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Biking Annapurna

Mads and Scott rode their bikes to the Pokhara airport with a small backpack on and boarded a prop plane to Jomsom, on the northern end of the Annapurna range. They then rode east up to 3,600m and then down the west side of the Annapurna range to a final altitude of 850m. They spent three-days and two-nights ripping it up. In the end they had one broken spoke, three flat tyres, one broken rear derailleur, one cracked hanger, one smashed bike computer and one missing shoe sole. What an adventure!

Arrival at Jomsom airport.
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The view from Jomsom airport.
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Mads along the riverbed on Day 1 en-route to Kagbeni.
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Mads on a crazy suspension bridge.
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Mads as we're coming out of Leknath to head down the mountain.
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Spirit protecting a house (mounted above a door).
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A cheesy restaurant.
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A male guard at one of Kagbeni's two gates.
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Looking into upper-Mustang from Kagbeni at sunset.
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Mads coming out of the village of Marpha.
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Mads spinning some prayer wheels for good luck.
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Scott heading into Marpha.
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Mads heading out of a town.
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Scott blasting through Marpha.
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Along the trail.
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Apples are the big thing up here.
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Cute apple girl.
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Scott coming across a suspension bridge.
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Mads heading across one of the last bridges.
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Can you say, "sketchy pathway"?
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Mads along another bridge.
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End of the ride - we're shattered!
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Biking Annapurna

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