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Travels & Trips |
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About me & contact |
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I was born in Denmark in December 1978 and started cycling the world in 1999. After getting hooked on the back roads and remoteness of especially the Andes, the Himalayas and the surrounding mountain ranges, spending most of my time roaming around those areas, I started studying journalism in 2003. I continued cycling during sommers and winters.
In 2004 I moved to Bombay, India and worked as a crime reporter for Bombay newspaper Mid Day, and in 2006 I lived in San Francisco finishing my degree in journalism. I am currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark where I am working as the editor in chief of Danish adventure travel magzine Opdag Verden.
If you have any questions or suggestions for routes or mountain passes I simply must ride, please contact me on toregroenne@gmail.com.
Cheers,
Tore |
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Pointless, little nomad facts |
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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.
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Upcoming trips |
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Himalaya, summer 2010 - ? |
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Favourite Routes |
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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
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Favourite passes |
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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
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Reading for the Road |
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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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