{"id":6469,"date":"2015-04-04T05:25:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T03:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=6469"},"modified":"2020-12-19T14:41:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T13:41:45","slug":"mountain-biking-on-the-death-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2015\/04\/04\/mountainbiking-auf-der-death-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain biking on Death Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Day tour by mountain bike down the infamous Death Road to Coroico<\/li>\n<li>Transport back to La Paz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>At 7 o&#039;clock in the morning we are ready outside in the cold and only vaguely know what to expect. In addition to us, a Swede and a German couple are invited by the neighboring house <b>Altitude biking<\/b>. Among the numerous providers, Altitude Biking is one of the cheaper providers, others still offer all sorts of additional items and sometimes slightly better bikes. We leave La Paz and continue high up. After about an hour we have it <b>Starting point at a breathtaking 4650 m altitude<\/b> Reached on the La Cumbre Pass. Here we get our <b>equipment<\/b> Consisting of helmet, knee and elbow pads, pants and jacket and of course a full suspension mountain bike, the relevant instructions and a small breakfast. The sun&#039;s rays are able to suppress the icy cold of the night and something awaits us <b>ideal bike weather<\/b>.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6494\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_4.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=515594857  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6494\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_4.jpg\" alt=\"Biking troop\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_4.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_4.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biking troop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>The first section leads on the <b>tarred pass road<\/b> in wide curves through a <b>spectacular mountains<\/b> down. After a half-hour descent, loading is carried out again, as a short climb follows. Then the <b>real Yungas street<\/b>, better known as Death Road or Worlds Most Dangerous Road. The <b>narrow, unpaved road<\/b> served as the main route to the Bolivian Amazon until 2006 and achieved dubious fame. Again and again there were fatal accidents, every year 200-300 people lost their lives on the route <b>along the yawning abyss<\/b>. The landscape is now changing rapidly, the first bushes and trees appear and soon we are in the cloud forest that is dripping with water. On the partial <b>only 3.2 m wide dirt road<\/b> prevails <b>Left-hand traffic<\/b>so that drivers can recognize oncoming traffic earlier!<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6472\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=251884652  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6472\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_2.jpg\" alt=\"Breathtaking views\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_2.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breathtaking views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>Logically, this is where you get to work with a little more respect and caution. We lay <b>Regular photo and refreshment stops<\/b> on. The view of the steep, green Yungas valleys alone is worth the jarring but fun descent. But extreme caution is advised, after all, at least 18 tourists lost their lives here. Fortunately, since the opening of the new, paved and safe alternative route, the route has rarely been used, so bikers have the route almost to themselves. <b>water falls<\/b> fall down again and again and in some places even directly on the <b>Camino de la Muerte<\/b>. With the rapidly decreasing sea level, the temperature also rises, so that we will soon reduce our layers.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6471\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1651836952  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6471\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_1.jpg\" alt=\"Camino de la Muerte\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camino de la Muerte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>After <b>2.5 hours, 64 kilometers and 3450 m altitude<\/b> We reach Yolosa at 1200 meters above sea level in a sometimes rapid drive.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>There is something to eat, a shower and a pool waiting for us in a pretty restaurant. At 4 p.m. we go to the <b>three hour way back<\/b> up to La Paz. This time, however, on the hardly less spectacular new line. In La Paz we have a quick meal before we go to bed exhausted.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6473\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-opt-id=1749555137  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6473\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_3.jpg\" alt=\"Night over La Paz with the mighty Illimani in the background\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_3.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015_04_04_3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night over La Paz with the mighty Illimani in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Day tour by mountain bike down the infamous Death Road to Coroico<\/li>\n<li>Transport back to La Paz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div>At 7 o&#039;clock in the morning we are ready outside in the cold and only vaguely know what to expect. In addition to us, a Swede and a German couple are invited by the neighboring house <b>Altitude biking<\/b>. Among the numerous providers, Altitude Biking is one of the cheaper providers, others still offer all sorts of additional items and sometimes slightly better bikes. We leave La Paz and continue high up. After about an hour we have it <b>Starting point at a breathtaking 4650 m altitude<\/b> Reached on the La Cumbre Pass. Here we get our <b>equipment<\/b> Consisting of helmet, knee and elbow pads, pants and jacket and of course a full suspension mountain bike, the relevant instructions and a small breakfast. The sun&#039;s rays are able to suppress the icy cold of the night and something awaits us <b>ideal bike weather<\/b>.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,1320,1521],"tags":[1534,1276,1306,1485,1522,1523,1524,1525,1526,1527,1528,1529,1530,1531,1532,1533],"class_list":["post-6469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-bolivien","category-death-road","tag-la-cumbre-pass","tag-yungas","tag-bolivien","tag-la-paz","tag-death-road","tag-coroico","tag-altitude-biking","tag-altitude-adventures","tag-biking","tag-mountain-biking","tag-downhill","tag-worlds-most-dangerous-road","tag-yungas-road","tag-yungas-strasse","tag-todesstrasse","tag-el-camino-de-la-muerte"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}