Climbing THE CAUCASUS BY QUAD 😱 | Quad route Barcelona -Nepal | Day 39: Georgia III
Today’s first kilometers were around the town of Mestia. The town is 1,500 meters high and is surrounded by mountains. The town is 1,500 meters high and is surrounded by mountains. In the village itself, from there you can take a chairlift and it takes you to the top of the mountain,
Which is a ski resort. My goal was to go to the top of everything on slopes. Up there I understood there was a restaurant, and indeed I found it, a restaurant-cafeteria, but it was closed. There was only one watchman and he told me to go well.
Wednesday, early the next morning, I didn’t have breakfast. I was expecting breakfast up here. This is the ski slope, it’s where the cabins arrive, and next to it is a restaurant, a cafeteria-restaurant, and I was hoping to have breakfast but it turns out it’s closed.
Well, it’s all getting cloudy, god knows how it’s getting cloudy. And today there are many kilometers to do in this whole area, uphill, downhill, mountains and as a mestizo town, which is a very cool mountain town, really very cool. Come on, today will be a formidable day, for sure,
Because they are brutal tracks. I’ve already done a very cool one, let’s go to the next one. I changed trace number 3 already. Here ended the 2nd, now I start the 3rd. In the morning, leaving the guesthouse, from there I went up the mountain towards the Hatsvali,
To the ski resort, then continue to Atsi and head towards Zamushi, and d ‘there continue to Tetnuli. I went back down and then headed towards Ushguli. And from Ushguli I turned towards Shkara Glacier and from there I did the route back and passed the Atparipas,
Which I did the whole route back and returned to mestia. My drone is full of insect remains, which must have come to the drone while it was flying and crushed them, crushed them all. Now I’ll have to clean it up. I’m in Atsi and now I’m back again towards mestia
And this route goes up several mountains to see hermitages, to see defensive towers of these, very pretty towns, very cool mountain towns and tower towards mestia. It’s about 167 kilometers that I hope to do today. Let’s see if the weather allows me and at the moment it’s perfect,
Because the fog has cleared and the sun has come out. They are restoring this defensive tower. Really good. This is the original, they didn’t have to restore it and when they fit this one next to it they have another one. Very well, it is a village that must have
Maybe five or six families. Very cool, really cool. They are focusing a lot on tourism and catering. Very handsome. Here we go. Above all, ski slope, and above is Gimyevki. 3,183. But I’m at about 3,000 and it’s over, because the whole track is still covered in snow. This first bit can be passed,
But then all the snow is on the slope. Because what will happen to the side quad is when it is more sensitive, more dangerous to fall. And what’s more, with the snow, obviously with the weight and with the inclination I would get bogged down the ravine.
For what ends here it has been phenomenal. I have met many people trekking along this track. Georgians and some Russians trekking along the same track where the 4x4s pass and where I passed with the quad bike. But so far he had not found any tourists.
And in Turkey I found some tourists, two Italians. Brutal, huh? brutal Too bad we can’t go up a bit more. Those 183 meters might have been… maybe the track was another two kilometers. What a pity. But what a beautiful day. As it went up, the fog spread, because all this was covered
And it has been spreading, it is towards there. It’s getting gray, but formidable. I go down and continue east. So handsome. Back here, Russia. About 25 or 30 kilometers away. Come on, it’s a spectacular day. Here we go. Down and then I headed towards Uxguli. A population of only 228 inhabitants.
That is, a little more than 10% mestia. And if I liked mestia, I fell in love with Uxguli. What a beautiful town. Also with the defensive towers, in the middle of the mountain. wow Here in the winter it must be extreme.
To get here, the only way to get there is a dirt track, flagstone, patties next to the river. There is some tricky part to pass. If that winter has been hard and there have been landslides, or the snow has covered the track, they have to be repairing it very often
And this means that sometimes they have to be incommunicado. God forbid the population of Uxguli. fabulous And from Uxguli I turned towards Xkara, on the glacier, Yes this time, eh? Until the end, huh? impressive No more clue here. Here it ends. With the glacier brutal It’s raining four drops on me.
And I come from where it’s sunny. wow It’s sunny there. I’m going back there now. And here it is a little covered and nothing, four drops. But what brutality. And how did the quad go up? You can’t appreciate it, huh? It cannot be appreciated with the slope. But…
The trail ends right here next door. The trail ends right here. Well, it continues a little higher, but we won’t go. There is nothing. And the quad is there, huh? brutal brutal So handsome. Pity about the water. Pity about the four drops. But all the snow, which is still there.
Not that we are very high, huh? But it’s impressive. How the sun is rising there. I’m sorry Let the fog spread there. And now, well, I shoot a little lower, I’d like to see if I can make the trunk go, because with water… bad. And we are not here for forgiveness.
Poor guy, he’s been doing great so far. And the quad… awesome. what a machine what a machine But without at any time the feeling that it would lose traction. What’s up, what’s up Xinoxane, boom boom, boom boom. And up come back And let’s see if I find a place that doesn’t rain
And fly the drone. wow What a cool route I had to do today. formidable What a spectacular privilege. And from there back to Uxguli to continue the route. Despite the numerous stops I made today and flying the drone, and it’s a pity that there on the glacier I couldn’t fly it,
It was raining, I made the trace and I’m starting the fourth. I have this Wednesday and the fifth and I will arrive in Armenia. Then I will stay in Armenia and go back to Georgia to go to Azerbaijan because Armenians and Argentinians are not very friendly. But it’s five
O’clock and I shoot down, because the sun is still out, it’s a fabulous day and I’m enjoying it to the fullest. Mud and cake everywhere. Here we go. Come on. 17:30 The way is behind here. It’s getting complicated, because it looks like I’m going to plasticize again and what’s more, fog,
I’ll have very little visibility. But this had to be missing to have a round day, right? How are you, Quad? formidable And… It’s spectacular, the tracks are beautiful. Come on, let’s be there. This stain is gasoline that comes out from the noise of the cap when I go uphill.
When I’m going uphill, the gas runs out a little bit here, and it makes it this far. And so I pump it to the tank. Wow, top of the line. I’m very afraid that track there I will be left with no way out. But how handsome, huh? The one I have to upload
I will return. And count what must be falling there, eh? That’s where I come from. I’m from there, sorry. And it’s falling, God forbid. For you, if I fix the gas, I’ll see if I can really pass, if I can’t pass, go down, because the climb was brutal, eh?
The descent will also be quite hard. And a good dinner, because damn how I spent energy. At the moment I continue up, I start to find snow, but it is possible to pass quietly on the side. The problem is going to be that, all that foggy stuff that looks like it’s obviously higher
And it looks like there’s going to be more snow, and I might have to turn around and pull back. And this awaits me behind , a storm. I’ve been hearing thunder for a while now and I have an hour of useful sunshine left. Come on, go ahead! Finally landslide,
But the problem has been the snow. Full of snow. And besides, I no longer had visibility. So I have a maximum of one useful hour of light now, but with a bad fog. So it’s not worth putting ourselves at risk now on high mountains with snow, with the quad bike. And down
Of mountains and there has been where the snow and the fog. Spectacular! Seeing that I had 1 hour of daylight left, I turned back and the decision was to return to a safe area, so I did the whole route in reverse and stayed to sleep in Mestia at the same guest house
Today is the day! Today I’m going to do the route through the Caucasus Mountains! I’m really looking forward to it! I hope it won’t rain and there won’t be too much fog so I can see the incredible landscapes!
I woke up in Mestia at the Svan Tower guesthouse. I didn’t have breakfast because I thought I would have it at the ski resort next to the town: Hatsvali Ski Resort. When I arrived at the slopes, I found that the restaurant was closed.
Despite this bad news, I continued on my way. I passed through several mountain villages: Atzi and Zhamushi. I made my way to the other ski resort: Tetnuldi ski resort. The road was a bit difficult for me because it was full of snow and it was very easy to fall down the ravine. Nevertheless, I turned around and headed in the direction of my favorite village of the day: Ushguli. A village of 228 people, isolated from roads, the only way to get there is a muddy road. Good thing there is no snow at the moment, otherwise there would be no possibility of getting there.
After a few visits to the villages and taking out the drone to admire the beauty, I made a detour to the Shkhara Glacier. One of the best hikes I did in Georgia. I crossed roads, rocks and mountains until I ran out and stopped to admire the view. If you want to visit as a tourist there are different ways to access: by shuttle vans that allow you to get to the foot of the mountain, trekking or with some small 4×4 element (I do not think you can pass a car).
Finally, I wanted to go to Latpari Pass, which is a place at the top of the mountain, but I had a lot of problems to get there: I ran out of gas and had to take the spare, I found snow and slides all along the way, which could be dangerous because of my course. I turned around and went back to sleep where I knew I was okay: Mestia.
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