Nepal.
This was not obvious to me or Roz Groenewoud prior to cycling the lower trans-Himalayan route from Kathmandu to Pokhara, but it became clear as day the minute we clipped into our pedals and began the daily ascent of 8,000 plus feet.
We opted to ride the lower Great Himalaya Trail. Known as the “cultural route” in Nepal, our ride would take us through the lesser-known, remote country side, spanning jungles, green rice terraces, rivers, and villages off the beaten tourist path.
What ensued was a hodgepodge of suffering and extreme Type 2 fun, peppered with a solid bout of heat exhaustion and childlike giddiness when the mountain tops peeked out from beneath the clouds.
Along the way we stopped in quaint villages and bustling towns, meandered through river valleys and along ridgelines, exchanged “Namaste” with nearly every person we locked eyes with. Nepal sits on most people’s bucket list for good reason: The people are unassuming and friendly, the landscape is breathtaking, and the history and culture are rich.
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