The Ride Back. Bikepacking 700+ km in less than 48 hours

One day, I found an old map with a 700 kilometer long cycle route from my home in Oslo to Copenhagen. I remembered making the route as a young teenager, 30 years ago, dreaming about doing the ride in less than 48 hours. I never did it. I’m no stranger to the joys of bikepacking: The campsites, the sunsets, the wind in your face, the sound of the sea, the shifting seasons, the campfires. Still, 30 years after I made the route on the map, I felt there was something missing. I had somehow lost sight of the young teenager still living deep inside me. I needed to reconnect with my younger self, searching for the youthful joy of diving in at the deep end, not quite knowing what would happen, or if I even would make it. And I knew that the best way of doing that, was simply to grab the map, pack my gear, jump on the bike … and go! … You might already have guessed it, this movie is about bikepacking, or maybe you would rather call it bike touring. We can still be