Bikepacking In Patagonia | GCN's South American Gravel Adventure

[@matthewpasserini8126]

Great video but should have been longer and maybe in several parts to include more information, felt a bit rushed... amazing trip though

[@charliewhiskey8440]

Exactly my thought yoo

[@Grunge_Cycling]

Matthew Passerini could’ve been a 30min vid

[@timwalker3987]

I agree. Would’ve loved to have seen more of the actual trail riding. Feels like a missed opportunity sadly.

[@dryphos]

I have travelled a lot to that region, being Argentinian, and I would have loved more focus on the trails. Here it's hard to get off the roads and find some proper trails that are more than a couple of kilometers long

[@marksmith566]

Definitely way too short, epic rides like this should be at least 60 mins

[@adityashetty1392]

that awkward hi5 or side hug moment between James & Pablo at 11:42 is me everytime i meet someone new on a ride

[@adityashetty1392]

oh man it gets better at 13:20 . is he gonna go get the beer? is mark gonna apologise first? is pablo gonna go get another beer?

[@adityashetty1392]

so mark basically - 1. dropped james and left him without inner tubes 2. started having a beer anyway, without keeping one handy for james (literally zero extra effort) 3. continued sitting & sipping as pablo gave up his beer and got another one for james i see a new top 10 ways to not be a dick coming up.... :P

[@theapplewatchtriathlete8890]

@@adityashetty1392 And it seemed to be only James putting up a tent (or trying to) - was Mark nice and cosy sleeping in the building at that point? 😂

[@wsnx_]

@@adityashetty1392 i recognized that too. james seems like a really cool and warmhearted guy, the chemistry between james and the other presenters is better, but that's just my impression. mark seems to be a litte bit more focused on himself.

[@AKG77]

@@adityashetty1392 probably the beer will get less cold and not as nice to drink. Plus pablo was the host and its only right he went to take it for james.

[@akactors]

at 64 years old I'm doing my first adventure bike ride from Nebraska to Detroit. It's a start! This was an awesome video.

[@seansurdovel2148]

Man, these Hank & Mark videos are my favorites.

[@martinsalinas2398]

I’am Chilean (from Pucon a town near were you rode) and today literaly I rode my bike on some of those roads! Happy you came down here and you like it. Tell GMBN we also have some nice mtb and freeride routes.

[@gcn]

GMBN inspired us to come down after their incredible epic rides there last year. You live in an incredible area of the world

[@Lynxswild]

I have been to Pucon a few times and would love to visit for the riding. Maybe a few nights in ‘termas’ to sooth the muscles? 😉

[@NEKORID]

As a Chilean it makes me so happy to see you enjoyed this heaven land. Patagonia is truly one special place to ride. I'd love to see you going for the Carretera Austral. Cheers and keep up the great work!

[@dryphos]

I concurr with the others saying this video felt too rushed, maybe out of time constraints. The sheer endlessness and tranquility of the patagonian wilderness was a little bit missing. I get that it is essentially a promo video for the bikes, but maybe do a second video more focused on the experience itself

[@billincolumbia]

The video of Simon in Morocco had a completely different feel. Was it much longer? Must have been.

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[@jackjosephy23]

Brings me back 2 years, cycling across the Pampas from BA, through that area and then all the way to the south most point of South America - Ushuia!

[@abedfo88]

Time to fire up KZbin on the big TV and grab a good coffee.

[@xgalvan1]

Andrew, you're doing it right mate

[@JosephDowski]

Agreed!!! Perfect way to start a snowy Sunday morning!!!

[@gordjohnson36]

Thank you Mark, Hank, and the crew for showing me the this amazing part of our planet

[@zyghom]

Probably 99% of us cannot do such adventures so it is SO NICE to at least watch it. Thank you guys for such videos

[@gfsdgfabfsdafjsavbdfs1253]

Well you probably can! Just gear up and ride. A fancy gravelbike with light weight bikepacking is faster but if you're not in a hurry, any setup will do.

[@milindchohan8546]

looks like an amazing trip but this video hasnt given it enough justice (unlike the morocco adventure)! but I still always look forward to the content everyday :)

[@gcn]

Thanks Milind we hope to share more like this in the future

[@kieranself9844]

I could’ve watched this for an hour. It’s like the grand tour production wise. Could’ve shown so much more!! Excellent video.

[@skokartong]

I would not mind if these kind of videos were like a series and maybe 4 or 5 episodes instead! Absolutely stunning!

[@gcn]

Thanks Kristoffer

[@eliterunning]

Great video. I always feel like going out on a ride on the nearby hills.

[@danielcastrogarcia9443]

Well done guys!!! As a chilean GCN fan I couldn't be more than happy to watch this video. Temuco is a nice city and the road near the lakes seems to be awesome...

[@josefinarazazi]

What a scenery! Here a proud Chilean, really happy you guys made it to this corner of the world

[@TheSmedvick]

It's nothing short of stunning.

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

....for 3 days

[@gcn]

It's a lovely area of the world we really enjoyed visiting

[@NZWozza]

This is the kind of content that makes this one of my favourite KZbin channels. Great hosts at the moment, and Marc is always a welcome guest host!

[@gcn]

Thanks Sam, we're very lucky that Mark can come and make these kind of videos with us

[@samuelhodges7593]

One of the most phenomenal places I have ever been. Bike packing there would be even better!

[@nightsfalling]

I don't have a gravel bike but I want to do that trip so much right now. You guys are pretty lucky. Good job everyone!

[@michaelkaye4998]

Brings back both pleasant and sad memories of several fishing trips to Chilean side of Patagonia. Great video. Thanks

[@gcn]

Sounds like an awesome opportunity

[@stephenreid_66]

Patagonia looks amazing, video could've been longer but good job lads, it makes me wanna go there

[@pshar8674]

Truly beautiful place. Hank and Mark are so great to watch!

[@samzam4496]

how this was not a full film is beyond me.. we want more !!!

[@kamucho]

The GCN crew really flexing their cinematic muscles here. So good everyone. I feel some serious movie style content coming in the future. Let's go! Woop

[@petinka721]

Mark and James never do you disappointed! Great video and more bike pack challenges videos with these dudes.

[@franidelaserna]

Great video guys, hope it was longer, but I really enjoyed watching those gorgeous landscapes of my home country and Chile (which is even more beautiful).

[@FlatSpinMan]

This was great! I’d love to see more of it, but as it was, this was a great sample. Show us more! Anything with these two guys is always fun, and when they go to such an astonishing place, it is even better. Loved this.

[@jeffgorrie]

I DEMAND MORE BIKEPACKING CONTENT!!! I DEMAND IT!

[@somvongsonephet273]

Great adventure. Hey GCN, would love to see a behind the scenes video of these trips.

[@gcn]

Thats a good idea som

[@VagabondMuscle]

My most recent bike packing adventure was from Grand Junction Colorado to Las Vegas Nevada with my dog Rosco in a Burley Tailwagon. It included 7 miles of hiking through the Utah Desert, camping in Capitol Reef National Park, watching Red Bull Rampage with friends, and endless buffet’s from Mesquite to Las Vegas. This year, Tripple crown attempt of the Trans Am Bike Race again.

[@edsfishing3965]

I love it when they get Hank to pronounce things 😂

[@stephensmith7505]

Been deep diving on GCN lately when not indulging in the "pain cave" and sneaking out on rides when the early spring weather allows here. I'm thoroughly enjoying Mark Beaumont's contributions. Love this Patagonia adventure - its been on my list for awahile now. It would be great to add this to the area around Bariloche to Puerto Mont a little further south as well. Just finished watching his Ultra Endurance Tips on his recent ride with Simon on the North Coast 500. Having recently completed a Trans Continental myself whereby I rode over 11,000km on 4 separate tours (1991, 1992, 2015, 2018) self supported meandering across Canada (on the same Scott Santa Cruz BTW), I was fascinated to agree and recognize many strategies I employed but also picked up a few new ones for my next grand tour once the madness of this virus passes. Thanks for that! I want to make a suggestion if it hasn't already been done. I think we need to add something to the cycling lexicon. A "Beaumont" (noun) - the name given to riding a distance of 240 miles in a day; akin to a "Century" (100 miles). A "proper Beaumont" is completing it in a period of 16 hours akin to his around the world schedule. A "half Beaumont" constitutes 120 miles. You can also make this into a verb where you can apply it to anything in cycling that is initially kinda of fun and then figuring out the most impossible challenge with it ie Hour Record on a Penny Farthing. Example : He/She is really "Beaumonting that right now. After a few too many glasses of wine recently I decided - out loud - to commit to do my first "Beaumont" this summer. Let the masochism begin...

[@luisreyes8833]

Hello GCN friends, I'm glad you enjoyed our southern landscape. I'm a Chilean guy and I've been watching your videos since a couple of years now. I've learnt a lot of cycling stuff through the language I'm learning.. You do a great job!!.

[@RogerMcGuiremusic]

I've been waiting for this video ever since it was first flagged on instagram. It did not let me down... just fantastic!!

[@gcn]

Thanks Roger, we're really happy you love it

[@LukeGJPotter]

The cinematography and scene setting maps, at the start, were fantastic.

[@markstocks5236]

Gr8 video !!!! Only problem...... wish it was longer 👌

[@gcn]

Thanks Mark! We'll keep that in mind for the future

[@mikeargentina1]

Welcome to Argentina! Next time you should visit Salta and the Northern provinces. It's gravel heaven!

[@C.Medina]

Miguel speak the truth. 👍

[@bjmullan]

Patagonia is such a beautiful place, would recommend it to everyone. Had a trip there a couple of years ago to El Calafate and the glaciers, amazing!

[@gcn]

Sounds like the perfect trip - it's an incredible area of the world

[@robertokeefe101]

Leaving James for dust with a puncture is true Top Gear form, nicely done 👍🤣

[@JeffOehlsen]

I could watch one of these every day till I die. So motivating.

[@tmcclean21]

Lovin all the videos with Mark! great to see you guys getting on so well and going on epic adventures! Top stuff

[@genrege]

More like this please! But 18 minutes is nowhere near long enough. Good work all :)

[@gcn]

Thanks Genrege glad you enjoyed it

[@Miekzz]

These adventure videos are the best!

[@KevinWakliFitness]

You're right my lady

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

When was the adventure part?

[@KevinWakliFitness]

@@thecrowfliescrooked Wow, good query.

[@delboysafa]

This kindof feels like a promo video for a launch of a new GCN channel dedicated to bikepacking with Mark as the host...... :-) :-)

[@woolfel]

that is gorgeous, especially with snow around MA US. great video and a great place to ride

[@charliewhiskey8440]

Can you post your list of kit? Tent sleeping bag mat etc? That's not alot you were carrying for 3 days! Cheers.

[@richardstoffel6585]

There is a KIT video on the GCN tech channel for this trip.

[@edhawkins6741]

But does it talk about the kit? I’m pretty sure saw it just discusses the bikes.

[@bloombergvo959]

Yeah I definitely wanna know what tent weighs 700gr!!

[@Yuiguitah]

Never new I needed to see you guys naming Chilean cities. A treat for sure. Glad you had a blast in the Patagonia.

[@kanweijin]

Another fantastic adventure captured on video. Makes you want to quit your job and embark on these epic journeys.

[@gcn]

Thanks very much Wei

[@markwu3121]

Awesome, Amazing place, epic bikepack trip

[@man1nam]

Sunday morning pre ride inspiration 👌

[@garethbe]

This is proper cycling inspiration stuff.

[@gcn]

We think so, thanks Gareth :)

[@kenblair2538]

Great trip, I'd love to see more of that tour. Keep up the great tours. KB

[@juampepaget]

It's mindblowing to recognise those places myself

[@kirkshammett94]

Awesome video as always. But yeah they definitely could have made a series out of this for sure

[@jondyke99]

Nice Video. Patagonia has been on my bucket list for a while. Look forward to more footage from your South American Adventures....

[@raff5604]

Loved it.. I wish it was longer. I was looking forward to at least 3 hours of scenery and description of trails lakes and people that you guys met. I'm glad to see that Pablo had a proper mountain bike for the single track to his place. I'm not a fan of gravel bikes...they just don't make any sense to me. Kind of like taking a Penny Farthing in the tour de France. Will GCN be editing a longer version? All the guys at my local bike shop are asking the same question. We all loved it.

[@gcn]

Thanks Raff, we'd love to make a longer version

[@Grunge_Cycling]

You guys should have included the big dinner! Local cuisine is such a big part of bike packing.

[@davemorriss2552]

Mark and John, Just found your great video today and amazingly we are in Puerto Varas and about to start our two week trip north which includes part of your route. Can't wait...

[@101dogdays]

Awesome video Would love to see gcn do Lejog in the future, Britain’s most famous ride and some beautiful scenery close to home along the way

[@chrisbaum998]

Amazing views and an adventure. Enjoyed seeing different parts of the world via bike travel. Keep providing these videos!!!

[@gcn]

Thanks Chris

[@memofromessex]

GCN does it again, goes on an amazing trip that could easily dragged out to at least an hour (maybe up to 2 hours), but instead does 20min 😩

[@jortevers234]

love the bikepacking videos

[@tarekbyakoub]

I'd love to see a long way round type series with these two, would be amazing

[@omfgSHORYUKEN]

if mark was a presenter on this channel doing monthly epic rides and bikepacking it'd be amazing

[@orsations]

Note for the video editors: if you want to create that widescreen experience, don't burn black bars on the top and bottom of the video. Tweak the aspect ratio instead, it won't look like a bodge when viewed on an actual widescreen display.

[@borisl.5407]

My favourite cycling duet. Keep pushing, guys! 😍

[@gcn]

Thanks Mark

[@rossmckechnie1210]

Awesome, this got me pumped to hit the road again tomorrow

[@bensaund]

Great video, but it should have been longer or in 3 parts, 3 x 15 min video per day. You don't fly to the other side of the world with that amazing location and squeeze it all into 18 mins. There must e so much good footage on the cutting room floor.

[@rob4688]

Was going to say the same. Great video... but more please!

[@gcn]

We've got some other exciting projects from the shoot which we're excited to share soon

[@nomorebroke1056]

Had so much fun watching your video!👍

[@sanabraxas87]

I love that Mark still rocks that Forerunner 920

[@garyschnitker6689]

3:55 "a true wilderness" as they ride down a perfectly smooth paved road

[@sebastianm7148]

Hi guys, I'm from Chile, and we considered Patagonia from Puerto Montt to Punta Arenas, Temuco is considered south of Chile, just tell you for the next trip you know real Patagonia that it is Amazing!!!! Regards from Chile 🇨🇱🗻

[@eduardorichard9547]

Pablo gave James his own beer. What a nice dude! The difficulty of James with the hug vs Hi5 just goes to show how warmer and much more welcoming South Americans are in comparison to Europeans.

[@mikemoerenhout9946]

Didn’t want it to end! Really love these adventure videos. What an amazing place!!!

[@gcn]

Thanks Mike! We were very fortunate to be able to visit for work

[@juan4772]

Welcome to Argentina GCN!!!

[@gcn]

Thanks Juan

[@irlandii]

@@gcn Will you be sharing the route for this trip on your Komoot account?

[@moi7748]

Some stunning scenery!! 😍

[@matt_cycling]

Hi guys! Congrats for the video and the adventure! You were in the very same place where I was during December and where I go for vacations every year. For the viewers, I really recommend you to go and know personally San Martin de los Andes. You won't be desappointed.

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

Are we allowed to stay more than 3 days?

[@matt_cycling]

@@thecrowfliescrooked Yes! Why not? 😅

[@michaelhogan1424]

Stunning. No other words needed.

[@jasongirvan6729]

James is amazing with all of these massive crazy stuff you guys make him do, GCN certainly loves to torture James

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

What’s crazy about a completely paid for 3 day adventure that was fully supported? Pull your head out.

[@jasongirvan6729]

Well for one paid for and supported or not, could you do It, so why don’t you pull your head out. I was referring to the fact that James has suddenly became the whipping boy for GCN due to the fact he did the cornering test, 24 hrs with Beaumont, one hour penny farthing challenge, the red hook critt, that recent climbing challenge with opie and now this multi day 350+km backpacking challenge. Quite a list of torture testing don’t you think? so when you complete that list, supported and paid for or not because remember this is his daily job so of coarse it’s paid for, let me know, oh and remember, if it ain’t on Strava then it never happened ROFL By the way before you go trying to challenge my torture abilities, I have completed a 250+km ride solo self supported without stores carried on person supplies, had a flat on Canada’s largest highway and still got home in time for dinner with my wife and I do this at least once or even twice in a Canadian road bike season of 8 months if you brave some of the cold Also I regularly will do a 10,000 calorie workout challenge, by the way I run bike swim all in on day too also used to way 307 lbs and have lost nearly half

[@ucanskixc568]

Out biketouring, with some nice gravel roads, and a we bit of single track.

[@fernandosilvazavan7434]

Nice trip. Next time make sure you go all the way south from Temuco to Torres del Paine riding rutes 5 and 7, the must famous Carretera Austral. Cheers

[@aqhan]

This is a dream ride!

[@andreaonyoutube9560]

Cool - can't wait to bike back in that region one day.

[@richardhowarth4230]

Fantastic trip Lucky boys👍🏻👍🏻

[@gcn]

Cheers Richard

[@not.stocker]

What tent were they using? 🏕️

[@ianwynneuk]

Ouch, £600!

[@Svartez]

@@ianwynneuk For that price you might as well get a cuben fiber tent, they are even lighter and alot more durable.

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

Thomas Stocker no wonder they could only stay 3 days, all their shit (that most people wouldn’t use) costs too much. I doubt they even used the tents, it was for show and tell only.

[@richardstoffel6585]

ianwynneuk i use a Big Agnes tent. 2 person, 1.5kg or 1kg for 1 person. (2-3 pounds). Sells around $400 US

[@vincentvolmer5076]

Great adventure and fantastic world trip GCN guys!

[@gcn]

Thanks Vincent we're very fortunate

[@AlfonsoFergusson]

there is a race in October that goes from Panguipulli tipo Puerto Fuy (so basically day one) and back, raced it last year and it has the most beautiful scenery you can get and a fantastic tarmac. Bad news for Hank, Patagonia stars way further south, even fake Patagonia starts about 250kms south.

[@jang0001]

I‘m sure this was an amazing trip, but the video can‘t compete with the Scottland trip! I‘m a little disappointed!

[@gcn]

Sorry to hear that Jean, hopefully you find some other videos you enjoy soon

[@C.Medina]

And the next GCN winner to fly to Patagonia and ride with us is!.....Meeeeeee! 😎

[@aeriegrove]

I'm planning on doing the whole 3000km Patagonia route north to south in a couple of years, and this got me all fired up! Now I just need to convince my, let's say intermediate cyclist, mate to come along, and this video makes it look like a piece cake - thank you!

[@gcn]

Good luck William, hopefully you convince them soon

[@softcrisps]

I feel like GCN could make a really amazing travel video and enter it in the Banff Mountain Film Festival and have a chance for it to be taken on the world tour. It would give you all a chance to flex your creative muscles by showing the art, beauty, and humour of cycling.

[@ramouflard]

Damn it, those videos makes us want to just go and hit the road. It’s an itching desire already that gets more intense because of you :) . Must have been a blast

[@gcn]

Cheers Eric, it was a really great opportunity

[@treyquattro]

that looked absolutely fantastic

[@stevelewis6154]

Great video and waht stunning views. Lucky lucky boys :)

[@brandonclark8736]

Looks like a lot of great fun, GCN!

[@thomaswinkler9610]

always loved Patagonia...

[@oliverbergen6505]

Great tour....wonderfull landscape!

[@pbandjosh]

Ay como me hace extrañar a Argentina!

[@MrFornicater]

Editing team dropped the ball on this one.