Actually guys have summited Everest w/o oxygen.
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Amazing Roads of the World
- Thread starter shanekingsley
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Not on a motorcycle, and probably had lots of training
Coming down the south side of Everest while descending the Tibetan plateau and heading towards the Nepal border, the road looks like this:
Some years ago we went to Uganda to see mountain gorillas in the wild. They are located in a beautiful national park called Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. This area borders Rwanda and the Congo, and the national park in Uganda is one of the best places to see protected mountain gorillas. There is a road we took that starts in the south and leads towards Bwindi - it's called the Kabale-Kisoro Road and it really just connects the two towns of Kabale and Kisoro.
Not my photo below, but just an awe inspiring journey:
From what I recall, the nice roads that are engineered well and paved properly in Uganda are all built by the Chinese. The Ugandan roads are mud, dirt, gravel and poor pavement. Due to the frequent rains, it was not uncommon to be on a dirt road and come across large trucks that had been stuck for days and waiting for the mud to dry... that's Robert our super awesome guide walking back to our 4x4 after assessing the carnage ahead:
I recall Robert telling us that somewhere around 80% of the population at the time were subsistence farmers - people who lived off the land. Once out of the big city, it was clear that the soil here was super fertile and the roads endlessly carved through these farming communities:
After many delays and stops on the way, followed by an amazing walk in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, our outlook on life is forever changed:
This big guy literally walked 6ft in front of us:
Not my photo below, but just an awe inspiring journey:
From what I recall, the nice roads that are engineered well and paved properly in Uganda are all built by the Chinese. The Ugandan roads are mud, dirt, gravel and poor pavement. Due to the frequent rains, it was not uncommon to be on a dirt road and come across large trucks that had been stuck for days and waiting for the mud to dry... that's Robert our super awesome guide walking back to our 4x4 after assessing the carnage ahead:
I recall Robert telling us that somewhere around 80% of the population at the time were subsistence farmers - people who lived off the land. Once out of the big city, it was clear that the soil here was super fertile and the roads endlessly carved through these farming communities:
After many delays and stops on the way, followed by an amazing walk in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, our outlook on life is forever changed:
This big guy literally walked 6ft in front of us:
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bigpoppa
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This was on my computer today as the default screensaver from Microsoft.
It's in China - Tianmen Mountain.
Don't think I'll ever go back to China, but this roads sure looks awesome.
It's in China - Tianmen Mountain.
Don't think I'll ever go back to China, but this roads sure looks awesome.
Go on a streetview cruise, starting here: Google Maps
That was awesome - thanks Brian. What nice pavement with tight corners.
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