The third and wisest cyclist finally shares his thoughts.

Bonjour!
I am Olivier Muzard, 49 years old and Jules’s father. I have been cycling since I was a kid in France. I organized my first bike trip with my 2 children Jules and Augusta 6 years ago. We visited France several times and made a big 3 weeks trip across Europe 2 years ago. I spent holidays to discover new regions, new countries and new cultures by bike. And this is my new passion, bikepacking, a true way of life.
My other passion is Asia and especially the Himalayas. I discovered Himalayas 10 years ago when I went to Daramsha in India to meet the Dalaï Lama. Since I am a big fan of Himalayan regions and culture, I made a 4 weeks trek in Nepal in 2010 around Manaslu mountain and an other Trek last year near Pokara in Nepal. Everything in relation with Himalayan people, culture or countries interest me a lot.
Thus when I had the opportunity to visit Pakistan with Jules this year, I was excited. This 2 weeks bike trip in Karakoram region is a huge opportunity to discover Pakistan’s history, culture, people and mountains. Riding across the Karakoram valley, reaching the Khunjerav pass at 4700 m is really a big challenge! I hope everything will be fine and not too hard! I am so excited and proud to do that, without no restriction I am sure it will be amazing. I would thank Ali Alam for his organization of our trip.

Now the show must go on!!!

Riding for a cause…

We decided to record the journey as to share with others that the stereotypes of Pakistan are false and also to raise money for the charity Imran Khan Cancer Appeal. Not only that but we will also be collecting litter on the way to promote eco-tourism, a clean and green Pakistan.

Pakistan has recently started getting in the limelight for its amazing tourist sites. We feel we can contribute to promoting Pakistan’s tourism and giving the International community a positive view of Pakistan’s beauty and its people’s hospitality. Since we will be cycling on our own through the Northern areas of Pakistan and interacting with the locals first hand, we will be able to show the Pakistani nature in raw.

You can follow this link to donate to the charity and help save lives: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bike-packinglakarakorum

Additionally you can buy these custom made stickers made by a good friend of mine’s Nida Abbas. All proceeds go to charity. To order these for just 2.50 pound each, email at badoshk100@gmail.com