Bikepacking the Cordillera Real | Part 2

[@petedog9581]

Man it looks loose and dry there at 17K." What is the humidity? 0%. The best part of these kinds of adventures is the detachment from the rest of the world. Many years ago, went fishing and partying in north Quebec. Left all of our watches and anything that would let us know time in the trucks. Boat-packed everything across a huge glacial lake... about 1 mile to the cabin. It was the most liberating 2 weeks of my life. Mind you it was pre-cell phone. Just counted the sunrises and sunsets to know when we had to leave. We really need to heed Thoreau's words more often in our complex lives-- "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to a front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.'" Great adventure and thanks for sharing.

[@natehills9388]

I agree completely, everyone needs a reset from the technology that infiltrates our everyday lives to gain some needed perspective on what is actually important in life. Unmatched perspective.

[@petedog9581]

@@natehills9388 There should always be peace and a shared common interest in nature on all trails. They SHOULD be unifying and at the same time humbling. That is how all mankind should view and experience nature.

[@knordberg]

I love the jingle of scree in the morning. It sounds like victory.

[@natehills9388]

Sounds like a bull in a china shop. Music to my ears.

[@therustlerman]

Such a gnarly adventure.

[@natehills9388]

Most memorable adventure of my life.

[@eugenespreutels8305]

So amazing, life changing I'm guessing. Beautiful country, love those alpacas!

[@ainh7695]

Best meditation ever.thanks 🙏🤘

[@patrickbarrett5790]

Happy Friday! What a bloody sweet Journey. The rocks though. LOL When you said OH NO, around 10:50, I was thinking the same thing. HA the line you were on seemed extra Rocky. Glad to see you made it past that section without a crash. Now no food to eat and more riding left.... next week will be killer. Cheers!

[@natehills9388]

Hard to follow the llama trails at times, haha.

[@jdwells7233]

Super cool Nate Hills.. Hammerheads...

[@mtbguides_Rich]

Proper legit mountain riding in this one, going to go watch part 1 now 👍🤘

[@natehills9388]

Enjoy!

[@vincedavis5326]

Well done! The views are awesome on camera and must have been amazing to see with your eyes. Thanks for documenting and sharing this.

[@natehills9388]

Thanks for watching!

[@АлександрРадицкий]

Perfectly! Very positive!

[@BikeLifewithRob]

Looks like a lot of fun. When the kids are out da house we will embark on adventures like this

[@natehills9388]

Get it!

[@marvinlee4887]

The word epic can only be defined by this trip in MTB from now on. What a ride. Would to hear what you guys did for food and water and what you gear was packed.

[@natehills9388]

We treated our water with iodine drops every day and had pre portioned meals that could be rehydrated with water. Oats, couscous, nuts, seeds, oil, some premade bars, a bit of salmon. We packed about 2500 calories per day, despite burning 3 times that daily. I lost 8 lbs. We shared a 4 person tent, sleeping pads, stove, down layers, camera gear, spare parts, basically as little as possible to sustain life while moving efficiently in the mountains.

[@MTBActionCam1]

Super epic! What an adventure. Thanks for creating and sharing this video.

[@natehills9388]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cumbres]

Incredible

[@bigbarrelbr]

You set an itchy in me to go do this path... Already saw even the company that does the walking journey... but by bike, it would be epic.

[@goCubsgo102]

Gonna tell my kids this is how I got to school everyday

[@MirkoScherrer]

Absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing. Would love to go on a trip like that. (without the sleeping in a tent part 🙂)

[@natehills9388]

That's the thing though. To get this far away from everything, you have to camp. If this route had easy accommodations, it wouldn't be what it is. That is the point.

[@rodneypantony3551]

Imagine if the Incas could traverse the mountains like this. It'd be wonderful if the local people had some of this kit. Maybe save a few lives?

[@karanbohara3973]

Nice adventure.

[@natehills9388]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnmurphy4989]

Crazy stuff, lucky nothing went wrong.

[@yzzynha]

Incrível 🇧🇷

[@NH-il6uc]

What a cool adventure! Did you guys have many issues with flats or other mechanical issues?

[@michaelsteven1090]

I bet 1/2 the volume of those packs are stuffed with tires, tubes, sealant, spokes and derailleur hangers! 😂

[@natehills9388]

Zero mechanicals over 9 days. Technology is amazing!

[@yohananwalker]

@@natehills9388 what kind of cassing do you run on your tires?

[@bigbarrelbr]

@@natehills9388 A proper bickepacking for enduro/trail bike with heavy tyres... otherwise these sharp rocks for XC bikes for example would be a disaster, haha

[@rocketappliantist4969]

"How was the riding up there?" "Dinner plates"

[@natehills9388]

Pretty much, ha

[@TylerOstergaard]

Woot

[@leodomingox]

Did you guys actually tracked this? Such an epic ride!

[@natehills9388]

We have no data from this route.

[@davisbenson664]

I now understand why those janky CO summit/ridge rides are EZPZ for you! What an incredible adventure! Also, what did you use to keep your batteries charged?

[@natehills9388]

We carried enough batteries to last 9 days, as we couldn't charge anything.

[@jeffrogers2180]

Straight down on loose shale.. sure, why not? 😂

[@Scott-mk7tz]

You guys are tough as nails.

[@vivekbmessi1011]

O man u great ..awesome

[@denislitisha7136]

Honestly how many punctures did you all get riding all that shale?

[@natehills9388]

Zero fortunately.

[@denislitisha7136]

@@natehills9388 wow that’s impressive. I watched the video and my rear tire went flat .

[@smoothisfast6644]

How did you sit on this video so long? Also would love to hear what your drone backpack is.

[@natehills9388]

Sometimes life gets in the way. I run an Ergon BA3 evo to carry my drone. Fits in there perfectly.

[@smoothisfast6644]

@@natehills9388 Thanks man! Your videos are the best!

[@travisjohnson8210]

I want to know how much wheel damage was incurred.

[@natehills9388]

There was no wheel damage. If there was, we would have had to walk out of there, ha.

[@travisjohnson8210]

That would have been a serious trek. Also, loved the Llamas running around everywhere! Surreal!

[@SC-dc5no]

Llama is delicious, am I right Nate?

[@natehills9388]

I wouldn't know.

[@rodneypantony3551]

I doubt the materials decades ago would have enabled this trip. Unsure why you didn't get the brands to support your trip. Unless it's down below.

[@AMAN-cd3zr]

Ride with bkxc seth and alex someday bro!

[@travisreed5965]

YO Brother Nate, Did You Get Spammed?? Received A Notice About A DM Give A Way?? Was That You?? I Passed On Clicking On It Also, as a subscriber, YT has hidden your videos from my feed. Totally Blows!! Playing catch up oner the next few nights. Looking Forward To The Cordillera Episodes For Sure Stay Rowdy, Cheers

[@natehills9388]

You got spammed, not me, haha. I hope KZbin does something about this, it's getting to be a real problem.

[@travisreed5965]

@@natehills9388 Absolutely - Its Happened Through Three Of Your Videos Now With A Whatsup Phone Number Attached - Such A Drag - Anyway, Fantasias Bikepacking Episodes Brother Man Cheers

[@scottnormand5858]

Did you have a giveaway for your ride for Sam. I received a comment on KZbin that I won and I'm just confirming. You said that I won a helmet and bike and that I need to cover cost of shipping. Is this true. Not sure🤔

[@natehills9388]

Its a scam friend.

[@scottnormand5858]

@@natehills9388 thanks for the heads up man. Was really hoping the grand prize was to finally meet you😁

[@Hammy1TV]

Hello Nate, there's a troll account pretending to be you, looking to scam people. Your name and profile picture saying I won and text me. I looked up the account and it was 46 minutes old..

[@natehills9388]

Bot life.