Above the Arctic Circle-Bikepacking the Length of Sweden! Episode 1
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
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I was an exchange student in Sweden way back in 97/98 and I'm back to pedal the length of this beautiful country. I'm starting my adventure above the Arctic Circle in Kiruna, and I'll make my way down to the bottom of Sweden where my host family lives. In this episode, I fly across the Atlantic, assemble my bike, and hit the road on the longest day of the year!
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The toponyms are mostly in Finnish (sometimes also in Saami) - that may explain why knowledge of Swedish doesn't help in understanding or pronouncing them. Great video again Ryan!
30:15 As a swede i am proud to see you already mastered the mosquito repellant setting-up-the-tent-dance. Very well executed.
Does it ever let up? And how do you enjoy time outside?
@@rumberajana It's different in different parts of the country. Up north where he filmed this it's really bad for like 2-3 months every summer. But i live in the south on an island in the baltic and we have almost no mosquitos here.
@@martins3993 that sounds amazing where you live ❤️ 2-3 months of mosquitoes still sounds like a tolerance to work up to 🤔😆
@@rumberajana Normally, you get rid of the mosquitos by staying above the tree line. In the wooded areas though, they are terrible. Yet another reason to love winter up north. In the southern part of the country, where most people live, it is not really a problem.
Alaska has the same problem with the mosiquito...the unofficial -official state bird. hahhha
This will be my Sunday evening viewing feature!
Wow, that's an impressive episode to start with! Can't wait for the mosquito misery that is coming up in the next couple of episodes. Haha ;-)
14k. Nice sub count.
Nice trip! The remaining trees on the clear cuttings are either naturvärdesträd (trees of particular ecological value, forbidden by law to cut), utvecklingsträd (trees with potential of becoming naturvärdesträd in the next generation) or contains some biotope or cultural valus worth saving. Imho this is one of the best things that has happened to Swedish enviromental law in a long time, so much nicer than the full-on clear cuttings. It also helps fungus stay alive when some trees are keept :) .
I love your storytelling and positivity ❤. Great filming and editing, too.
Looking forward to seeing the whole journey.
The pants you bought are a high end brand here in Sweden, Klättermusen.
As a Swede, this adventure should be very fun to follow, looking forward to it. Subscribed!
Som ett svenskt fan är det magiskt att följa dig här och höra dig prata om vårt lilla land! 🙌
Tack så mycket!! Jag Älskar ditt land!!
As a trucker i recommend staying off 2+1 highways. Sometimes it goes into really tight one lanes and if you are on that when a truck comes. It becomes very dangerous for you!
Dude, you are the most American person I have seen on RUclips. Keep it real and I look forward to future episodes!
Hi this is bikepacker from Japan!
I'm currently watching your videos and love them so much! Those mosquitoes made me annoyed just by watching it😂😂😂 How could you calmly film yourself in that situation?!
Let's start with the most important question...did you meet up with your first girlfriend? :) Hope you're enjoying RAGBRAI Ryan, see you day 7! :)
Now THAT'S some bikepacking inspirational content! Man I'm so excited to get back out there towards the end of summer when I have some time off.
I just want you to know that in all stores in Sweden we have canned beans that you were looking for. Black, red and white beans. But they don’t stand together with the taco-stuf. Just ask the staff next time! 🤓☝️
Have a great time! And welcome to Sweden!
Ryan,
If you sing your Olé song you will keep the wolves and bears away.
But the Moose will come and chase you.
Love your videos.
Sweden's on the bucket list! I rode through the Netherlands in April, which was AMAZING! Thanks for sharing your adventure...again.
Swedish cyclist here. Thanks for posting this clip. I grew up in Malmö and went to high school there ten years before you, so seeing those old Malmö photos was a trip down memory lane. Also, a cycling buddy of mine made this trip last year, albeit on the tarmac. I'll be sure to follow this series!
Sweden is so beautiful! So many trees, so green
RYAN VAN DUZER -- WILLIAM TAUDIEN OF SWEDEN -- MARIA CRAWLEY -- RUclipsRS
Suveränt Ryan! Thanks for doing this...I myself just got back to Sweden after 28 years, had lived there for two playing hockey and going to school very much like you!!! Excellent memories you've brought back up :)
Just woke up, having my swedish morning coffee together with you Ryan and this awesome video! You’re a great storyteller! Can’t wait for the next episodes. Lycka till på resan 🇸🇪👏
I was so looking forward to this.. 😊
I am a halfmarathoner but i see we have a common problem of fkin flies and mosquitoes entering our orbit and dont know how to leave.
Thank you, Pippi Longstocking 😂
I love all your videos but especially this one. I find the personal insights into your past particularly impressive
Thank you so much for your generosity!! Lots more to come
This brings back so many memories for me! I, too, was lucky enough to be an exchange student in Sweden in 1995-1996. I loved it there so much ❤
No way!!! That’s so cool!!
Du är otrooooolig Ryan!! Olé olé olé😊 and your mum too,,i just want to give her a hug,she's so sweet 🤗 oh,,the trees left standing are "seed trees" they have to leave a few when they cut the other trees down. The idea is that the trees remaining are making new trees, when the seeds are falling to the ground.
Hi Ryan , those single trees in a clear cut are Seed trees . It's a common forestry practice, in B.C. and Europe it seems . Cheers
Good to know, thank you!
In Scotland, the forestry leave single trees for the birds (mainly raptors) to use after an area has been cleared. Great video and look forward to seeing the UK edition at some point 😊
In Sweden we leave them to spread seeds!
It is so good to see you out there again. Stay safe and have fun in Sweden. My grandparents were from Sweden and through your travels there I can see that country from top to bottom. 😊
Wooo! Been waiting for this! :D
Yes! Way to go, Duzer! Excited for the series. I look forward to your videos more than any. Thanks for all you do.
Awww, Thank you so much for your generosity!!
Welcome to Sweden! We moved here (the south east) a year ago from England. I cycle a lot, but haven't ventured so far north yet.
To answer your question, on clear felling, harvesting contractors are required to leave (I believe) 5 trees per hectare. So, a clearcut isn't quite a clearcut.
As always, your videos are incredible, entertaining, and inspiring. Watching this is getting me pumped for my own bikepacking trip down the New Mexico Off Road Runner and the Monumental Loop. At least I won't have the mosquitoes to contend with, lol. Keep up the awesome work my friend, we need more positivity like this in the world. Peace.
Yes, truly inspiring. Makes me want to get up and go!
By the way your Mom is awesome.
In Scotland we also have an "allemansratten" called the Scottish access code or colloquially "the right to roam". It's pretty special, and as you say there are vey few countries that allow people complete access to nature - the way it should be.
Scotland is high on my list of places to visit!!
So excitied about the collab between you and Bike Touring Mike. I have been watching you and him for YEARS!. Cant wait to see those episodes. Great stuff Ryan.......keep going.
You are such an inspiration Ryan. From a heterosexual male in the North of England- want to hug you and kiss you. Take good care of your mum and your girlfriend, but, most importantly, yourself. You can't give your best to others if you can't take care of yourself. We are such social beings and depend on each other!
Oh, and about allemannsrätten. Its a great thing, which allows anyone to be anywhere in nature, even if that ground is owned by a private person. Just as long as you do not come too close to a house or disturbe people or nature.
Do not, however, put up a tent in the middle of a road! Even on a dirt road like that, cars or ATVs could run you over. And out in the wilderness like that, not everyone is as careful about not drinking and driving either.
Another Doozy from Duzer! So nice to not go thru the physical, mental, and emotional challenges you endure in the travel, prep, and execution in our behalf!
Gotta love the Swedish architecture, their love of the outdoors, your lingual abilities, et al!
Can't wait to see and learn more from this epic and "nostalgic" return to Sweden.
Mega kudos to the editing and your willingness to share such experiences with us.
ENJOY THE LUTEFISKE!! 🙂
As a Swede this is a absolute treat to watch. Looking forward for all episodes 😃
Running nope. I'm way to heavy for that. Ok maybe not to heavy but way too lazy. Time for a green break.
Great bike ride! Umm when you setup your tent and the mosquitoes were attacking RUclips played a big spray ad! Keep exploring
haha so awesome.... can't wait to watch these videos in Sweden.. fyi make sure you get a couple AirTags incase your bike is stolen you can track it..
Dude Ryan Sweden is mosquitos and rain. The fact u got no rain all day in Kiruna is cool. My sisters American husband visited me in Jämtland and called it "myggagedon" once he learned the world mygg. He was in disbelief as well.. I go visit family every year and we deliberately go before mosquitos become too much! This is awesome tho totally had those moments of panic just stuck in a cloud of blood suckers 😂 Beautiful country that's for sure. Swedes are pretty introverted tho you are really lucky to make friends as a tourist even if we are nice in Sweden we for sure keep to ourselves especially up North.
Crazy how the landscape almost mirrors Colorado/maine. Pretty. Although the mosquito thing would be my kryptonite.
Ryan, I hope you have already found the way to deal with mosquitoes and mitjies. They can really ruin the joy of the beautiful scandinavia. I had to accept to use insects repelent 😕, that was the only way I found to enjoy a bit before going into my tent.
In case you missed it I just want to point out that even the birds have their summer houses, see: ruclips.net/video/ANw2jlXoV74/видео.html
And also, for clarification, most houses, in general, in the countryside in SE will be red, so a red house does not equal a 'summer house' but might be lived in all year round or be an outhouse of some sort. Great video.
Dang, those Mozzi's are relentless! I'm happy for you that you decided to alter your route. 😊
Thanks for bringing us this video, Ryan.
Regards, Tony.
Hey, awesome episode, fun to watch. I guess in ep.2 you'll pass my hometown Gällivare... Moskitos are annoying up north. Will be interesting to follow this series!
Sending your bike by DHL sounds convenient but expensive. Can you tell us any more about it.
Toppen Ryan! Äntligen blev jag intresserad av cykling. Vi har sett hela filmen och ser framemot nästa och nästa och ......
Hey Ryan, probably been asked before but have you considered putting out your book in ebook or audio book format?
I love this!! I studied abroad in Umeå and visited Kiruna. This brings back such good memories :)
Ryan you are so inspiring your energy is contagious! I bought my first bike! I’ve been doing a little bit at a time! It’s been a while! 🫣 I remember you had someone on your channel that said “The more they are outside, the better they feel inside.” That really resonated with me! I can’t wait to see more of your Sweden Adventure!!😀😀
We've all been waiting for this. Brilliant, something to watch at last. Thanks Ryan, you da man. Tack!
love this man
Sorry I was late to comment, too busy taking my daughter to get out there and ride her bike in her mountain biking club because some crazy Boulder guy inspired us.
I was watching your live video when you announced this trip, and i was waiting for the vids to come out.... then you released right in the middle of RAGBRAI!!! D'oh!!! Too much to do last week to sit in my tent and watch RUclips. Finally home from RAGBRAI (thanks for taking a selfie with me in Sioux City!) so i can sit down and watch your adventure. And look at high school Duzer! Lol, you were always a dork (i mean that with love, i'm a dork too)
Dorks for life!!! I hope that you enjoyed RAGBRAI!! What a wild week
My family is from Sweden but I've never been. Thank you so much for filming this trip. This would be a dream ride for me and my son and you're giving me ideas on how to do it!
Klättermusen trousers :D good taste, although a bit high end prices, but they hold for a long time for sure :)
Great to see your love towards Sweden, and hearing you talk about all the brands, and speak even Swedish :) This is a great adventure, I'll be sure to follow you :) I guess you biked through Stockholm too? Too bad I didn't know, could have searched you on the streets here :)
I said it before but I got to tell you again Ryan, your Swedish adventure really makes me want to visit and ride Sweden!! Thanks again for this series !!
Hi Ryan. Love the video! This is my first time watching you and you've just gained a new subscriber, excellent work. The reason why they dont cut down all the trees is because those trees spread seeds, so it can grow new ones after the old trees are cut down. Looking forward to seeing more of your content. :)
They dont cut down all the trees because they leave some so they can release seeds so new trees can grow.
Super video! Nice to see your journey right from the very, very start in Boulder! Should I ever (my dream!) cross the US on a bike, I definetely will visit!
Can’t wait for :
Bikepacking the length of Denmark-Germany-NL- Belgium with Amelia.
(@Amelia, pretty flat-easy ride).
Followed by,
Bikepacking the length of France-Spain-Portugal with John and Mira.
😋
You are so delightful and exited that you almost make me like Sweden.
/A Dane 😉
(For those who don't get the joke: Denmark and Sweden have a long history of conflict and war. But nowadays we are like siblings: We share culture and history, and like each other more than other people, but we pretend we don't and we bicker about and prank each other).
😂😂😂 I love Denmark too
how is it that this channel doesn't have 2 million subs?
Love, love, love it! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for your generosity!!
He's back!! I've missed you Duzer
I did not know that the mosquitos were that bad (!). It is no relieve to tell that they are less impertinent in Denmark and Norway…. :-)
You are LUCKY!!
Thanks for the video, It's so beautiful. I had similar problems with the Alaska state bird (mosquito) in the interior when I pulled over to pee in the bush.
I’ve heard that it’s bad in alaska too
Ryan Van Duzer, the quintessential Beautiful American. You do the nation proud (and, well, humanity generally)
Awwww, thank you. I do my best to be a kind hearted human
stay away from swamps or water if you want less bugs
Biking on the e10… scary!
Hey Ryan, I just wanted to say I’m so glad I’ve found your videos around a year ago. I’ve got myself a good bike and components all with my own money at just 16. My riding since whatching your videos has gone from 30 miles max on a ride to around 100 miles pretty often. I’m going to be hopefully be going on a short trip that’s around 2 days all because of you. Thanks so much for the inspiration and crazy cool videos.
Youre great positive influence, lovin the energy🎉 greetings from finland 😊🙌
Gorgeous video my friend! Come visit when you return. I hope you explore all the European routes and become as big as Bald and Bankrupt ( 3.7+M ) Cheers from Durango!
As i swede i always considered out country as small ,as most countries in Europe,,but when you are on a bike ,out little corner of the world,our country seems huge,😁
It is indeed a big country on a bike ;) Heja Sverige!
I started eipisode 2 before watching this. It's funny to watch the slow decline from elation to oh s#@t!
Haha, things got tough pretty quickly
I am a cyclist too. Your life my dream.
Hey Ryan, I love to watch your videos. u inspired me to do this too. I live the land of cycling. I can't wait for the next episode. Come to Amsterdam for an adventure to Portugal.👏👏🙌🏽
Brilliant first video Ryan, I'm super excited about this series😁You probably flew right over my house in Scotland on your way to London😉The Scottish midges can give those mosquitos a run for their money😂
Awesome Ryan!! Looks like an excellent route!! And the mosquitoes look as bad as they are in northern Minnesota!! LOL 🇺🇸🌎🚴🇺🇸
I can agree with that!
I agree about the northern MN mosquitoes. They are HUGE and ferocious!
@@LoriG75 and their drillers!! The bite right through blue jean material!!
@@LoriG75 I'm from the iron range!! I've been all around the country including Florida and nothing compares to the iron range mosquito!! Their bite will itch for weeks!!
@@myusername570 the Minnesota state bird!! LOL
Wow, I'm so excited for you. I can't wait to watch this.
When are you gonna take a detour to norway? ;)
Ryan, It seems that no matter the conditions you are presented you prevail with a smile. That positive attitude of yours gets you where you need to go in this life. I enjoy your videos so much, we need more "Ryans" in this world. Happy Trials!
Carmen from Fargo
I'm less than 2 minutes in and already envious (in the best way). Sweden is definitely on my bucket list, and cycling looks like such a great way to get around. I'm going to be following this trip with great interest!!
Yet another well-edited, well-presented and engaging video! Look forward to more. They give me that bikepacking adventure fix when I can't get out myself. Haven't found any other similar channels that come close to be honest. Never stop never stopping Ryan!
You need a mosquito net robe 😢 I was just thinking how does someone go to the bathroom out there and you said it 😭😆😆😆
It’s not a comfortable experience to say the least ;)
New here, just wanted to say thank you Ryan for bringing us along your amazing trip!
Real fun to see your adventures over the pond. Love the vibe of your editing also 👊
Love love this . . . a life of adventure !!!
Looking forward to "riding along" with you in Sweden..I hope it will be an unforgatable experience..( it will be tempting to forget about the mosquitoes,lol)
They leave a few trees in cleared units to support wildlife across the gap.
Good to know! Thanks
Great to see you back out on the bike Ryan. Looking forward to following your adventure through Sweden. Such a beautiful place.
Great start with this vid buddy Sweden looks amazing look forward to you seeing Mike as I follow him to keep up these amazing videos your an inspiration to us all
Love following your epic adventures, and this one is closer to home than most of them which adds a little something something. Here we live in Norway the mosquitos have been extra bad this summer, so probably the same deal in Sweden.
Like Always.. Fantastic Video.. Midnight Sun.. What a great experience.. I was in Gothenburg Sweden back in 1990.. What a Great Memory.. I love the Nature Bars as well.. Look forward to see the rest.. So how many Mosquitoes did you swat ??
WHAT A STORY TELLER! YOU RULE RYAN. Hope you are enjoying RAGBRAI!
Ah man, I never knew you had such a strong connection to Sweden like this! In four days time, I'm actually off on my first bikepacking trip, going around lake Vänern.
You were one of the people whose adventures inspired me to take this on. Välkommen till Sverige Ryan, kul att ha dig här bror!!