FILM
I Almost Got HYPOTHERMIA in the Colombian Andes… But Look at This View!❄️ – EP.404
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This South America episode takes a motorcycle journey into Colombia’s high-altitude Los Nevados National Park, where snow, cold and rain give the ride a stark mountain setting. It also turns attention to Murillo, described as the heart of these mountains, and to a paved road the rider considers the best in Colombia.
About this film
Episode 404 belongs to an ongoing solo motorcycle journey around the world, begun in April 2017 on a BMW F800GS. The film’s focus is a ride through the Colombian Andes, with Los Nevados National Park providing the central setting. Its title foregrounds the risk of becoming dangerously cold, while the description confirms that the area was high, cold and rainy, and that snow was found in Colombia. The appeal is not only the challenge of those conditions: the rider also emphasizes the scale of the views and the quality of the paved road. Murillo adds a human and local point of reference, presented as the soul of the mountain region. At 20 minutes and 30 seconds, this is a compact travel episode shaped by dramatic terrain and an encounter with a memorable stretch of road.
The journey
The available description does not specify the road’s name, a starting point, or the route taken, so the film is best approached as a journey into the high country of Los Nevados rather than as a turn-by-turn account. What is clear is the contrast between difficult-feeling conditions and rewarding scenery: the park is described as elevated, cold and rainy, with snow appearing in the Colombian landscape. The paved road is a central part of the story, singled out as the rider’s favourite in the country. Rather than detailing distances or destinations, the episode’s framing invites attention to how the mountain environment and the road itself shape this part of the larger South American journey.
People, places and moments
Los Nevados National Park anchors the film’s sense of place, while Murillo is singled out in the description as integral to the character of the surrounding mountains. The material provided does not identify other people or describe specific encounters, so the emphasis remains on the landscape, weather and road. Snow in Colombia is the striking discovery at the centre of the episode, set against the rider’s account of cold and rain. For viewers interested in motorcycle travel through the Andes, this is a location-led account of a high mountain ride, with the paved road and its views as key reasons for the journey.
What to expect
- Motorcycle travel in Colombia’s Los Nevados National Park
- High, cold and rainy mountain conditions, with snow in the landscape
- A celebrated paved road and a focus on Murillo