Nice trip, I crossed that road about 50 years ago, when I was on my 20’s. After the summit I continued to Laguna Yanganuco and Yungay. It was an adventure and you video brought back memories. All the best!
Man, am I glad you made it out there in one piece ! Towards the end of the video, I was thinking to myself “I hope he gets out of there fast and unscathed with all the fog coming in”…..and then it happened ! I’m sure you’ve got plenty similar stories to tell.
Wow! That was a ride. One rock tried to kill you & the other rock saved your bacon. You handled it all like a champ. So much to contend with, 15k feet, challenging terrain, solo. Glad you “lived to ride again”. I rode AT in Patagonia, wasn’t sure I knew how to turn off traction control on the climbing washer boards, felt bad for the bike.
Amazing video! Thanks for documenting and sharing your epic climb and descent. Can’t believe you rode up to 16k feet asl. Solo at that. That bang up was puckering, to be sure. Impressed you kept your cool.
What an incredible journey, only those who have walked through the region know the difficulties such as the lack of air for any effort... I've walked this road on the other side of the Punta Olímpica tunnel, it's the same type.
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheetsReally when you pass 3000 meters of altitude any physical effort is harmed. I was in Peru in the yayous cochas reserve and I did a short walk at 5500 meters and I had to stop every moment to catch my breath..
awesome video. I need to do a South America trip!! I'm curious where the bike is struggling around the 13min mark, obviously elevation is a factor, but I wonder it also sounds like the traction controls is kicking in which may be slowing you down. I personally always turn off my traction control on my 2017 AT, when I'm off-roading. Now I never have problems, especially when going through loose steep rocky stuff. Of course the highest I've gone on my bike is 14,300ft, not almost 16k like you did.
I have the same bike. I typically turn the traction control to the lowest setting off road as well. I don't believe that you can turn the traction control off 100%, but don't quote me on that... I think this was just a function of the altitude, coupled with the altitude gain from where I have started the ride. Once I, turn the ignition off and allowed the fuel injection to recalibrate (or whatever the hell it does) it seemed to run a lot better. The quality of the "milk jug" gasoline I was running could have also been an issue...
What a challenging series of tracks and close misses with your panniers. The debate between hard or soft luggage continues. Note to self: become conversant in Spanish before heading south of the US border.
The Cordillera Blanca is by far one of my favorite spots on this planet!! For me, the only major advantage of running hard boxes is the ability to lash an additional drybag on top. If not want for the additional storage, I prefer soft bags... Yes, you don't need to be fluent but a little conversational Spanish definitely goes a long way! Thanks again for watching and commenting!!
Notice you passed another motorbike at about the 24m mark, but no rider? I'm guessing he gave up and threw himself over the edge to put himself out of his misery??!! 🤣🤣🤣 P.S That's why I hate panniers on a bike. If there is no other option I think the best type would be soft ones rather than hard ones. But I don't know - I never venture off sealed roads.
Ha! The locals often park off the road in peculiar places, but they're usually nearby. But, yeah... quite possibly! 😁 Yeah, hard and soft both have their advantages/ disadvantages... When I rode the 500x up to the Arctic, I ran Mosko, but on the big bike (2-up) I prefer my Givi boxes!!
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The snowline is incredible
You got some balls, son
Maybe, but they were pretty high and tight with the temperatures. 🙃
So awesome. Cool to see that old pass road. Funny that Guy and I did the exact same thing.
Did you ride the western side of the pass like I did, or did you try from the East?
Nice trip, I crossed that road about 50 years ago, when I was on my 20’s. After the summit I continued to Laguna Yanganuco and Yungay. It was an adventure and you video brought back memories. All the best!
WOW! I can only imagine what it must have been like 50 years ago. Very cool!!
Thanks for joining us. I'm glad it brought back good memories!
@ Back then we didn’t have video camera, just a small Instamatic with 12 pictures. I would like to share some with you, how can I send them.
@ I sent them to your Facebook account
Got them, thank you! Amazing shots!! 💪
Bar none, my favourite video.
I do have to say, we missed seeing Rose.
Epic journey
Yeah, that leg of the journey was before Rose joined me... New video drops today, and you can get your Rose fix!!
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheets Looking forward to it
Man, am I glad you made it out there in one piece ! Towards the end of the video, I was thinking to myself “I hope he gets out of there fast and unscathed with all the fog coming in”…..and then it happened ! I’m sure you’ve got plenty similar stories to tell.
Honestly, I can't wait to go back. Peru really puts the "adventure" in adventure riding!!
Wow! That was a ride. One rock tried to kill you & the other rock saved your bacon. You handled it all like a champ. So much to contend with, 15k feet, challenging terrain, solo. Glad you “lived to ride again”. I rode AT in Patagonia, wasn’t sure I knew how to turn off traction control on the climbing washer boards, felt bad for the bike.
😅 That traction control can be a real pain in the butt sometimes!!
Amazing video! Thanks for documenting and sharing your epic climb and descent. Can’t believe you rode up to 16k feet asl. Solo at that. That bang up was puckering, to be sure. Impressed you kept your cool.
Ha ha... Thanks! Yeah, that was a harrowing ride to be sure... Peru definitely puts the "adventure" in adventure riding!!
Again, great video, keep ‘em comin
Thank you!! That's an old one from Chad's original ride down in 2018-19...
What an incredible journey, only those who have walked through the region know the difficulties such as the lack of air for any effort... I've walked this road on the other side of the Punta Olímpica tunnel, it's the same type.
Yeah, you really feel the altitude. Chad topped out at 16k feet!
@@TwoWheelsThreeSheetsReally when you pass 3000 meters of altitude any physical effort is harmed. I was in Peru in the yayous cochas reserve and I did a short walk at 5500 meters and I had to stop every moment to catch my breath..
@@dinhosprenger9357 5,500 meters is no joke!!! 😬
awesome video. I need to do a South America trip!! I'm curious where the bike is struggling around the 13min mark, obviously elevation is a factor, but I wonder it also sounds like the traction controls is kicking in which may be slowing you down. I personally always turn off my traction control on my 2017 AT, when I'm off-roading. Now I never have problems, especially when going through loose steep rocky stuff. Of course the highest I've gone on my bike is 14,300ft, not almost 16k like you did.
I have the same bike. I typically turn the traction control to the lowest setting off road as well. I don't believe that you can turn the traction control off 100%, but don't quote me on that...
I think this was just a function of the altitude, coupled with the altitude gain from where I have started the ride. Once I, turn the ignition off and allowed the fuel injection to recalibrate (or whatever the hell it does) it seemed to run a lot better. The quality of the "milk jug" gasoline I was running could have also been an issue...
The rare time where a boulder saves your life :)
Trust me, I've never been happier to smash into a boulder! 😁
What a challenging series of tracks and close misses with your panniers. The debate between hard or soft luggage continues. Note to self: become conversant in Spanish before heading south of the US border.
The Cordillera Blanca is by far one of my favorite spots on this planet!! For me, the only major advantage of running hard boxes is the ability to lash an additional drybag on top. If not want for the additional storage, I prefer soft bags... Yes, you don't need to be fluent but a little conversational Spanish definitely goes a long way! Thanks again for watching and commenting!!
Sí señor. Estoy aprendiendo español. Aprender español es difícil.
15971 feet, this is the same when you take the pass to chivay, the city for the colca canyon....but on the road....
I've been to Arequipa, but did not take the pass the Chivay... May have to check that out!! 👍
Still crap myself everytime I see this video and you pinballing between rocks, next to the edge!
We actually revisit that exact site on our latest tour of the Cordillera Blanca. 🫣😲😲
Whit tck 70 is crazy😧
I get that a lot... 😂
The Africa is sounding as ropey as a "built" Harley
Something to do with the altitude....
Notice you passed another motorbike at about the 24m mark, but no rider? I'm guessing he gave up and threw himself over the edge to put himself out of his misery??!! 🤣🤣🤣
P.S That's why I hate panniers on a bike. If there is no other option I think the best type would be soft ones rather than hard ones. But I don't know - I never venture off sealed roads.
Ha! The locals often park off the road in peculiar places, but they're usually nearby. But, yeah... quite possibly! 😁
Yeah, hard and soft both have their advantages/ disadvantages... When I rode the 500x up to the Arctic, I ran Mosko, but on the big bike (2-up) I prefer my Givi boxes!!
Balls of steel. Sorry but had to say it.
😁
You are not kidding. And solo.