Tore as Nomad
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Welcome to my site about my 45.000+ kilometers of bicycle rides; travels; and reporting trips around the world. For now it's mainly a photo site - text will be added when I'm home and there's time...


NEW WEBSITE: www.toregroenne.com

- Here you will find pictures from new trips, info on public talks (in Danish) etc.


On the bike in Zanskar, India.



California 2010



A very nice little ride down the Pacific coast from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo.



Nepal 2009




Trekking in the Everest Region - from Lukla to Everest Base Camp, on to Gokyo and back to Lukla. And ofcourse some time spent before and after i Kathmandu.



Iceland 2009



A bike ride zig-zagging around Iceland on the ring road, the Kjölur Route from south to north and the Fjallabak Route to Landmannalaugar.



Arizona & Utah 2009                       South Australia 2009                    South Africa & Swaziland 2009



Three shorter trips in the spring 2009: Wildlife watching and walking in South Africa & Swaziland; Outback tripping In South Australia and Tasmania seen from air and sea; National Park hopping in amazing Arizona & Utah.


Bolivia & Chile 2008



One of my dream rides through an extreme, desolate part of the Andes in southwestern Bolivia and into the Atacama Desert of Chile.


South India 2008                              Kenya & Rwanda 2008                  Borneo 2008



Three shorter trips - kayaking, cycling and walking in South India's Kerala; spotting wildlife in Kenya and trekking up volcanoes in Rwanda to meet mountain gorillas; and heading to Borneo to see proboscis monkeys, trek in the jungle and sail up rivers watching orangutangs.


Pamir Highway 2007: Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan



A summer ride on the stunning, desolate Pamir Highway, from Dushanbe in Tajikistan to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.



Tibet in Exile 2007: Mcleod Ganj & Beyond, India



A different trip - two months spend in McLeod Ganj, India to report on the Tibetan community in exile in India. 



San Francisco & Beyond 2006



Pictures from life at a million miles an hour in San Francisco and beyond...



Canada & USA 2006



A North American bike ride starting off with a spectacular long loop in The Rocky Mountains of British Columbia before hitting the U.S., the Pacific coast and following it down to San Francisco.



Pakistan 2005



Riding through the Hindu Kush Mountains from Chitral over the Shandur Pass and on the The Karakorum Highway for cycling and trekking.



Indian Himalaya 2004



Back in the Indian Himalayas for another fantastic ride going from Shimla through Kinnaur and Spiti valleys, on to Leh and out on the Tibetan border to Pangong Tso.



Jordan & Egypt 2003-2004



A short trip from Amman, down through the jordanian deserts to the Red Sea and continuing down the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.



Indian Himalaya 2003



A ride in one of my favorite parts of the world, Ladakh and Zanskar, starting in Manali, on to Leh, Nubra Vally and Zanskar.



South America 2002



A continuation of the ride Central American ride - going through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay before returning to Argentina and Bueno Aires and finishing a couple of years of only ridiong and dreaming about riding. Check out Climbing in Peru & Bolivia 2002 too.


Central America 2002



A Central American ride starting in Mexico City and going through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica before ending in Panama and Panama City.


Asia - Europe 2000-2001



Still the longest and prabably the most adventurous trip on my bike, starting in Pakistan, riding the Karakoram Highway, hitchiking through West Tibet to Lhasa and to the Nepali Border before riding the bike home to Denmark through Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Denmark.


South America 1999



My first bicycle trip ever, starting in the heart of the Andes, Cuzco, and continuing south through Bolivia, Chile and Argentina to Patagonia.

© tore grønne
 
Pointless, little nomad facts  
  Fastest cycling: 94 km/t, Ecuador 2002

Slowest average speed due to horrible or non-existing road: 6.7 km/h on average, Bolivia 2008

Longest distance in a day with bike fully loaded: 240 km, Turkey 2001

Most flat tires: 5 in one kilometer, Pakistan 2000, caused by little, evil plants resembling nails on the road

Animal attacks: Bitten by crazed monkey in Kathmandu 2000, too many dog attacks to count, 1999-2009 all over...

Highest pass cycled with bike fully loaded: Khardung La, 5630 m, India 2003

Longest time without a shower: 27 days, Tibet 2000. Simply didn't come across across one...

Most water drunk in one day: 20 liters, Mexico 2002

Bikes stolen: Two, while living in San Francisco 2006 and in Copenhagen 2009 (Bastards!). Never stolen on the road.

Bikes crashes drawing blood: One, Nepal 2000

Most weight lost during traveling: 23 kilos, leaving me at 63 kilos, Asia 2000

Worst food: Goat, goat and goat, Tajikistan 2007.
 
Upcoming trips  
  Himalaya, summer 2010 - ?  
Favourite Routes  
  1. Pamir Highway: Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, 2007

2. Southwest Bolivia: La Paz - Oruro - Uyuni - Laguna Verde - San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) 2008

3. Indian Himalaya: Shimla - Kinnaur - Spiti - Manali - Leh - Kargil - Padum (2003 & 2004)

4. Karakoram Highway: Islamabad (Pakistan) - Kashgar (China) 2000
 
Favourite passes  
  1. Punta Olympica, 4890m, Peru 2002

2. Penzi La, 4550m, India 2003

3. Shandur Pass, 3718m, Pakistan 2005

4. Ak Baital, 4650, Tajikistan 2007

5. Ulugrabat, China 2000
 
Reading for the Road  
  For the Indian journey:

Suketu Mehta: Maximum City - Bombay Lost and Found

Gregory David Roberts: Shantaram

Vikram Chandra: Sacred Games

Patrick French: Liberty or Death

Phoolan Devi: I, Phoolan Devi

Rohinton Mistry: A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry: Tales From Firozha Bagh

Rohinton Mistry: Family Matters

Rohinton Mistry: Such A Long Journey

Yann Martel: Life of Pi

William Sutcliffe: Are you experienced

Herman Hesse: Siddharta

Salman Rushdie: Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie: Shalimar the Clown

Patrick French: Younghusband

Yogesh Chadha: Rediscovering Gandhi



For the Tibetan Journey:

Palden Gyatso: Fire Under The Snow

Patrick French: Tibet, Tibet

Maria Blumencron: Escape Over The Himalayas

Jetsun Pema: Tibet - My Story

Dalai Lama: My Land & My People

Dalai Lama: Freedom In Exile

Lhasang Tsering: Tomorrow & Other Poems

Tenzin Tsundue: Kora - Stories and Poems

Mikel Dunham: Buddha's Warriors

Jamyang Norbu: Shadow Tibet

Richard Starks: Lost in Tibet

Zhisui Li: Private Life of Chairman Mao
 
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