Road to Lisbon Episode 5: bikepacking over the Picos de Europa during a snow storm

After crossing the Alps and the Pyrenees, the next big challenge on my bikepacking Journey from Munich to Lisbon is to get over the Cantabrian Mountains and the Picos de Europa. The weather forcast predicts a 10 days polar storm, but I still wanna give it a try. Riding in freezing temperatures, beeing constantly soaking wet and getting stuck in the snow will be only a few of the tasks that I will have to overcome. But I like to think, that this is also part of the game when you are doing outdoor sports and therefore I accept the challenge.

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If you havn't done yet, check out Episode 1, 2, 3 and 4:    • Road to Lisbon Episode 1: bikepacking over...  
Find my exact route on my Komoot Collection: https://www.komoot.de/collection/1343...

Q&A Video:
I will do my first Q&A Video at the end of my road to Lisbon. If you have any questions, about this trip, equipment, route, expanses, future projects, solitude, highlights, weak points or whatever you'd like to know - now is the time to ask them here in the comments. I will collect all of your questions until the 14.12.2021 and anser them properly in a video.

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00:00 Where am I - What's the challenge?
01:22 Day 1 in the rain
05:02 Day 2 snow on the pass
09:50 Day 3 worst conditions ever
14:51 Q&A