Ruta Chingaza: Bikepacking for Conservation

[@ramanidaniellizarazom3234]

Lael, you are a true ambassador to cycling. THANKS for coming to colombia and thanks to all the people involved in making such a great video about our country and city.

[@jonpoon3896]

I clicked for Lael, but now I’ve learned so much about the water situation in Colombia

[@alexanderninomonroy4411]

Wonderful iniciative, I hope increase these visits to Colombia, one of the best gravel ride around the world, excellent training in altitud. Lael Wilcox 🔥🔥🔥

[@deilosa]

I am a Colombian living in Germany, and I must say I feel so happy to see such an authentic video about my country. Myself I had never thought of doing bike packing in my own country, you just opened my eyes to infinite possibilities. Thanks for such a great work.

[@jvlian_r]

So you realized you could do it after you left the country??? Wut?

[@edithguntensperger6865]

I've visited Bogota in 2019. stayed there in spanish school for 10 days. Made a bici tour to Alto de lettras and continued for Merelin and back again, about 700 km. I went also by bike to Chingaza Park. I liked it very much. I also went about 7 times with Rino Bike, a bike club in Bogota on tours. It was great! I loved it! saludos

[@JeraCravoMyself]

I have many Colombian friends and this video made me so happy for them! Beautiful place!

[@moabadventurecondo9579]

That is the great thing about bikepacking and / or gravel bikes, they open up opportunities near you you never knew existed.

[@fullgasjaxon7572]

And here was me thinking my country Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 was beautiful I have to admit Columbia is such a stunning country 👏🏻👏🏻 & well done to everyone on making this film & the message you are making to the world & Lael Wilcox you are such an inspiration to so many people all over the world you should come to Scotland & ride the NC500 (north coast500) you would love it & visit all the islands around the coast of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🚴🏻‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 stay safe 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@byrlink]

If you like nature and all kind of diversity (including ethnically and musically) you should visit Colombia. It is the most biodiverse country in the world by squared kilometer. It was blessed by these five main stunning regions: the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast, The Andes, the huge Orinoquía plains and the Amazon jungle.

[@EsperandoLove]

This is a lovely video! Thank you so much for sharing it! I’m half Colombian and not a cyclist but I care a lot about Mother Nature and Bogota is a part of me! The video brought tears of joy it my eyes!!

Awesome story!!! Love it, I love Colombia... Qué bonita tierra!!!

[@byrlink]

¿De dónde es? ¿Ya ha venido a Colombia? Siempre bienvenidos.

@@byrlink de España Brian, tengo que visitar Colombia. Gran afición por el ciclismo 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏽

[@byrlink]

@ 👍🚴‍♂️⛰🏕 La biodiversidad y la topografía aquí es increíble 🤩

[@duzer]

Beautifully shot and edited! I’ve always wanted to experience Ciclavia, NOW I really wanna go! Thank you Colombia for leading the way.

[@laelwilcox6539]

Thanks for watching, Ryan! Means a lot to us. Would love to see you travel in Colombia.

[@murphyoneill4144]

Check out Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta! Highest coastal mountain range in the world!

[@federicotheironlyportrait]

It's beautiful to see a bikepacking route created to protect an ecosystem that is so valuable for locals :)

[@luiacuhe]

Just amazing!!!!! I just added this Ruta to my "to do" list... Pura Vida from Costa Rica

[@Bryan_Harding]

I came to this story from the Breakfast with Boz podcast where Leal was the featured guest. Everything about this video gave me great joy; from the people to the scenery and the music. Thank you so much for sharing this labor of love!

[@wahoofitness]

That is great to hear. Glad you are liking the podcast and that content like this brings you joy.

[@jarodwaite7509]

Thank you, Ian Boswell for the recommendation. What a wonderful film. Hope to ride this route someday.

[@senderistas]

Thanks for create this route and promote it. I’ve been riding to Chingaza NP entrance a couple of times and it is a magical place as you describe on this video. Hope to see more people join this endeavor respectfully and helping to keep it safe. Thanks!!!

[@alexandercruz7246]

Gracias. He viajado mi país y lo he disfrutado profundamente desde una bici. Lo más bello y lo más peligroso de esta patria es su gente. Pero seguimos pedaleando la vida para que la muerte no gobierne.

[@dylannewton76]

Beautiful everyone involved. Sustainable cities are key to future wellbeing of human populations

[@mickbuston3236]

Superb film - one of the best cycling docs I’ve seen in ages and taught me some valuable enviro lessons too. Brilliant work

[@valenju69]

Spectacular and inspiring video -- bringing attention to this majestic place while at the same time showcasing its importance to the region and its people is admirable and necessary. The goal to experience this bikepacking adventure is set. THANK-YOU!!

[@Sergio_Math]

I’m happy to see friends and familiar places in this wonderfully shot video. It makes me a proud Bogotan. Top marks all accords the board! Just last Saturday I was in Chingaza doing part of this route!

[@coconinoforest]

Wonderful!! Well done by all. Thank you!

[@perdidoenbici]

That was awesome! Colombia has been on the list for a while, now even more than ever. Thanks!

[@byrlink]

¿De dónde es? ¡Siempre bienvenidos!

[@tomaburque]

Great story. Beautifully shot and edited.

[@cesarsalgado8]

Thank you people, this is amazing.

[@peterhewitt7247]

Gonna Fly Now, amusing soundtrack from 1976. Bill Conti would be flattered.

[@Eu4407]

Great video!

[@adgeebike9173]

I also clicked for Lael, glad I did.

[@Juanchoyo00]

This is just amazing. Definitely included now in my bucket list.

[@branditauer]

Beautiful film! I can't wait to ride this someday!

[@trenabstedt156]

Columbian cycling fanatics ... I want to meet one now :-) This is a very watchable little docu action movie and I really relate to the emphasis on water rights, sources, protections; in fact we all do since it's a human necessity for life. Somebody still needs to convince Logan to stop hating on gravel bikes, haha.

[@PinoyBikepacker]

Awesome and inspiring film. Loved the ukelele bit.

[@pedaling_coffee]

Amazing!

[@TNTbobdob]

Love this !!!

[@Nor_Phi]

Love this, but James Wilcox' music just adds another level to whole thing, amazing.

[@WellsPetras]

Simply wonderful

[@nicholkid]

I'm just wondering if anyone beat laels time. Couldn't find anything on google.

[@donotbelieve90percent]

thank you!

[@scottunkefer3753]

Super cool. I've been putting together a carretera austral plan post hip replacement but this is obviously closer to here, Medellin. Odd invite but if you happen to be coming through Medellin feel free to mail me and grab a coffee and talk wahoo. I got mine shipped down here about 4 weeks ago :-)

[@teamcafeclasico3164]

Por casualidad tiene. El trak de chingaza para realizar esto ruta mil gracias

[@milesarbour2210]

So good!

[@simonbartolomeo8548]

Very cool! Was waiting for a Back To The Future reference at the broken clock tower. Or maybe I'm dating myself... ;) Saludos desde El Eje Cafetero,

[@typho623]

It's a pitty to say but it's not possible to do this route anymore. I tried it (Oct. 2022) but when I arrived at the national park Chingaza , I was not allowed to enter with a Bicycle (cause of safety reasons?). The only way to enter the park is by car. So unfortunately I could not continue the loop and had to get back to Bogota. Also th first part of the route is very very difficult with a gravelbike in rainy season (mostly walking and slipping away). It's good to have a mountainbike.

[@corcaa]

What kind of a person dislike a video like this?

[@alfonsolizarazo9806]

“Paramos are sacred, essential and important to the environment, should be let alone and not interfiere their ecosystem”.So Let’s create a bike route to bring everybody to ride through them, even better... lets advertise it with a video on youtube! (El que entendió entendió).

[@JRF82]

Si la ruta de chingaza está actualmente cerrada a los ciclistas (siempre dicen que las bicicletas podrían dañar el ecosistema), como hicieron ustedes para entrar?? Porque a los Colombianos no nos lo permiten

[@alexanderninomonroy4411]

Entendí que tramitaron un permiso con la concesión del parque. Buena pregunta.

[@elesbanwindy1106]

CAn you share the track to use with garmin?

[@lucaswinzenburg1781]

You can find the full route guide here, as linked above: bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-chingaza/

[@elesbanwindy1106]

@@lucaswinzenburg1781 thanks

[@IceDream93]

good video

[@BamsBangers]

Hello "Bucket List"

[@brianluck84]

If lael is In the video you know it's good riding

[@adrianayunda...scotland7713]

Great video with some beautiful bits, pity subtitles in the local language were not included

[@wahoofitness]

There are subtitles available for this film. We had them done locally in Colombia. Glad you enjoyed the film.

[@davidbarrett4586]

Sometimes with KZbin the subtitles aren’t automatic. You have to turn them on manually in settings.

[@mhilde7744]

Now......GORIDE!!!!

[@metrallo]

👏👏👏

[@zarabarti7146]

❤❤❤

[@MrLuiseduardosoler]

considero que no es nada del otro mundo ya que existen varias rutas en ese territorio que los amantes del ciclismo de Bogotá, Zipaquirá y otros municipios vecinos lo realizan . Lo único que no se tiene es lo promoción por agencias de viajes u otros operadores, incluso se puede contar con guías ciclista profesionales.

[@just4all1]

i was yawning through the video, .. its no where near to '' I JUST WANT TO RIDE 2019'' ... yes it has a lot of info and nice views .. but it was too boring .. bummer

[@byrlink]

I guessed you got lost and stumbled upon this channel, now go back to watch the Kardashians or TMZ, must be much more exciting.