After 5 days waiting out thunderstorms & rain within the mountains, we enjoyed rest & fixing of Jaydens rack. Kurbik helped drill a new mount for the rack, so success!
Heading towards the town of Suruu, we started making our way up a mystery valley known for its challenging Dzhuku pass. Filled with yurts, green space & tall mountains, we really felt like we had gone off the touristy routes into sheperd grazing fields.
Having 10 days worth of food (mostly rice and lentils, or buckwheat and lentils) our bikes were feeling seriously heavy for the hike-a-bike section up through 2 glorious lakes & glacier filled mountains. With a height of 3800m for Djuru pass, we needed to avoid altitude sickness by camping regularly.
We awoke one morning at 5.30am to sheperds & goats being herded up the pass, which we exchanged a friendly wave within the comfort of our tent. Camping at 3350m, we made the last attempt to clear the pass which often meant carrying the bikes. Serious hike-a-bike for hours. Reaching the top, the final step before the main road had an eerie feeling of minimal life with beautiful snow capped peaks. Making our way to the road, heavy rains in the last week made the river impossible to pass. It was head deep, damn!
After already hiking for 12 kilometers with the bike, we needed to pull the bikes for another 20 kilometers threw muddy grass, lots of rivers and no visible roads, to the nearest road away which took awhile and made us running out of snacks. In the last 4 kilometers, we were trapped in a thunder & hail storm, which decided to stay above us for a too long while, time to count between lightning and thunderstorms only for a second.
Being forced to sleep at this altitude of 3800 meters and too tired to cook dinner in the rain, we made the final push the next morning with a frozen tent, with tired eyes down Barskaun pass for some needed rest in the lake town of Barskoon.
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