Yes they were very interesting how they hand crafted things. I wish I had asked about what it was like in winter, if the whole town get blanketed in deep snow. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated, it does enable me to do more of these journeys. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, I hope you enjoyed the rest of the series, thanks for watching.
@ Joe, I have to ask you … What was that boiled wheat based wine like? I can imagine a real sour mash. Also, if you do a 2025 Calendar (just in time for Xmas / New Year) it would sell. I’ve thought about buying some prints but I want 30 of them. There are websites (Snapfish) where you load the photos and the end user can buy the calendar with them. In that way you don’t have printed stocks. Anyway I was going to say shinny side up but Himmi getting dusty so rubber down. Cheers
Each week I keep thinking that this is the best episode yet....I do think this one had the most amazing terrain though. Makes you feel humbled with the power and variation in nature.
Yes definitely this one was different, when I was riding I was think how could I explain this, but there are just no words to capture the feeling of moving through these mountains on this day. It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Yes it takes out all the jeopardy 😂, but did you notice, there was only a little light rain so I did need to put it on, it's always the way haha. I hope you enjoyed it , thanks for watching.
Ladakh's a biker's pilgrimage , like a meditation in trance music !!! , like a ride in the dreamland. if someone hasnt ridden in ladakh they have missed a lot then.
Hi Joe, wow what another wonderful ride absolutely picturesque this country. I wish I had two legs. I would be back over there doing it in a big way. Unfortunately lost a leg above the knee in 2018. India looks such a wonderful place to travel around and the people are so nice. Anyway keep up the good work I can only Travel through your eyes , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺, I’m on the big island 🏝️
While riding that track I was think how on earth can I explain the feeling of riding through here and I just couldn't, there is no way to articulate it. So many different and unique landscape. It's great to hear you are still enjoying the series Cliff, as always thanks for watching.
haha, oh I'll give you an bonus on top of that, for the part and labour it was $8 AUD. I think it has taken me longer in a drive through to get a burger haha. I hope you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Joe, another great episode in the adventure of a lifetime. What I love about your videos is that you are such a gentle story teller. You take us on the adventure with you and share your genuine excitement and love of what you are doing and what you are seeing. Thank you for sharing your world in such a beautiful way.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series Neil. I find life is pretty damn good, I don't need to add drama to it. Also a place like this makes it exciting as you never know whats around the next bend of over the next pass. Thanks for the continued support.
I wrote this on another channel, in reply to someone saying he doesn't understand the obsession about Itchy Boots. @elwood62 I agree with you on itchy boots & I've watched around 30mins of her in total. She was the first vlogger & female doing the real long distance adventure stuff & because of that she was highly publicised around the world. From then on has become a worldwide name in adventure & motorbiking...just her name mentioned & newbies want to check in on her vlogs, be it for her, the bike she's riding or the adventure. She's not for me, because in my opinion her vlogs are poor, especially given the time she's been doing it. I see no attraction & I'm gobsmacked that millions do. Joe Ryan is doing the same as she does yet superior in my opinion, a likeable soft spoken guy, a photographer on an adventure bike showing us amazing sceneries & more... Yet because he's relatively new to it compared to I.B & a male, he's not grabbed the limelight/been given the exposure. If he was the first, there's no doubt he would have got huge publicity. He's the best at it, in my opinion & I love him taking us with him on his adventure travels.
Now some people would say how boring that landscape is,but I found it absolutely fascinating even breathtaking. But again the camera wouldn’t do it justice as you said about the scale of those mountains. How much better can it get Joe. 😊 As always a pure pleasure to join your experience ✨👏🫡
I was going to try and explain what it was like riding along that track through those valleys and passes, but there is just no way to do explain it. Just one of those things that has to be experienced. Thanks for watching Geoff.
Absolutely incredible! I found some dirt and shingle roads a couple of days ago. The Rainbow Road is open this long weekend but we have a family get together arranged. Weather does not look like it will be playing ball with either option though. Might just have to get a kayak wet instead.
Thank you again for the support mate as always it is greatly appreciated. It was an incredible track to ride and explore on. it's great that things are opening up again, well if not the bike then the kayak sounds good, just being in the great outside in New Zealand is amazing.
Wonderfull video and narration, I'm a french guy and I dream when I watch your film, it's beautifull, and I like your way of thincking, you drive accross the country whitout any fixed plan, you follow your feeling, your mind, I really like to travel as you. I have a project to drive the same areas n'est year or in 2 years. I Will be enjoy to discuss with you when you Will be available. Thanks for all, ride safe.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, it is an amazing place to ride and explore. Yes to roam around is the best way to travel. I am doing a video at the end of the series which I'll go over what it's like traveling through the area for a first timer and what thinks I learnt and so information that might be helpful.
Your end-screen stills are, as usual, sublime, but the one at 31:58 is simply extraordinary in terms of light, shadow and depth of focus. You have such a fabulous sense of colour-grading in your photo editing. Kudos.
Thanks Pippa, I finished editing the episode and thought sweet just a few images to sort, but there were just so many it tool me way longer haha there were a bunch that I did add as well. As always thanks for watching.
just mind blowing....i was there in 2022, riding a hire scooter...the scenery is so incredible you feel like you are going to explode with appreciation
@@freewayproject thanks for showing us. I'm trying to build my confidence for riding dirt tracks so watching you is helping me feel closer to riding them
Not ideal at all... but what incredible footage of an amazing landscape. This trip just keeps giving so much grandeur and disbelief. Thanks mate, I really appreciated this one.
It is a stunning area to ride through and explore Colin, I was going to try and explain the feeling but I just couldn't put it into words, the footage is all I can do and even then it still feels it doesn't capture the experience. It 's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
I wanna go back and just do some of the stuff you did! Lamayura was fun. Magnetic hill isn't worth the stop. Alchi Monastery is a must see stop fro Leh to Lamayuru. Thanks again!!!
That was one of the best Joe, I am blown away by the road quality out there in never, never land, just amazing scenery ..... RE are going to love you for this series that's for sure ....... I was actually in Sydney on Wednesday night at the launch of the new Guerrilla 450, I was one of the first in Oz & NZ to order one & got an invite to the launch at the new RE flagship store Moto Machine ( great shop ) and an awesome bike, I mentioned you to some of the guys from RE & UMI & they all knew about your adventures ..... so keep it up mate ......🦘🦘🦘
oh new bike that's awesome, time to ride. Yes the guys at RE & UMI are great. It was an amazing track to ride through so many valleys and mountain passes. Thanks for watching.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, thanks for watching. I have not been to Austria for a long time, I wonder what it's like to ride through.
well how about that, I didn't even see that rainbow. at first I though it might be light refracting through the lens but as it stays in the same place as the camera moves and it's in more than one shot it is definitely a rainbow, It's just the one cloud with a very light film of rain, it's wild how localised the little rain burst can get in the mountains there .
well with no one around (I wouldn't be bother anyone) I thought I'd try a couple of things. It would be hard not to come away with a few good shots in that landscape.
Exactly, I always see totally different things going back and well those Indian short cuts are a lot of fun to ride. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Lamb burgers...never had one, but probably are not to baaaaad...😁 Nothing is finished till the paper work is done. 😔 I watched many content creators do trips on the same bike ans same roads.....but through your eyes, as a photographer, they are completely alive.....you have a gift.....great video and always look forward to yours. Garth
haha, yes was not to baud. Oh so you're been to India judging from the paper work comment haha, they love a bit of paper work. It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode Garth, thanks for watching.
yes the bridges will come think and fast now. What out for a U-turn in the next episode, using the terrain to make it easier. As always thanks for watching.
Joe, episode 9 and every one of those episodes the Himalayan scenery has blown my mind. Each episode the watch gets better and better. What an amazing Motorcycle Adventure you're having. Marvellous Joe! 👍😊
Yes when I think I have seen it all, I ride around another corner or into another valley and something new and unique blows me away. It's the trip that keeps on giving. As always thanks for watching.
Yes it is, I gather they would have started a just trails you navigated by foot, and may have used horses to carry supplies. Then someone has come along and said yep I think we can get a road in there, where everybody else probably looked at them with the expression "are you nuts" haha Thanks for watching.
I like the relaxed pace Joe is riding, taking in all the nature. I never heard the bike Rev up pr saw him thrash the machine. This terrain and this scenary is to behold, absorbed and taken in slowly. Amazing ride and greate narration Joe.
Well I am here to explore and take in the places people scenery, so going slower means the more I can take in. Also I have a dirt bike at home to go fast in the dirt when I want to do that kind of riding. It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, thanks for watching.
Hi Joe, the adventure on planet Earth, 😆hh, it's wonderful, you have one of the best videos you've ever made. The scenery is superb and the editing is superb, and keep up the good work.😘😘👌👍👍👍👍
It's great to hear you enjoyed it Ralf, it was a bit longer but so much happened, so many interesting places and encounters. As always thanks for watching
Great episode as always Joe❤. Your voice has a certain calmness that makes the story telling that much more epic. I wish we could have met on the roads since i was also riding along the same route last few weeks..
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. I gather you had an awesome journey as well, it had to get across on camera the grandeur of it all, something you need to see for yourself. Thanks for watching.
Ladakh has this enchanting aura around like a strong magnet which wants to pull you towards itself all the time. its hard to explain , but people who have ridden or trekked this majestic wilderness solo or even in groups would know of it .
Truly the best episode of the Himalyan series. Ive watched a fair bit of videos of travellers crossing but none comes close to your pics ands videos. Thanks and enjoy Bud
Thanks Sean, it's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode and yes i think this one take the cake for best landscapes and fun Indian short cuts. thats for watching.
My gosh, stunning. I am a rainforest girl myself and didnt think I would fall in love with rocky barren landscape like this but wow, its stunningly beautiful in its own right x Thank you for sharing this with us. And the drone footage was gold standard!
Yes it is stunning, like the vastness of the outback of Australia the barrenest has its own beauty. And just some of the formations of the rocks in the mountains is mind blowing. But next trip I'll look for somewhere with a rainforest 😁
Yet another fantastic video! You appear to take a very chilled approach; a refreshing change from some of the 'in your face' videos of motorcycling in the Himalayas that seem to treat every journey as a near death experience 😂
haha, yer nothing here is near death, I mean maybe 30, 40 year ago it would have been a lot sketchier and a real adventure, now we are more just traveling through and exploring these incredibly beautiful places. Thanks for watching.
Another great video Joe! The views really are spectacular over there. Love the footage you took with the drone of you riding up the mountains,really showed the scale of how small you are in the landscape and the conditions of the road. Looking forward to the next episode. 😊
Thanks, it's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Yes the one thing that is hard to capture is the scale of everything here. Thanks for watching.
The amount of work and dedication he puts in every single one of his videos is simply admirable, even youtubers with millions of subs dont do such hard work. Keep up the good work mate. I discovered you just 2 days ago and you've already became my favourite travel vlogger. Thanks for all the good content.
Thanks mate, I try to do my best with the short amount of time I have to edit these. It's great to know you're enjoying the series, thanks for watching.
it is an incredible place to ride and explore. I am doing a video at the end of the series on riding in the Himalayas for the first time what I learnt and other information that might help people who are thinking of riding there. It might show you that it might not just be a dream but something you can do.
Yes I didn't realise how many I took and I left a lot out of the end of this episode. Thos track had so many of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen. As always thanks for watching.
Thanks Greg, yes it is incredible, if you like riding on dirt then get there soon as the Indian government has tasked the BRO (Border Road Organisation) to seal all the roads by 2028, if you prefer sealed roads there is no rush. thanks for watching.
It's funny, in an absolutely incredible place the track the scenery etc... the India short cuts are like the bonus that lights you up wonder what it will be like, there only short so even if there was an issue on it you can turn around and continue on. Thanks for watching.
Fascinating Joe - I was thinking you must have gone through a week before me and was going to get through to the Zanskar Valley, but like us, got turned back. Reliving the WanLa to Lingshet road was great - we rode it mostly in rain. Another of the roads to Zanskar was also closed - a big boulder rolled out of the sky landing on the bridge and breaking it, so we ended up having to ride all the way back to WanLa/Lamayaru, never getting to Zanskar and Padum. I look forwards to your next video, as the town of Lingshet was one of the seminal events of my life - I hope you get there.
We must have been there with in the same week, a bit of sliding doors. It was an awesome track to ride, I stopped so many time, just stunning. Thanks for watching
More amazing places. That gorge is fantastic. They certainly know how to put some roads into difficult places, and I imagine they only have a few months per year to work on them. Cheers,
Yes, imagine seeing that narrow gorge the first time and going, yer we can make that work. And yes such a short time to get the work done, you have to wait for winter then come back an repair any damage the winter had caused the continue on. As always thanks for watching Neil.
It was an incredible track to ride along, the mountains, the valleys everything was just other worldly. it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
So to my complete surprise, that was epic. Of course it was because you just seem to find more when we thought that was it. Wow, is all I have left in me. Thanks once again Joe, for a fantastic ride 🤩
Oh I was surprise about that track too, I thought it was going to be sealed the whole way and a cool looking valley at the end, but it was so much more. I was going to try and explain what it felt like riding through there but there just aren't the words, it one of those things you have to experience. It great to hear you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
Congratulations kiwi bro, We lost the first cricket test series after 12 years at home to you. And also your women's cricket team became World Champion❤
Thanks David but you could point a camera in any direction on this track and get great shots it is unbelievable. IT's great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
I was going to try and explain in words the feeling of riding through there but yes stumped for words so I just had to let the visuals do that. as always It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching
It is an incredible place to ride and explore, yes and way to much fun haha. It's as if this bike was build for this type of terrain and riding haha seriously the bike has been great, suspension, power, everything, I have had no issues. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
I always wait for Ryan on Friday and Charly Sinewan on Sunday.,,, Gem of a ride mate, I know you are enjoying. Its been a long time since I was there.... Your journey videos brings back the memory. Your photos are stunning. Juley. 🙏
Thanks as always mate. When I think I have seen everything I come around another corner or over the top of a pass and there is something stunningly unique to see, it is an amazing place. I am having an epic time exploring this incredible region.
Wonderful filming and editing. You are really confident on that bike. It looks like an ideal time to see the country before the roads get full sealed. Do you think the road sealing is driven by modernisation or tourism potential.
Thanks mate, it is great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Apparently the India government has tasked the BRO (Border Road Organisation) to seal all the roads in the region by 2028. One is to make it easier for the locals and help with trade to help bring more wealth into the region, the other is to give easier access for the Military. What you don't see, due to the law up there you are not allow to film military bases there are a lot of military base in the region, having good roads means they can deploy and get to different parts easily if needed. I spent a bit of time on a dirt bike so if the need arises I'd have enough skill to be able to get out of most situations. As I am riding solo I ride well with in my skill levels as it's not worth the risk when you are on your own, If i want to push my limits I'll wait until I am home and can get on the dirt bike.
Yes I never got that, sure show it once but after that it does not change so no need to show it or what you're riding. I am like you and want to see where people are riding and the scenery. Thanks for watching
well i just looked up Purmamarca, I think I need to put that one on my list to visit, it looks stunning as well, thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.
Hardly any cell phone screens or smart TVs can do justice to these videos. U atleast need 24m x 16m giant theatre screens to watch videos of this photographic class and of such astounding scenery.
Thanks mate, a big screen may help give a better perspective of how big the mountains are. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Incredible Joe. Just everywhere there is beauty. The colours and textures you bring out the best in every landscape. Happy, Safe Travels Always for you Joe. Looking forward to seeing your next incredible adventures. 🌿
The camera lens and angle makes it look a little dodgy, but in saying that I definitely got off on the right side of the bike as on the left well it was a long way down. Thank as always for watching.
This has to be one the best videos of this majestic region out there.. I recently did a 3k kms ride in the mountains.. visited the same RE service centre for repairs.. brought back some good memories.. love your videos and pictures.. ride safe Joe.. looking forward to the next one..
It was an incredible track to ride on so many unique stunning landscapes to ride through. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching
Thanks mate, there are a lot of restriction of drones in the area, there were no military in this section and long period between people so I thought it was safe to use. The drone is the only thing that kind of give a bit of sale to the place. As always thanks for watching.
Great video, I went from Padum to Lamayuru less than 3 weeks ago and watching your video brings a smile to my face. I must say though you don't seem to have much luck with road closures etc. The day I rode was in brilliant sunshine through Singela pass and then Sir sirla pass. Yes, that asphalt was laid by BRO as we traverse the route.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. I went through in August, apparently where I got to the guys there said it had been blocked for a week. My timing was just a bit off, but it was an incredible road to ride, as you know so many unique stunning landscapes along that route. Thanks for watching.
Some other parts which are off limits for tourists currently is equally enchanting and mesmerizing . Just wonder Joe if someday u can ride all the way upto the legendary Karakoram pass which is another 18K feet giant on your bike 😊. Oh man someday hopefully.
It looks like a stunning area, but yes as it is in the disputed region with a lot of tension they don't normally alway traveller there, hopefully on day I did get to the top of the 19,000ft pass near Hanle which was fun too.
yes the water always seem to be running quite fast. Yes the last shot looks worse than it was, it to do with the lens on that camera being so wide. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Wonderful experience. Graphics, top notch. One thing I must say, do visit these in winters , at least once in your lifetime. That would be one he'll of an experience, out of this world. U wd definitely love it. ❤
Wow that lady and her daughter were adorable..I could sit there all day and listen to them talk about their daily lives.
Yes they were very interesting how they hand crafted things. I wish I had asked about what it was like in winter, if the whole town get blanketed in deep snow.
Thanks for watching.
I’ve seen a lot of Himalayan videos but this one is EPIC. Great work Joe😮
Thank you for the support mate, it is greatly appreciated, it does enable me to do more of these journeys.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, I hope you enjoyed the rest of the series, thanks for watching.
@ Joe, I have to ask you … What was that boiled wheat based wine like? I can imagine a real sour mash. Also, if you do a 2025 Calendar (just in time for Xmas / New Year) it would sell. I’ve thought about buying some prints but I want 30 of them. There are websites (Snapfish) where you load the photos and the end user can buy the calendar with them. In that way you don’t have printed stocks. Anyway I was going to say shinny side up but Himmi getting dusty so rubber down. Cheers
@@gctimefadesaway The girl said there were many steps to go so I did not get to partake in the wine drinking haha
This series just keeps getting better and better!
It's great to hear you're enjoying more of the series, thanks for watching.
@@RanjanSkyline I agree!☝🏻
Those road builders look like they have a hard life!
it does look like really hard slow work. If you noticed I rode past tents on the side of the road, that's where they sleep while doing that job.
Once upon a time,The whole thing was under the water. What a view
It is an incredible place and where ever you look there seems to be an incredible view. Thanks for watching
You are a great videographer, great narrator and even a good man 😁
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you're enjoying the series.
Each week I keep thinking that this is the best episode yet....I do think this one had the most amazing terrain though. Makes you feel humbled with the power and variation in nature.
Yes definitely this one was different, when I was riding I was think how could I explain this, but there are just no words to capture the feeling of moving through these mountains on this day.
It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
So true. Just keeps getting better and better. Like fine wine
Putting rain gear on BEFORE getting soaked through! What madness is this? 😂
Yes it takes out all the jeopardy 😂, but did you notice, there was only a little light rain so I did need to put it on, it's always the way haha.
I hope you enjoyed it , thanks for watching.
Ladakh's a biker's pilgrimage , like a meditation in trance music !!! , like a ride in the dreamland. if someone hasnt ridden in ladakh they have missed a lot then.
It definitely is an incredible place to ride and explore, the further I ride the mover amazing things I discover. Thanks for watching.
Hi Joe, wow what another wonderful ride absolutely picturesque this country. I wish I had two legs. I would be back over there doing it in a big way. Unfortunately lost a leg above the knee in 2018. India looks such a wonderful place to travel around and the people are so nice. Anyway keep up the good work I can only Travel through your eyes , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺, I’m on the big island 🏝️
While riding that track I was think how on earth can I explain the feeling of riding through here and I just couldn't, there is no way to articulate it. So many different and unique landscape.
It's great to hear you are still enjoying the series Cliff, as always thanks for watching.
Even monks aren't immune from doom-scrolling lol.. makes me feel better
haha. yes I was surprise the monk scrolling away. I hope you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching
@@freewayproject Loved it, also my dream to ride in that region
Ok that RE repair shop was epic! 10 minutes and back on the road?! I'm showing this video to all of my local bike shops for inspiration.
haha, oh I'll give you an bonus on top of that, for the part and labour it was $8 AUD. I think it has taken me longer in a drive through to get a burger haha.
I hope you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Joe, another great episode in the adventure of a lifetime. What I love about your videos is that you are such a gentle story teller. You take us on the adventure with you and share your genuine excitement and love of what you are doing and what you are seeing. Thank you for sharing your world in such a beautiful way.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series Neil. I find life is pretty damn good, I don't need to add drama to it. Also a place like this makes it exciting as you never know whats around the next bend of over the next pass.
Thanks for the continued support.
I wrote this on another channel, in reply to someone saying he doesn't understand the obsession about Itchy Boots.
@elwood62
I agree with you on itchy boots & I've watched around 30mins of her in total. She was the first vlogger & female doing the real long distance adventure stuff & because of that she was highly publicised around the world. From then on has become a worldwide name in adventure & motorbiking...just her name mentioned & newbies want to check in on her vlogs, be it for her, the bike she's riding or the adventure.
She's not for me, because in my opinion her vlogs are poor, especially given the time she's been doing it.
I see no attraction & I'm gobsmacked that millions do.
Joe Ryan is doing the same as she does yet superior in my opinion, a likeable soft spoken guy, a photographer on an adventure bike showing us amazing sceneries & more...
Yet because he's relatively new to it compared to I.B & a male, he's not grabbed the limelight/been given the exposure.
If he was the first, there's no doubt he would have got huge publicity.
He's the best at it, in my opinion & I love him taking us with him on his adventure travels.
Now some people would say how boring that landscape is,but I found it absolutely fascinating even breathtaking. But again the camera wouldn’t do it justice as you said about the scale of those mountains.
How much better can it get Joe. 😊
As always a pure pleasure to join your experience ✨👏🫡
Not boring at all. Infact every corner throws up something different here.
I was going to try and explain what it was like riding along that track through those valleys and passes, but there is just no way to do explain it. Just one of those things that has to be experienced.
Thanks for watching Geoff.
yes I'm always thinking what will I find around the next corner.
Absolutely incredible! I found some dirt and shingle roads a couple of days ago. The Rainbow Road is open this long weekend but we have a family get together arranged. Weather does not look like it will be playing ball with either option though. Might just have to get a kayak wet instead.
Thank you again for the support mate as always it is greatly appreciated.
It was an incredible track to ride and explore on. it's great that things are opening up again, well if not the bike then the kayak sounds good, just being in the great outside in New Zealand is amazing.
Wonderfull video and narration, I'm a french guy and I dream when I watch your film, it's beautifull, and I like your way of thincking, you drive accross the country whitout any fixed plan, you follow your feeling, your mind, I really like to travel as you. I have a project to drive the same areas n'est year or in 2 years. I Will be enjoy to discuss with you when you Will be available. Thanks for all, ride safe.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, it is an amazing place to ride and explore. Yes to roam around is the best way to travel. I am doing a video at the end of the series which I'll go over what it's like traveling through the area for a first timer and what thinks I learnt and so information that might be helpful.
Your end-screen stills are, as usual, sublime, but the one at 31:58 is simply extraordinary in terms of light, shadow and depth of focus. You have such a fabulous sense of colour-grading in your photo editing. Kudos.
Thanks Pippa, I finished editing the episode and thought sweet just a few images to sort, but there were just so many it tool me way longer haha there were a bunch that I did add as well. As always thanks for watching.
You outdone yourself on this one. The people,the scenery, simply Marvelous, say that out loud like Billy Crystal used to.
haha I can hear Billy now. Thanks Pete, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode and as always thanks for watching.
Felt like I was watching a movie. A cliffhanger? Love it. Ride safe Joe.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series, thanks for watching.
just mind blowing....i was there in 2022, riding a hire scooter...the scenery is so incredible you feel like you are going to explode with appreciation
Yes it is definitely something you need to experience for yourself, standing amongst these giants. Thanks for watching.
@@freewayproject thanks for showing us. I'm trying to build my confidence for riding dirt tracks so watching you is helping me feel closer to riding them
À chaque vidéo c'est fabuleux, j'en prends plein les yeux merci merci merci😉🤩✌️✌️✌️
C'est toujours agréable d'entendre que vous avez apprécié l'épisode, merci de l'avoir regardé
Not ideal at all... but what incredible footage of an amazing landscape. This trip just keeps giving so much grandeur and disbelief. Thanks mate, I really appreciated this one.
It's hard to get across the feeling riding through this section so I haven't tried, but it was pretty special.
as always thanks for watching.
I think your videos of this area are best I have seen, and I have seen a few from others. Just amazing.
It is a stunning area to ride through and explore Colin, I was going to try and explain the feeling but I just couldn't put it into words, the footage is all I can do and even then it still feels it doesn't capture the experience.
It 's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Awesome Joe, We reckon best landscapes so far - Mordor comes to mind.
Yes there was a lot of stopping to take it all it. on one road so many incredible landscapes.
I wanna go back and just do some of the stuff you did! Lamayura was fun. Magnetic hill isn't worth the stop. Alchi Monastery is a must see stop fro Leh to Lamayuru. Thanks again!!!
It great to hear you enjoyed the episode, Yes Lamayurua was cool to see the moon landscape.
Thanks for watching.
That was one of the best Joe, I am blown away by the road quality out there in never, never land, just amazing scenery ..... RE are going to love you for this series that's for sure ....... I was actually in Sydney on Wednesday night at the launch of the new Guerrilla 450, I was one of the first in Oz & NZ to order one & got an invite to the launch at the new RE flagship store Moto Machine ( great shop ) and an awesome bike, I mentioned you to some of the guys from RE & UMI & they all knew about your adventures ..... so keep it up mate ......🦘🦘🦘
oh new bike that's awesome, time to ride. Yes the guys at RE & UMI are great.
It was an amazing track to ride through so many valleys and mountain passes. Thanks for watching.
Can not get enough of your beautiful storytelling! Thanks for the effort, greetings from Vienna
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, thanks for watching. I have not been to Austria for a long time, I wonder what it's like to ride through.
Notice the Rainbow at 29:10? Lovely.
well how about that, I didn't even see that rainbow. at first I though it might be light refracting through the lens but as it stays in the same place as the camera moves and it's in more than one shot it is definitely a rainbow, It's just the one cloud with a very light film of rain, it's wild how localised the little rain burst can get in the mountains there .
@freewayproject i know, won't see a rainbow like that in Delhi for sure 😅
@@hrsh042 🤣
22:00 maaaaaate!! That is shot if the year!!!
well with no one around (I wouldn't be bother anyone) I thought I'd try a couple of things. It would be hard not to come away with a few good shots in that landscape.
@@freewayproject The effort you make to get these shots isn't lost on me either. Nice work.
That’s was pretty spectacular. At least you get to experience it again by going back
Exactly, I always see totally different things going back and well those Indian short cuts are a lot of fun to ride.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Lamb burgers...never had one, but probably are not to baaaaad...😁 Nothing is finished till the paper work is done. 😔 I watched many content creators do trips on the same bike ans same roads.....but through your eyes, as a photographer, they are completely alive.....you have a gift.....great video and always look forward to yours. Garth
haha, yes was not to baud. Oh so you're been to India judging from the paper work comment haha, they love a bit of paper work.
It's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode Garth, thanks for watching.
Brilliant Joe. Plenty of bridges and now your are showing off with your u turn skills🤣
Loving every minute.
Thanks so much.
Cheers
Annie 🐧
yes the bridges will come think and fast now. What out for a U-turn in the next episode, using the terrain to make it easier.
As always thanks for watching.
Amazing again Joe. Wish the motorcycle service was that swift down here in Tas 🤭
haha yer it was mind blowing, oh I forgot to mention it was $8 for the part and labour.
As always thanks for watching.
@@freewayproject $8 ...that's incredible!
Joe, episode 9 and every one of those episodes the Himalayan scenery has blown my mind. Each episode the watch gets better and better. What an amazing Motorcycle Adventure you're having. Marvellous Joe! 👍😊
Yes when I think I have seen it all, I ride around another corner or into another valley and something new and unique blows me away. It's the trip that keeps on giving. As always thanks for watching.
Very hard to believe there are roads through those narrow canyons. Wow to say the least!!!
Yes it is, I gather they would have started a just trails you navigated by foot, and may have used horses to carry supplies. Then someone has come along and said yep I think we can get a road in there, where everybody else probably looked at them with the expression "are you nuts" haha
Thanks for watching.
This episode probs more than any yet shows the earth is alive breathing and evolving
Awesome
I think you're right, the mountain where it looked like it had exploded out of the ground was crazy looking.
Thanks for watching.
Finally Friday 🥳
I hope you enjoy the episode.
I like the relaxed pace Joe is riding, taking in all the nature. I never heard the bike Rev up pr saw him thrash the machine. This terrain and this scenary is to behold, absorbed and taken in slowly. Amazing ride and greate narration Joe.
Well I am here to explore and take in the places people scenery, so going slower means the more I can take in. Also I have a dirt bike at home to go fast in the dirt when I want to do that kind of riding.
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, thanks for watching.
Hi Joe, the adventure on planet Earth, 😆hh, it's wonderful, you have one of the best videos you've ever made.
The scenery is superb and the editing is superb, and keep up the good work.😘😘👌👍👍👍👍
Thanks mate, it's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for the continued support of watching.
Mate, this was so moving, you captured the majesty and the dignity of humans with the mountains.
It's great to hear you enjoyed it Ralf, it was a bit longer but so much happened, so many interesting places and encounters.
As always thanks for watching
Your cinematography skills are insane
Love the shots and the narration!
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, thanks for watching
Great episode as always Joe❤. Your voice has a certain calmness that makes the story telling that much more epic.
I wish we could have met on the roads since i was also riding along the same route last few weeks..
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. I gather you had an awesome journey as well, it had to get across on camera the grandeur of it all, something you need to see for yourself. Thanks for watching.
Ladakh has this enchanting aura around like a strong magnet which wants to pull you towards itself all the time. its hard to explain , but people who have ridden or trekked this majestic wilderness solo or even in groups would know of it .
Yes there was a moment when riding through there that I can not actually explain the feeling but it sounds like you know it too.
thanks for watching
Truly the best episode of the Himalyan series. Ive watched a fair bit of videos of travellers crossing but none comes close to your pics ands videos. Thanks and enjoy Bud
Thanks Sean, it's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode and yes i think this one take the cake for best landscapes and fun Indian short cuts.
thats for watching.
My gosh, stunning. I am a rainforest girl myself and didnt think I would fall in love with rocky barren landscape like this but wow, its stunningly beautiful in its own right x Thank you for sharing this with us. And the drone footage was gold standard!
Yes it is stunning, like the vastness of the outback of Australia the barrenest has its own beauty. And just some of the formations of the rocks in the mountains is mind blowing. But next trip I'll look for somewhere with a rainforest 😁
@@freewayproject oh awesome! I cant wait for rainforest series lol
Yet another fantastic video! You appear to take a very chilled approach; a refreshing change from some of the 'in your face' videos of motorcycling in the Himalayas that seem to treat every journey as a near death experience 😂
haha, yer nothing here is near death, I mean maybe 30, 40 year ago it would have been a lot sketchier and a real adventure, now we are more just traveling through and exploring these incredibly beautiful places.
Thanks for watching.
This was much needed video, I was so pissed with whatever was going on in my work. Thanks for cheering me up mate.
I am happy it got you out of a bad mood and in a good one. Being outside does that for me too. It's great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for watching
Another great video Joe!
The views really are spectacular over there. Love the footage you took with the drone of you riding up the mountains,really showed the scale of how small you are in the landscape and the conditions of the road.
Looking forward to the next episode. 😊
Thanks, it's always great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Yes the one thing that is hard to capture is the scale of everything here.
Thanks for watching.
The amount of work and dedication he puts in every single one of his videos is simply admirable, even youtubers with millions of subs dont do such hard work.
Keep up the good work mate. I discovered you just 2 days ago and you've already became my favourite travel vlogger. Thanks for all the good content.
Thanks mate, I try to do my best with the short amount of time I have to edit these. It's great to know you're enjoying the series, thanks for watching.
That's my dream right there. Going all over and seeing temples and monasteries on a motorcycle.
#Goals
it is an incredible place to ride and explore. I am doing a video at the end of the series on riding in the Himalayas for the first time what I learnt and other information that might help people who are thinking of riding there. It might show you that it might not just be a dream but something you can do.
You're just teasing us now Joe LOL. Our planet really is amazing
Oh i had no idea what the valley was like, I was as blown away as you. the planet is an amazing place as you say. Thanks as always for watching.
Plenty of pictures, for the pool room in this one Joe.
Incredibly spectacular views
Yes I didn't realise how many I took and I left a lot out of the end of this episode. Thos track had so many of the most incredible scenery I have ever seen.
As always thanks for watching.
That landscape is out of this world!!! 😜
yer, so many different formations on the same track, it's an incredible place to explore.
Another great episode.. The scenery is stunning, I really need to get there one day.. Hurry up retirement 😃
Thanks Greg, yes it is incredible, if you like riding on dirt then get there soon as the Indian government has tasked the BRO (Border Road Organisation) to seal all the roads by 2028, if you prefer sealed roads there is no rush.
thanks for watching.
26:45 Handled it like a PRO! I think a compilation of these Indian shortcuts can make for a kickass film by itself! Maybe at the end of the series? :D
It's funny, in an absolutely incredible place the track the scenery etc... the India short cuts are like the bonus that lights you up wonder what it will be like, there only short so even if there was an issue on it you can turn around and continue on. Thanks for watching.
absolutely the B E S T, most stunning scenery of any of your videos?
May God bless ... and keep you safe throughout your wanderings ...
Thanks mate, yer the landscapes are so unique, it is an incredible track to ride and explore, thanks for watching.
Fascinating Joe - I was thinking you must have gone through a week before me and was going to get through to the Zanskar Valley, but like us, got turned back. Reliving the WanLa to Lingshet road was great - we rode it mostly in rain. Another of the roads to Zanskar was also closed - a big boulder rolled out of the sky landing on the bridge and breaking it, so we ended up having to ride all the way back to WanLa/Lamayaru, never getting to Zanskar and Padum. I look forwards to your next video, as the town of Lingshet was one of the seminal events of my life - I hope you get there.
We must have been there with in the same week, a bit of sliding doors. It was an awesome track to ride, I stopped so many time, just stunning.
Thanks for watching
Amazing countryside over there, Joe - very well captured 😎👌
It just gets better and better hear.
More amazing places. That gorge is fantastic. They certainly know how to put some roads into difficult places, and I imagine they only have a few months per year to work on them. Cheers,
Yes, imagine seeing that narrow gorge the first time and going, yer we can make that work. And yes such a short time to get the work done, you have to wait for winter then come back an repair any damage the winter had caused the continue on.
As always thanks for watching Neil.
Joe u look like a gladiator in the amphitheatre of towering mountains and u have the whole place all by yourself 🤗 . Just incredible man 👍
It was an incredible track to ride along, the mountains, the valleys everything was just other worldly. it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
So to my complete surprise, that was epic. Of course it was because you just seem to find more when we thought that was it. Wow, is all I have left in me. Thanks once again Joe, for a fantastic ride 🤩
Oh I was surprise about that track too, I thought it was going to be sealed the whole way and a cool looking valley at the end, but it was so much more.
I was going to try and explain what it felt like riding through there but there just aren't the words, it one of those things you have to experience.
It great to hear you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
Such stunning views! You’ve really captured the essence of these landscapes. Incredible videos! sub & 👍
It is an incredible place to ride and explore, it great to hear you enjoyed the episode, I hope you enjoy the rest of the series, thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing. Really enjoying your efforts. Would you please give your opinion / review on the Himalayan 450 bike. Cheers from New Zealand.
You're welcome, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. I will be doing a review of the 450 at the end of the series.
Congratulations kiwi bro, We lost the first cricket test series after 12 years at home to you.
And also your women's cricket team became World Champion❤
@@shivanshsingh7593 Oh I am Australia haha not New Zealand
Absoluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutly superb footage .... ..👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks David but you could point a camera in any direction on this track and get great shots it is unbelievable.
IT's great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.
Even monks aren't immune from doom scrolling. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 u r trynna kill me joe???
haha, yer it is a different world we live in now. Thanks for watching.
Joe mate absolutely beautiful. I'm stumped for words mate. Thanks for another awesome episode. 👍🍻
I was going to try and explain in words the feeling of riding through there but yes stumped for words so I just had to let the visuals do that. as always It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching
Mate thank you.... For taking us on your journey. 👍
Hi
Joe been watching all your videos, keep up the great work mate, regards from Australia
Thanks for the support mate, It's great to hear you have been enjoying the series. Thanks for watching
That almost looked like way too much fun and y'ole 450 looks like it's doing a real good job. Excellent narration and video as always👍
It is an incredible place to ride and explore, yes and way to much fun haha. It's as if this bike was build for this type of terrain and riding haha seriously the bike has been great, suspension, power, everything, I have had no issues.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
I must say that road infra in ladakh has improved a lot in the last few years.
Yes the Indian government has tasked the BRO (Border Road Organisation) to seal all the roads by 2028. It looks like they are well on there way.
I always wait for Ryan on Friday and Charly Sinewan on Sunday.,,, Gem of a ride mate, I know you are enjoying. Its been a long time since I was there.... Your journey videos brings back the memory. Your photos are stunning. Juley. 🙏
Thanks as always mate. When I think I have seen everything I come around another corner or over the top of a pass and there is something stunningly unique to see, it is an amazing place. I am having an epic time exploring this incredible region.
Wonderful video Mate
Thanks mate, it great to hear you enjoyed it.
Wonderful filming and editing.
You are really confident on that bike.
It looks like an ideal time to see the country before the roads get full sealed.
Do you think the road sealing is driven by modernisation or tourism potential.
Thanks mate, it is great to hear you enjoyed the episode.
Apparently the India government has tasked the BRO (Border Road Organisation) to seal all the roads in the region by 2028. One is to make it easier for the locals and help with trade to help bring more wealth into the region, the other is to give easier access for the Military. What you don't see, due to the law up there you are not allow to film military bases there are a lot of military base in the region, having good roads means they can deploy and get to different parts easily if needed.
I spent a bit of time on a dirt bike so if the need arises I'd have enough skill to be able to get out of most situations. As I am riding solo I ride well with in my skill levels as it's not worth the risk when you are on your own, If i want to push my limits I'll wait until I am home and can get on the dirt bike.
You are the best motovlogger because you didn't show motorcycle cockpit into your videos and it is the good thing as we want to se scenic beauty ahead
Yes I never got that, sure show it once but after that it does not change so no need to show it or what you're riding. I am like you and want to see where people are riding and the scenery. Thanks for watching
@@freewayproject keep as it is dont change it
looks like purmamarca jujuy, argentina. beautiful! ❤
well i just looked up Purmamarca, I think I need to put that one on my list to visit, it looks stunning as well, thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.
Dude you are living your best life! May your amazing travels continue 🤙
Yes, I am having an epic time out here, it is an incredible place to ride and explore, Thanks for watching.
I am truly impressed by your motorcycle riding, video editing, and photography skills. The entire video was fantastic.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series, it is an incredible place to ride and explore. Thanks for watching.
Best time of the day, a new video, awesome trip so far. Love the visuals. Keep it up from NZ 🏍🏍
I hope you enjoy this episode. thanks for the continued support.
Hardly any cell phone screens or smart TVs can do justice to these videos. U atleast need 24m x 16m giant theatre screens to watch videos of this photographic class and of such astounding scenery.
Thanks mate, a big screen may help give a better perspective of how big the mountains are. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
Incredible Joe. Just everywhere there is beauty. The colours and textures you bring out the best in every landscape.
Happy, Safe Travels Always for you Joe. Looking forward to seeing your next incredible adventures.
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Thanks Mel, It was an incredible track to ride along so many unique landscapes. Thanks for watching.
That Sherpa engine has a really nice hum to it.
Yes, it not too bad at all.
Inspirational. The best that YT has to offer.
Thanks mate.
Okay, those steep roads in this episode were crazy, but the teaser at the end was mental. How many days til next Friday?
The camera lens and angle makes it look a little dodgy, but in saying that I definitely got off on the right side of the bike as on the left well it was a long way down.
Thank as always for watching.
This has to be one the best videos of this majestic region out there.. I recently did a 3k kms ride in the mountains.. visited the same RE service centre for repairs.. brought back some good memories.. love your videos and pictures.. ride safe Joe.. looking forward to the next one..
Thanks Sam, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, that RE service centre was hectic but they got the job done so quickly.
Thanks for watching.
Again, stunning just stunning landscapes, let the day unfold.......
It was an incredible track to ride on so many unique stunning landscapes to ride through. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching
View of mountains mesmerizing ❤❤❤❤❤ Enjoying our series 😊
yes that definitely are mesmerising, the grandeur of the how place is incredible. I hope you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
@@freewayproject waiting for next and also do episode on himalyan 450 bike riding review. Ride Safe and enjoy.
I should visit Himalaya ❤
well in my humble opinion that's a big YES, it is an incredible place to ride and explore. Thanks for watching
@@freewayproject Quick Q: Is this better than The Outback you have in Oz? Just asking..
@@ash9x9 I wouldn't say either was better, thy are totally different and unique, one give you a feeling of grandeur the other of vastness.
Fantastic Joe. The drone following your ride was epic. Thanks again....
Thanks mate, there are a lot of restriction of drones in the area, there were no military in this section and long period between people so I thought it was safe to use. The drone is the only thing that kind of give a bit of sale to the place. As always thanks for watching.
Awesome! Enjoyed this episode as well! :)
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying a few more of the episodes.
Beautiful photography. Loved this video.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for watching.
Great video, I went from Padum to Lamayuru less than 3 weeks ago and watching your video brings a smile to my face. I must say though you don't seem to have much luck with road closures etc. The day I rode was in brilliant sunshine through Singela pass and then Sir sirla pass. Yes, that asphalt was laid by BRO as we traverse the route.
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode. I went through in August, apparently where I got to the guys there said it had been blocked for a week. My timing was just a bit off, but it was an incredible road to ride, as you know so many unique stunning landscapes along that route.
Thanks for watching.
You're the best Joe
Thanks mate, it's great to know you're enjoying the series.
@freewayproject
Always Joe 👍
You're living my kinda life
Some other parts which are off limits for tourists currently is equally enchanting and mesmerizing . Just wonder Joe if someday u can ride all the way upto the legendary Karakoram pass which is another 18K feet giant on your bike 😊. Oh man someday hopefully.
It looks like a stunning area, but yes as it is in the disputed region with a lot of tension they don't normally alway traveller there, hopefully on day
I did get to the top of the 19,000ft pass near Hanle which was fun too.
WOW Joe !!!
Amazing landscapes and photography love this episode
Stay safe
it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, yes the landscapes were other worldly, thanks for watching.
Simply the best on the internet right now imo ….Thankyou
Thanks mate, it's great to hear you are enjoying the series. Thanks for the continued support.
Amazing scenery,every river is rapids current and that last bit your bike stand down so close to the edge, take extra care near those edges.
yes the water always seem to be running quite fast. Yes the last shot looks worse than it was, it to do with the lens on that camera being so wide.
It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
40sec ago was wild
cool
Great mosaic look at this part of the Himalayas. I loved your Monastery music.
It is an incredible place to ride and explore, it's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching.
This is healing the soul! ❤❤
It's great to hear you are enjoying the series, it is an amazing peaceful place to explore. Thanks for watching.
Fantastic episode Joe. All the scenery is so amazing and I loved your drone shots. Thank you.
it's hard to describe riding through that valley so I won't ever try, one of the best. It's great to hear you enjoyed the episode, thanks for watching
Wonderful experience. Graphics, top notch.
One thing I must say, do visit these in winters , at least once in your lifetime. That would be one he'll of an experience, out of this world. U wd definitely love it. ❤
Yes I could only imagine how beautiful it would be in winter. Hopefully I will get to see it.
Thanks for watching.