On the fifth day of the Silk Road Mountain Race, many of our riders made their way through the Chinese border zone. Vast grasslands stretch in every direction, hemmed in by jagged ranges that feel impossibly large. Rusting fences, distant watchtowers, and the hum of trucks passing through mark the frontier, but otherwise this is a place that feels almost untouched.For riders, this stretch comes what will no doubt become the infamous Suyek Pass hike—thirty kilometers of rivers, scree, and thin air at over 4,000 meters. They arrive to the border road carrying stories of frozen shoes, broken chains, nights of snow and cold, but also of wild horses and sunlit valleys, and many moments that make the effort feel worthwhile. Riders featured in this episodeVictor Eklund - Cap 205Oliver Geiger - Cap 149Maarten Vanhaverbeke - Cap 122Sami Sauri - Cap 174Leanne Bentley - Cap 116David Hills - Cap 50Nikolaay Bulgakov - Cap 145Carlotta Schumacher - Cap 31Stefan & Helene - Caps 312A & 312BMichael Gaffey - Cap 135Eric House - Cap 62Click here to Dotwatch the raceFollow us on Instagram for daily visual updatesProduction and hosting by Mel WebbSound design by Ben CrannellMusic by BatyrkanCover image by Stephen SheleskyThanks to our race partners Albion, Pertex, Tailfin, Styrkr and Julbo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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