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BARFistan 2025, Butch's Ride Report

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Nate did one, but I have thoughts I'd like to share. It started with this

BARF'ing Tour of Pakistan 2025

Who will you be riding Pakistan with!? We have 7 sign ups so far, we are on! Have space for 2 more! #1 Mean dad #2 Zanshin #3 Prymnumber #4 N4teTheGreat #5 Butch #6 and #7 nico and Jess (non barfers but seemed super chill and a good fit for PakiBarf) TWO SPOTS LEFT!! Pakistan Motorcycle Tour...
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for reference, here’s Nate’s

Pakistan, the ride report (2025)

Finally getting around to putting in my two cents on the trip. Based on connectivity and time this is already behind schedule, but I'll try to catch up / keep up. Suffice to say it's pretty awesome so far.
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Edit… while looking for ChickiStan, I found this
fascinating and a bunch of Beks…

Edit, Moin vids of our trip
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3

An uncut piece

Episode 4; Another cool bit
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After Shimshal: The Calm Side of Hunza (Yak Burgers & Local Crafts) EP04

Shot & Edited by ​â ​â ​â @atzazmehdi After the rugged roads of Shimshal, we slowed down for a quiet day in Gulmit, a moment to breathe before the road calls ag...
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another, Episode 5
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Riding to Khunjerab Pass | Pakistan’s Highest Paved Border Adventure (EP05)

Shot & Edited by ​â ​â @atzazmehdi Join us as we ride from Passu to Khunjerab Pass, the world’s highest paved border, at 15,400 ft! It’s our first time riding...
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Episode 7
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A Road to 7,788 Meters | Rakaposhi - EP07

Shot & Edited by ​â ​â @atzazmehdi In this episode of Land of the Giants, we ride from Karimabad to Miacher Kho to witness Rakaposhi standing right in front ...
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Pretty awesomethat we had a professional photog along who is producing videos for us. Like, wow....

We were quite the group of 7.

The plan was in reverse order because the Glamping adventure was not quite set up

We landed in Islamabad, elevation about 2000 feet, spent a day there

then we flew to Skardu, about 8000 feet
Passu
Shimshal
Passu
Khungerabr Pass China border 15400 feet
Karimabad two nights awesome village
Nomal
Astore
Deosai Plains National Park 12,600 ft
Skardu

Islamabad, home

edit... I just found this other thread I seemed to have started. Could be redudndant

Picture Dump BARFistan 2025

got into Islamabad early this morning. Breakfast now. Fellow travelers, post pics here
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The flight between Islamabad and Skardu was spectacular, flying among 8000 meter peaks
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We are a diverse group as Americans are eh? Two standard American white guys, two women one Chinese one Taiwanese, Canadian, a Ukrainian and a Frenchman. We are a wonderful group and everybody rides well. The Frenchman is quite quick. Support was Moin and Jimmy, lead and sweep, though that was dymamic. Sometimes I lead. Oftentimes the Frenchman led, as he was quite quick.

Also a support truck with driver and a mechanic and a professional photographer documenting things

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Really it’s an eating tour interrupted by regular bouts of awesome motorcycle riding. Moin seems to know everyone so we are sucked into his community. We eat three meals a day, family style, and have an awesome conversation. Sometimes there is second breakfast. Sometimes second lunch. And actually, it’s also a cultural education thing as Moin wants to show off his country. He’s doing a good job. It is a wonderful country. Way fun.
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Skardu, the real kick off point where we picked up bikes…fit the bikes to each of us, I had my handlebars, moved forward, and my shift lover moved up. CF Moto 400s for the real men, Honda 150s for the children. Then we went for a ride

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Skardu to Passu was the KKH, reported by some to be not for the feint of heart. BARFers are gnarly

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Shimshal was 50 km of one lane dirt road largely carved out of the cliff. It was wonderful. Apparently a kick off point for the trek to K2 Basecamp
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Great report. Looking forward to more pictures.
 
The crew:
Two standard American white guys, me and Nate. Nate is very Google.
The Ukraine dude, actually Stan, a high level corporate computer geek from the great north west, who has 12 motorcycles.
Two women actually both of Chinese heritage one thru Taiwan, one thru Canada, prymnumber and Jess.
The other Canadian, Nick, Jess’s husband who chose Honda 150 so he could hang with his lady. Nick could make that 150 fly the downhills. Jess has a monster but had never ridden dirt. She rocked bigly.
The Frenchman, Regis. Probably the most skilled rider in the group. Pic of the landslide, Regis on the throttle. A bobble could mean death, certainly for the bike.

We were a wonderful group and everybody rode well.

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atoyf said:
that's 8km or 5miles, beauty..
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It was Awe inspiring, almost overwhelming, to be existing in a Ken Burns National Geographic sort of environment. Every single day. And on Motorcycles. 0MG.
 
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Butch said:
The crew:
Two standard American white guys, me and Nate. Nate is very Google.
The Ukraine dude, actually Stan, a high level corporate computer geek from the great north west, who has 12 motorcycles.
Two women actually both of Chinese heritage one thru Taiwan, one thru Canada, prymnumber and Jess.
The other Canadian, Nick, Jess’s husband who chose Honda 150 so he could hang with his lady. Nick could make that 150 fly the downhills. Jess has a monster but had never ridden dirt. She rocked bigly.
The Frenchman, Regis. Probably the most skilled rider in the group. Pic of the landslide, Regis on the throttle. A bobble could mean death, certainly for the bike.

We were a wonderful group and everybody rode well.

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Hell to the no!:loco
 
N4teTheGreat said:
Yeah, I didn't even consider trying that washed out section. I hiked in for the view instead.
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Did Regis have to come back over that? Considering how sketchy it looks, I could maybe see attempting it if it lay between me and my destination. However, to go across to see a view only to have to repeat it would definitely make me think twice.
 
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