ALPS OFFROAD: Most beautiful rides in Piedmont - Maira Varaita to Colle Valcavera

Welcome to the valleys Maira, Stura and Varaita - and to the breathtaking mountain passes, ridge roads and old military trails, that connect this region in the Italien Piedmont region. If someone would ask me, where paradise is, I would answer, that paradise must be a place in the mountains. Not because you are closer to the sky, and closer to heaven, but because paradise can only be, where your heart beats a bit louder from excitment and astonishment. Let me take you to a place, that made my heart sing from joy, to some of the most beautiful valleys of the alps, to the most stunning roads that you could imagine to travel on a motorcycle - and one of the most exciting dirt- and gravelroads in Italy, the Varaita Maira Ridge Road: The highlights of our visit in the Piedmont region in Italy: 00:00 Introduction to the area 01:25 Approaching the first mountain passes 04:04 Visit Colle Valcavera mountain pass 07:03 Nervewrecking pass-road to Colle Fauniera 10:13 Descent to the town Marmora over the mountain pass Colle Esischie 10:54 The best hotel ever: Ceaglio Marmora 13:10 Attempt to ride Maira Stura Ridge Road offroad 14:14 Change of plans - ride to Colle di Sampeyre 16:28 The big challenge - Varaita Maira Ridge Road! 21:45 Descent to San Damiano Macra // DESTINATION HOME: Join a motorcycle journey to the best places in Europe - from Switzerland to France, Spain, Andorra and Italy. // Support my journey and help me to stay independent! - BECOME A PATREON (and be always the first to know about my new journeys): https://www.patreon.com/got2go - BUY ME A TANK OF FUEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/got2go // NEW EPISODE OUT EVERY THURSDAY 19.30 CET // Time of the journey: JULY-AUGUST 2021 // My book GOT2GO about my solo motorcycle trip around the world is OUT NOW! Order the paperback book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095556HPG Order the ebook for kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092MYKGLF Or access the book over the Amazon page of your country by searching for "Got2Go" "Lea Rieck" // Riding my Yamaha Ténéré 700 called FOX. Bought the motorcycle myself in 2019. Watch the review here: https://youtu.be/S7yybRaVUwc //Equipment & Gear: - Touratech Companero Summer Jacket & Pants (given to me by Touratech after my old suit got stolen on the ship from westafrica) - BMW GS Gloves (self bought) - Alpinestar Toucan Boots (self bought) - Klim Krios Pro Helmet (self bought) - Leatt Neckbrace (given to me by Leatt as my self-bought neckbrace was still in Africa) Watch the review for my helmets here: https://youtu.be/hOqLnqAHdAQ //Filmed with: Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom Camera: Sony Alpha A7 rIII 2 x Go Pro Hero 8 DJI OSMO Pocket Iphone 12 Tripod: Manfrotto BeFree Tripod Iphone: Joby GorillaPod Editing Program: Final Cut Pro X Music: Epidemic Sound https://bit.ly/epigot2go //Follow me on: https://www.instagram.com/lea_rieck https://www.facebook.com/got2go.de/ http://www.learieck.de/ #varaitamaira #piedmont #alpsoffroad #got2go #learieck