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The Laos Unicycle Tour (LUT) of Jan/Feb 2006 consisted of 19 unicyclist plus a guide from Grasshopper Adventures and a local staff (guide, two drivers and two helpers). While we did have a major disaster with Ken (the unicyclist organizer) breaking his leg badly halfway through the trip, overall the tour was a great success. Even though there were only 6 riding days, those days were quite strenuous and covered nearly 500km. In addition, we had two back-to-back days where we climbed a total of 2800m.

These photos attempt to capture some of the amazing people and scenery of Laos as well as our riding experiences. I hope you like them.

Riding day statistics (GPS, heartrate, elevation etc):

Day 4, 59km
Day 6, 78km
Day 7, 95km
Day 8, 57km
Day 10, 107km
Day 11, 95km
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Nathan Hoover > [Video] Riding along coming into town
Nathan Hoover > You can just see the Patuxai "the Arch of Triumph" in the distance. This was the official end of the Laos Unicycle Tour. It's a big monument inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Nathan Hoover > Riding up to the Patuxai
Nathan Hoover > Detail of the ceiling looking up
Nathan Hoover > Florian completing the tour
Nathan Hoover > Grace, Beau and Nathan, very happy
Nathan Hoover > The whole group minus Ken, shot by Jason
Nathan Hoover > The five Hunter 36s that came to Laos. huntercycles.com
Nathan Hoover > At red lights, the group "still stands" by holding onto each other.
Nathan Hoover > Old Morris Minor in Vientiane
Nathan Hoover > Jason took us out for a great Lao dinner after we cleaned up. Beau is drinking his first ever whole beer - how classic that it's a Beer Lao. He seems better off than Tony, but Tony may be on his second or third round.
Nathan Hoover > [Video] Riding the streets of Vientiane nearing our hotel. 4:30pm
Nathan Hoover > Feb 3, 2006: last day of the tour. Beau at a temple
Nathan Hoover > Another temple
Nathan Hoover > In the afternoon, 11 of us took a bus 20km to the "Friendship Bridge" to Thailand. The baggage is in a separate vehicle.
[Video] Riding along coming into town

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[Video] Riding along coming into town
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