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Home > Tibet Overland: A Route and Planning Guide for Mountain Bikers and Other Overlanders (Traliblazer Guides)
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Tibet Overland: A Route and Planning Guide for Mountain Bikers and Other Overlanders (Traliblazer Guides)
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By Kym McConnell
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 (5 Reviews)
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Publisher:
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Trailblazer Publications
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Edition:
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1st
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Date:
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December 31, 1969 |
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Paperback
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Pages:
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224
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Whether traveling by 4WD, bus, mountain bike, or even yak, this guide provides invaluable advice and the most detailed maps for independent travelers crossing the world's highest and largest plateau.
Tibet is a mountain-biker's paradise. Where else in the world can they cycle alongside 8000m peaks and cross 5000m passes almost daily? The Lhasa-Kathmandu route includes the world's longest downhill run--a drop of 4200m in just over 160kms of heart-stopping descent! Tibet is still one of the most remote regions in the world and any visit will be an adventure.
Detailed information on over 9000kms of overland routes with a km-by-km breakdown of these classic journeys:
*Lhasa to Kathmandu
*Everest Base Camp (possible even by bicycle)
*Lhasa to Nam Tso
*Lhasa to Yarlung Valley
*Xining and Golmud to Lhasa
*Chengdu to Lhasa
*Kunming and Dali to Lhasa
*Lhasa to Mt Kailash and Kashgar
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A book that will make crossing the impossible, possible., November 19, 2003
By freddiebourne
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If you are planning to carry out a serious adventure across Tibet and the Himalayas, then this book will be your proverbial Bible. It gives remarkably accurate descriptions of exactly where you will be from day to day, is easy to read and understand, and makes you feel safe in an otherwise difficult environment.
I am not a serious cyclist, but with this book it was possible for me to cross what is regarded as some of the most challenging and rewarding off-road tracks on earth.
It offers useful suggestions from what to pack to recommendations of how far to ride per day and it gives you detailed advice on where you can get food and water and even, when availiable, beds.
This book is pricelss to anyone heading that way...
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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 eye opener, must read, January 13, 2008
By James S. Thompson
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If you have plans to go to Tibet, you NEED to read this book. This is not a Novel, it is a survival book. After reading it I still plan on riding Tibet, but will be doing the fully supported tour. Pay serious attention to the altitude, and read up some other things such as into thin air etc to make sure you understand its effects.
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outstanding, January 12, 2004
By "phill1000" (Christchurch, NZ)
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I've done a lot of travelling and mountainbiking throughout the world including the extreme 'Central Otago Rail Trail' and this book rates as one of the best I've read and used in years - the quality of information is outstanding and the author deserves further acolades for what he has done to promote this region of the world. I'd recommend this book be read with a Devino.
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 A great idea for a book, but now way too out of date., September 23, 2009
By Traveler (Flagstaff, AZ United States)
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I used Tibet Overland for a cycling trip in the summer of 2009 from Xining to Golmud to Lhasa, then a side trip to Ganden. So much has changed in China and Tibet since publication of this book that I cannot recommend it. Also some of the descriptions were way off, such as "desolate" for the expansive high grasslands of southern Qinghai Province; I found this countryside very beautiful. The book is worth a look if you happen to come across one, but it's no longer worth purchasing. Instead look for recently published books on the region and search online cycling and Tibet forums.
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 Tibet travel bible, January 22, 2009
By Matthew (New York City)
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Tibet Overland: A Route and Planning Guide for Mountain Bikers and Other Overlanders (Traliblazer Guides)
This book is THE bible for the independent traveller in Tibet. Although it is geared towards cyclists it would be useful to people traveling by other means. However, a WARNING - The current edition is 2002 and much has changed since then: Some of the dirt tracks in the book are now paved, which makes things easier (but less interesting). However, sometimes the book tells you there is food or accommodation available when it is not, and it is risky to rely on this information. Take a tent and spare food at all times.
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