Nepal -

Samir Thapa took a bicycle ride in the Himalayas in Nepal. He recounts every boulder and turn of the journey. It was 08:15 am and the helicopter had left us high in the Himalayas. We put together our bikes. The delicate air at 3.800 meter blended with the anticipation of the 35 kilometers of mule tracks and steep rock gardens that lied in wait of us. It would be a session of tough riding and maneuvers. Descents that would tax us, to heights that would be dizzy. Langtang, which lies north of Kathmandu, is a territory that is rarely biked through. Blame it on the remoteness and highly technical trails. Either one drives for a day and carries ones bikesfor another three to reach the starting point, or one accumulates all of the savings and splash out on a helicopter.