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Old 11-22-2017, 04:37 PM   #1
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Karakoram Highway/ No Thank You



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Karakoram Highway
This is the 1300 km Karakoram highway passing from Pakistan to China - now recognized as 8th wonder of the world.
The Karakoram Highway (known informally as the KKH) is said to be the highest paved international road in the world, but at its peak at the China-Pakistan border it is only paved on the Chinese side. It's the road to paradise – if you like exploring the mountains, that is. It's regarded as one of the world's hardest alpine climbs.
The Karakorum Highway connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres (15,397 ft) above the sea level. The road is one of the scariest and hair raising jeep trip in the world. 810 Pakistani and 82 Chinese workers lost their lives, mostly in landslides and falls, while building the highway. The route of the KKH traces one of the many paths of the ancient Silk Road.The road has a length of 1,300 km (800 mi): Pakistan: 887 km (551 mi) and China: 413 km (257 mi). it was started in 1959 and was completed in 1986 after 27 years of construction

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Old 11-24-2017, 10:19 AM   #2
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I'm sure the scenery is fantastic. But I'm with you on this one Tim.
It doesn't appear to be the type of place I would want to go.
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Old 11-24-2017, 05:21 PM   #3
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Here you go Tim
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Old 11-24-2017, 06:47 PM   #4
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That’s amazing.
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Did you see that bridge that goes out of the mountain and then back in?
How the hell do you build something like that
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Old 11-25-2017, 03:53 AM   #6
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I never could drive that highway I have such a fear of cliffs
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Don’t worry guys I’m sure it’s safe after all it’s “Made in China”
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I've gone three month's without putting on a single mile and approx 5 more month's before I can .

Right now I'd give anything , even on those roads !!!
 
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I gotta ask, 8 months without riding
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Old 11-26-2017, 09:17 AM   #11
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Sorry Tim , I should have mentioned that . On Sept long weekend my wife and I were out for a nice day trip and then we decided to make a stop for a break . I was about to park when a vehicle backed out in front of us . Long story short , the bike went down on some gravel . My wife was ok and there was no damage to the bike . I ended up with torn muscles/tendons in my knee and a broken tibia .

Now that it's winter I've got at least 5 more months to heal .

After 10 years of riding this is my first incident . I guess it could have been a lot worse . I've got a lot of miles to make up for next season .
 
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looks like with my shoulder surgery I will not be riding until next spring be 14 months off bike last Sept was the last time I got to ride will be spring (hopefully) before back on bike
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Where's your adventurous spirit? LOL! Definitely not my top choice of roads either.
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Sorry to hear about your accident.
I thought it must have been accident related at some point Ridefree.
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Sorry to hear about your accident.
I thought it must have been accident related at some point Ridefree.
Appreciate it Tim . All is good my friend, just letting the bone heal up then I can get back to doing some hard core physio . I told all the Docs I'd be back out riding by spring . NO MATTER WHAT !!!
 
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