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Originally Posted by BulletWallas
renowned for thinnest air in the world, the highest level of altitude sickness in a small geographical area. This thin air is what makes it very much more difficult a ride on many people. Also we know of serious health incidents and deaths amongst travellers that just should not be going up there.
Bottom line is that those that think that this region is tame, don't know nothing and one thing is for sure, it is a heavy endurance region that has seriously high risk of injury and illness along with it.
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Altitude, whereever you are on the planet, is the factor that affects the "thinness of air". It's a bit humourous to imply that Indian air at 4 or 5000m is thinner than Pakistani, Tibetan, Nepali, Central Asian or Bolivian air at the same altitude.
Riding a bike in the Indian Himalaya is a great experience and isn't necessarily as easy as making a short road trip around Europe or the USA. But trying to paint it as a super difficult, hardcore experience is stretching the potential of most companies marketing budgets a bit far  .
Without wanting to get into a p!ssing competition about who knows more, or less, driving/riding on Indian (Himalaya) roads is dangerous and has a higher risk of injury or worse than most places. The reason isn't altitude however: It's the (sub)standard driving "skills" of other road users, IMHO. This is mitigated a little by the lower levels of density traffic in the region.
Over and Out. This thread is now all yours.
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