Sterling Lorence - Nepal Slideshow

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OCTOBER 2011
It was a mountain bike journey alongside Anthill Films and riders Andrew Shandro and Rene Wildhaber into the Himalaya of Nepal, for the new film 'Strength In Numbers'. We were there to discover the riding potential that this country had, but even more so to explore and discover how the sport of mountain biking has found a home and passion amongst the locals. It is a fascinating experience to travel across the globe into the most remote villages and stumble onto a local core mountain bike culture that is newly, passionately, entrenched in riding mountain bikes in their home range - the Himalaya. This is the collection of photos that I gathered while amongst these new friends. We set out to discover how our sport of mountain biking is developing in Nepal. A trip like this does not happen without endless support and hospitality from the locals, so a mandatory shout-out to all those that pointed in the right direction, showing us the time of our lives:

Mads Mathiasen at Himalayan Trails, Nirakar Yakthumba, Upendra Rana and family, Thagendra and Tenzing Gurung, Shayam Shrestha, Mandil Pradhan, Suresh Raj Shakya, Ganga and Jamuna Thapa, Jitendra Chaudhari, Vincent Shrestha, Purnaman Nakarmi, ridenepal.com and all that I missed....NAMESTE!

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39 Comments

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flag brycepiwek (Jul 16, 2012 at 0:34)
 Amazing photos Sterling. Your photos have always inspired me, and most importantly never fail to get me stoked on hitting the trails. Cheers!
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flag pojic (Jul 17, 2012 at 3:06)
 I was in Nepal about 13 years ago before I had a bike, so was walking this type of trail. Sterling's beautiful photos have brought a lump to my throat. Nepal is truly an incredibly beautiful place. Its landscape and people etch themselves into your soul. A country I will never forget and one I crave to return to. This time with the bike though. That riding looks epic! And wha'ts the soundtrack? Really like it.
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flag synaptonaut (Jul 16, 2012 at 19:02)
 Epic photos! Some are among Sterling's best I dare say. I've been waiting for my copy of Strength in Numbers to arrive and this has got me even more stoked about seeing the film.
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flag audeo03 (Jul 16, 2012 at 5:44)
 So beautiful. The further you get away from civilization, the nicer things are. Says a lot about humanity...
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flag mandil (Jul 16, 2012 at 8:47)
 It was a pleasure having you folks over here! Thank you for showcasing the beauty of our land to the rest of the world! Smile
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flag PritzelTimo (Jul 16, 2012 at 3:00)
 love it! Your Pictures really show the culture and the people who live there.
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flag ffmc (Jul 16, 2012 at 2:47)
 That was amazing. Almost everything about Nepals trails are brilliant. They are in an amazing location and look really fun to ride. Brilliant trip and lovely photos. Well done.
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flag nightmareterror (Jul 16, 2012 at 6:48)
 Incredible! Stunning and masterful. Even the music choice was MORE than appropriate for this slideshow. Very well done again! Smile
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flag afancher92 (Jul 16, 2012 at 8:18)
 That looked like the trip of a lifetime. What song was that?
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flag lukejarmey (Jul 16, 2012 at 15:31)
 Other Lives - Dust Bowl III. Check out their album; Tamer Animals, amazing!
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flag afancher92 (Jul 30, 2012 at 8:43)
 Thanks! They awesome.
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flag afancher92 (Jul 30, 2012 at 8:55)
 They are Awesome Smile
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flag jonesy1995 (Jul 16, 2012 at 0:50)
 What an amazing place, hopefully riding spots will continue to develop, and the whole riding community too. I'd take that over whistler any day.
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flag ABIKEINGBUSH (Jul 16, 2012 at 11:44)
 never heard of your photography before and that slide show made me wonder why. amazing photography well done!
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flag jbrckmn (Jul 16, 2012 at 12:24)
 Great photos, building jumps out of bags of dirt is actually a brilliant idea.
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flag mikeserafin (Jul 16, 2012 at 6:38)
 stunning pictorial journey there- Makes me want to pack up and head there asap
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flag SchredLikeTrah (Aug 6, 2012 at 11:12)
 Absolutely amazing ! I love the fact that the riding isn't center stage in this essay, and shows..people, life.
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flag parisgore Plus (Jul 17, 2012 at 16:10)
 That was by far the most incredible slideshow I have ever seen. What a great story and place.
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flag MTBerD00D (Jul 16, 2012 at 14:27)
 Epic, that was hella amazing. Beautiful photography and depiction of the Nepal.
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flag gurung (Jan 7, 2013 at 10:01)
 thanks a lot to anthil films.
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flag hylo (Jul 16, 2012 at 14:49)
 Truly amazing. Inspiring!
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flag moodiemoods (Jul 16, 2012 at 15:07)
 what an amazing place. I bet you had an unbelievable time!~
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flag Deandanesh (Jul 16, 2012 at 19:52)
 WOW!!!!! What amazing pictures.
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flag vonichi (Jul 16, 2012 at 20:19)
 How about a proper slideshow app PB?
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flag jinjuriki (Jul 17, 2012 at 12:28)
 The girl on her phone in that field, great shot.
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flag vineet (Jul 16, 2012 at 10:55)
 I will be in Nepal in September \m/
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flag longlongpelaman (Jul 16, 2012 at 10:55)
 Those photos go far beyond anything I am capable of commenting.
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flag galliwasp (Jul 16, 2012 at 14:16)
 I really enjoyed that, Sterling. The music was a good fit, too.
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flag oles619 (Jul 16, 2012 at 1:24)
 Photos are very cool, good ligtning and wonderfull composition!!!
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flag Homobikerus (Jul 16, 2012 at 4:24)
 One word. EPIC!!!
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flag paulmorris433 (Jul 16, 2012 at 12:14)
 does anybody know the sountrack it was amazing!!!!!!!
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flag stucon (Jul 16, 2012 at 0:43)
 photo's can say so much..... great journey.
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flag chriskate (Jul 16, 2012 at 4:08)
 this is so amazing ! love it !
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flag cdbfree (Jul 16, 2012 at 0:52)
 so. epic.
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flag DaveHi50 (Jul 16, 2012 at 9:56)
 O.M.G!
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flag Sharonb (Jul 16, 2012 at 16:22)
 awesome pics!
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flag summergravitycamps (Jul 16, 2012 at 17:20)
 Epic SL!
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flag bobshough (Jul 16, 2012 at 18:49)
 Awesome!!!
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flag luis-beri (Jul 16, 2012 at 6:52)
 amazings photos!
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