MO2W #40 - BIKEPACKING THE ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT

[@MrTraveller360]

I DIN'T SKIP A MINTUTE ! WOW WHAT A JOURNEY

[@murilotomasoni7029]

Goodness. I did this trek back in 1996 and got completely SHOCKED (In a good way) that most of it now is bikeable. As I switch from backpack in the old days to bicycle nowadays, this sure will get on my bucket list again. Safe travels!

[@garethbale3565]

I also would like to do that trip. Do might want to do it together?

[@JamesBriano]

I did the trek in '96 as well-left my bike with a nice kid in Pokhara for a few weeks. Absolutely unbelievable that it's possible to ride the route now. Did you see the TOILET at 10:30? Unreal!

[@estherdali9149]

I did the Annapurna Base Camp trek in 1997. And this vid also now have me thinking of going back for the circuit on a bike! Amazing views and challenge.

[@ist_doch_ganz_egal]

Just stunning - I totally understand why you wanted to do this. Respect for that.

[@Luigi13]

A lot of hard work just for the pleasure of cycling, and the experience that comes with it. Great video with an optimism in the making of it. Bravo.

[@hugodoucet2872]

Thank you so much for allowing us to take part on that journey! All the best on the next chapter!!

[@Itsashim22]

I’m a Nepalese bloke currently living in Australia and you did my dream project man. Kudos to you.🎉

[@dangru8760]

This Chanel is honestly delivering the best feeling of bike packing...FANTASTIC, I love it!!!

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Thanks mate!!!

[@manikacharya601]

Thank you for visiting and promoting Nepal tourism🇳🇵♥️.I have been to manang for trekking to tilicho lake.Must beautiful place and must visit destination if you are nature lover and adventure seeker. Keep inspiring.Keep making videos.❤ Love from Nepal🇳🇵♥️

[@Slogfester]

You make it look so easy. Chapeau.

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

I was lucky with the weather conditions and I guess I can handle the altitude quite good :)

[@thebikejournal0303]

Incredible and inspiring journey. Thanks for taking us along.

[@markmark5159]

Wow! There are a lot of videos out there of people riding the AC, this is definitely up there amongst the best. Great work man.

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Man thanks a lot. Glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

[@pandoro23081968]

I did this circuit by bike in november 2019... what a fantastic trip!! In your video I noticed that past Manang now they brought electricity!! When I was there the lodges run with solar power only

[@kaihennig4753]

Smiling the hole clip. Thank you to bring back memories!

[@mingmasherpa7236]

Great video. I did this bike packing trip 5 years ago but took a different route. I went over the Tillicho Lake pass down to Johmson then back over throng La. Throng La is was better west to east, the descent down into Manang was superb.

[@averagemarv]

The best adventure bike journey I’ve ever watched. What more the experience of riding it. Safe travel always mate!

[@subarnakoirala4838]

Absolutely awesome.... I was thinking of Pokhara to Manang by cycling...... But now I am sure of it...... Thank you for the video

[@williamwilliam728]

I can honestly say thanks for bringing us into your world. The only bicycle adventrue I did was a solo ride across Canada. Nothing compares to what you just displayed and yet I did struggle in my own ways going across Canada. The amount of oxygen deprivation must have been overwhelming on that last summit. Stay safe and may the winds be mostly at your back.

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Cheers William :) thanks for your words

[@simonletcombe5293]

terrific! A very inspiring film! I did a section of this years ago on bike (and plane and foot!) Fly Pokhara t Jomson, then cycle to Jhakot, then walk to TL..... the mega descent to Beni!

[@sandeep7090]

This is one of the best videos I ve seen about the journey through the Annapurna Circuit. I ve completed the trekking 6 months ago on foot and your video brought back those fond memories of my journey. Great job man 👏

[@iqbalmansor4424]

Respect for making such good video of your journey.

[@G-R-VLOG-1234]

My dream route. Definitely I will be going through this route one day!

[@kevindolder4463]

harter kerl! danke für die schönen Bilder und passende Musik!

[@tristanbogaard]

What a beautiful video, in such challenging terrain and altitude! I know how hard that is, really well done. Watched the entire thing with appetite to ride the circuit some day.

[@akash7101]

I walked the AC just 6 months ago but watching this makes me miss it already, Great video!

[@randygrebel1539]

Well, I've seen some crazy adventurous KZbin trip videos, but this is the tops. Very fun to watch from my living room, though I'd love to do this.

[@Elves_Bikes_UK]

I has the absolute pleasure of going this journey in 2011 on an old hardtail MTB. No so much track, a lot more hikimg with your bike on your back and no tarmac. It will forever be the best adventure I have ever achieved.

[@elmod75]

Awesome video Eric, loved it.

[@LittleRock_wunderer]

Thank you for the incredible and inspiring journey!

[@timoweber143]

Jedes Video ein Kunstwerk für sich. Danke dafür und bitte mach weiter, das ist sehr inspirierend!

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Merci Timo :)

[@moabit]

MO2W#40📽Content der Extraklasse🤩 ...Dankeschön❗

[@omare_biketonature]

You’re an inspiration for me, what a beautiful ride! Hope we can cross paths one day! Thank you for the video and good luck with the busking and the festivals this summer 😎

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Thanks mate, safe ride to you :)

[@christianhohrhan5723]

Awesome tour ... with a 34 year old bike woow , thank you for the inspiration :-))

[@arturodelbo9512]

Nice to see you back on the road Eric, und Danke für die tolle Unterhaltung!!

[@user-hf4uo2nk7n]

Beautiful video, really enjoyed it ❤

[@sabineelviranowaki1073]

Faszinierendes Video 🤩Auch der Sound und die Fotos zum Ausklang very nice🔥

[@wish8442]

The music is really beautiful, especially the closing segment.

[@user-wu9bf4wo3q]

Super nice video of your adventure and congrats to accomplishing this trail!

[@SNOWDONTRYFAN]

Having trekked the whole circuit , plus up into the sanctuary and Annapurna base camp when it was mostly all trail before being blasted out in parts to give the area more accessibility . one wonders how one gets around the crazy new 2023 Nepalese rules re: everyone now must have a hired guide , will they have guides for adventure bikers also ?

[@adrianfbird]

I absolutely bloody love that trek doing it again at the end of the year. Good luck dude 👍

[@Jeetesh.kabir15]

Brother loved the video you uploaded. God bless you😊

[@gruttewibe76]

Besides stunning scenery, great camera work, nice sense of humor, I also like the music, and the photography at the end. Very relaxing to watch (and listen).

[@gruttewibe76]

Really gorgeous music.

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Thank you so much :) I’m glad you like the music 🙏

[@loudoret353]

Thank you for taking the time to share your adventure with us. Wow - what a ride! I guess a lot of folk would suffer from altitude sickness at that height. Look forward to more adventures from India. Go safely.

[@sarojdeuja8014]

Man very brave journey.

[@chrismadden9216]

Thanks!

[@Salam.Games04]

Great job ❤

[@razo0mlama103]

Thank you for introducing my own country 🙏🏼 as being a Nepali I haven't experienced this ultimate beauty of nature ...keep cycling 😊

[@peterpan3053]

What a journey. Thank you so much.

[@Viralwebus007us]

Hi Thanks it was just fun watching u bike 🚴😉

[@biswajitdutta3225]

U are an awesome, fit, true traveller. I salute u. Biswajit, India.

[@Through_Sams_cam]

thats wonderful. never knew you could cycle to ABC. thank you very much for this video

[@3niknicholson]

I left my heart there, been four times, completed the circuit twice, saw snow leopard tracks, mother and child, near Thorung La, met the nicest people in the world and saw the most magic mountains. N-E-P-A-L = Never Ending Peace And Love. Maybe I'll go back and die there, close to Heaven. Namaste!

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Yeah such a beautiful country ❤️ lovely people and breathtaking nature. Probably my favourite country so far

[@8coast843]

Wow amazing video. Thanks for sharing 🙏 I did a hike towards Annapurna base camp in 2016, so it is great to see it from a different perspective.

[@user-no3om9gv8l]

Amazing Adventure!!!

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Fantastically filmed. Loved it, and well done.😲👍😊🇮🇪🇳🇵

[@cascadorys]

Amazing content and journey!

[@pestopestopesto]

Very cool, you are the man!

[@saulosoad]

Awesome video man! Just be careful with taking one hand off the handles for so long to record in such a technical terrain. It is very easy to lose controle suddenly and end up having a broken collarbone as it happened to me!

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Yes I'm aware stupid stuff happens unexpected :D I'll do my best to not push my luck too far

[@robertroot3790]

*** incredible! Great story

[@cyclingaroundtheglobe]

one of my favorite treks in the world:) I've done it 4 times, but never on a bicycle...maybe that's what's next:)

[@garethbale3565]

same. Do you might want to do it together?

[@cyclingaroundtheglobe]

@@garethbale3565 setting off on a world cycle tour in 4 weeks time, currently Nepal is not on the immediate itinerary:(

[@Jhhgftghjjj]

Great stuff....was there 30 years ago and you took me back in time...thanks!

[@SWORKS2012]

Thank you for the wonderful video and many compliments for the extremly echievement

[@TGKHONGLAH]

Awesome, very inspirational.

[@mateusz3162]

Great trip and video, ty

[@dougdavis8986]

Hiked this in 1993. It was great. No roads and no bikes.

[@josegomes1984]

Congrats, it just inspired me to do it one day...

[@T3RR0RVISI0N]

Excellent, thanks

[@prembaniya4624]

Thank you for this amazing video.. I can clearly see your hard work for this video. Really appreciate your hard work. And may be this is late but welcome to nepal.. I hope you enjoy your every movement in nepal.. 😊😊

[@jezzywally6310]

Great video, man! I appreciated the pictures and music at the end.

[@Serhii60]

Great job!

[@prabingurung303]

Saw you at kathmandu's cycle store suddently your video suggestion nice beautiful journey have a warm trip to our land💚❤️🕊

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Ohhh you must have seen a different guy :D I haven't been in Kathmandu when I was in Nepal in '22. Maybe it was Alvaro but I'm not sure if he was in Kathmandu either :)

[@Bikesunrise]

Amazing journey man!!!

[@RedfieldmediaCoUk]

So good I watched it twice

[@copernicusvanstruselclit9508]

amazing as always

[@onelove8062]

Legend bro I hiked this 5 years ago

[@adarshnamdev5834]

Wow! loved every bit of this journey.

[@ridgelinemedia9690]

Really enjoyed this

[@sunilmaharjan3321]

Simply Amazing 🎉

[@inflivia]

Absolutely sick trip. Well done sir.

[@adri.climb678]

Realy nice video. A pleasure to watsh it. ;)

[@onemorecyclist]

Really enjoyed watching this. Brought back memories of trekking to Everest Base Camp (north side) in 2000 ... and bumping into the odd crazy cyclist along the way! :) Congrats on an epic ride!

[@stanowen5457]

Wow!!! Iam in shocked, cause its very hard...i mean health etc.

[@travelwithdaekon7049]

Very stunning geography and videography

[@merakiinteriors-u4s]

Can't wait for more videos! Eagerly waiting for them & if luck has it maybe we can cycle someday together!!! Lots of love!!!

[@r0ll1ng3r]

Gänsehaut beim zugucken. Du bist so krass. Die Bilder sind so toll und ich mag Deinen Erzählstil. Wenn ich bedenke, wie Du begonnen hast. Mit der Strafe wegen Wildcamping in Österreich :-D

[@user-hq8dd8ku8q]

awesome

[@edkriegepiano]

love your videos.

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Thanks mate 🙏 I appreciate your support

[@japesgrg7062]

Well come to hotel mountain Bridge in upper pisang 🙏🙏🙏

[@herenowlife]

Got a gps route link map thingy? that looked amaising

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Unfortunately not but if you search for the Annapurna Circuit online you'd find all the gps information about the trail ;)

[@herenowlife]

@@MONKEYON2WHEELS yer more about what roads u took in and out from India?

[@lukejoy-smith8383]

Brilliant

[@travelandfilming]

Loved going through the film. Being a bikepacker n filmmaker myself I know how difficult it is to film as u bike, specially somewhere like the ACT! Hats off! I was supposed to do this circuit this April but the new no guide no trek policy messed my plans. But they have not implemented the law and hopefully won’t for at least a few more months or years. You don’t need the TIMS I guess. Just the conservation fees. Hence i plan to do this in October. Anti clockwise. Sorry about your broken mic. I can feel you when an important part of your gear stops working while on an important shoot and no ways to replace. But then the audio came out good, really good except at the Thorong La with the extreme wind. Your Osmo did better than my Gopro 8? I’ll take my hard tail MTB, I wonder why people take gravel with stiff fork? You don’t think it’d would have been easier on those mountain roads? Or may be you were already touring on this bike and that’s what u had I guess? 34+ years old bike, wow man! Awesome! And why did you put load only one side, wasn’t it uncomfortably to balance on those roads; or don’t you think it’d have been more comfortable with two panniers with the load being shared and balanced? How freezing cold was it to ride, specially in the morning and at the pass? I think I’m too excited watching your film, putting so many questions lol. Lovely presentation and yes, awesome music. I am still looking for a way to use my insta360 one R like you did on the handlebar initially. Which mount are you using? My mount makes the cam swing so much when extended and on bumpy roads! Mind sharing a video on your filming setup? I have a Sony A7C and a 28-75 2.8 as my main cam. A new subscriber here, will find and follow you in Instagram too! :) Wishing you more and more tail winds, man! Keep pedaling. Let me know if you plan to be in Northeast of India, I’m from Guwahati, Assam. Regards, @TravelAndFilming. ❤

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Thanks man :) not sure how and when exactly the new law will be placed but I hope there is an exception for cycling. Anyways yeah I think Osmo is more reliable than the Gopro 8 and soundwise I believe too. The Insta 360 I just hold in my hand while riding by this you can balance out the swing quite well. Good luck mate :)

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Ah an yes I was already touring with this bike before. with suspension it would be more comfy for sure :D the unbalanced load is not really noticeable because its not really heavily packed.

[@KarlosTheMighty]

Dude, you are crazy. I did the whole circuit hiking and dont understand how is this even possible :D

[@dropeipromundo]

loved

[@mariospenard5125]

Have a safe ride!

[@tilakbhusal2577]

Hats off to you. You need to have balls of steel to cycle the Annapurna Circuit.

[@jeetmangurung4823]

welcome to Nepal brave man 🙏🇳🇵

[@franckdebank]

Superb!

[@Wolfloid]

I first did this trek in 1991 out of season in February with over a metre of snow all the way from Thorung Phedi - a real killer - the hardest thing I’ve ever done - falling repeatedly waist deep into the snow. I did it again in 2010 in season, with less snow, and it was comfortable. But that was without a bike! All credit to you, especially for your light-hearted manner and attitude. What happened to your nice titanium bike? Wouldn’t that have been lighter?

[@MONKEYON2WHEELS]

Man I Imagine this in snow 🤯 must have been tough. Though er than with the bike and no snow for sure :D the titanium bike is right now at home. But yes it would have saved me maybe about 1kg :)

[@bobmarleyhotelpisang]

❤❤❤❤thank you so much this video sir lower pisang Bob Marley Hotel thank you again

[@prabingurung303]

Manang and mustang are the villages that just lies behind mountains where the least rainfall occur

[@mattabouttrails]

Good work, well done.