The way from Mestia to Ushguli is famous not only for the 4-day Hike but also for the bad road. We did them both.
In this episode we are picking up the action right where we left off last time, climbing the muddy slope above Mestia to reach the Korudi lakes. It was much harder than we expected, but we managed to find an outstanding wild camp spot below the Korudi lakes, where we stayed the night.
The next morning we made our way up to see the lakes. It is a nice hike, sadly the lake was still frozen over and covered in snow (end of May). Irati tried to go higher but there was too much snow. So we went sooner than expected back to Mestia to have lunch and enjoyed the Independence day festivities. Later that day we made our way to Adishi where Irati wanted to start the hike. This is part of the famous Mestia- Ushguli trail (specifically Adishi to Iprali). She left early the next day, with Mike, Alina, and her Mother who were so nice to let her join them for the trek. This part of the trail is one of the hardest as it has the greatest elevation gain and there is a pass above 2700m which only clears out of snow by the end of May. We were lucky and even though there was snow, the path was doable. Just a note,the river crossing we did it by a horse because we had it reserved in advance as the river could be really high at this time of the year. But it was absolutely not necessary. It was fun tho.
In the meantime, Kai finished another video for the Tube and then drove the bluelandy to Iprali to pick them up, and continue our way to Ushguli.
Enjoy the ride!
Alina & Mike: grow.with.the.g...
Beny and Marine: beny_and_marine...
0:00 Intro
0:30 Korudi Lakes by 4x4
2:13 Korudi Lake Wild camp
4:19 Korudi Lake hike
7:29 Korudi Lake to Mestia
8:39 Mestia Georgian Independence day
9:55 Mestia to Adishi
10:37 Adishi, Georgia
13:37 Adishi to Iprali trek /hike
14:08 River crossing
15:04 Chkhunderi Pass
15:36 Decent to Iprali
16:07 Adishi to Iprali by 4x4
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Music
Huma-Huma - "Pachabelly"
Slenderbeats- "Inkling"
Chris Haugen - "Dream Lagoon"

About our Chanel:
We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey to the East. We want to roughly follow the old Silk Road. Visiting Turkey, Georgia, Iran, and hopefully the Pamir region. Our further tour strongly depends on the political situation in the countries laying ahead like Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan or Uzbekistan. We quit our jobs, and our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022 to spend the next year on the road.
If you want to know more check out this Playlist:
• ABOUT us & The Bluelandy
Social Media:
Travel-page: / thebluelandy
He: / mrkaifox
She: / iraticortadi
Introducing our Home on Wheels the Bluelandy, check the Room Tour(*):
• Land Rover Defender 11...
Land Rover 110 TD5 (MY 1998)
X-Vision-X PopTop (roof Tent)
BF Goodrich tires 265/75/R16 amzn.to/3BcEeS0
Land Rover HD springs & Kony Heavy track Raid shock absorbers
GMB “Esel” roof rack
GMB long range fuel tank
GMB Sandboards
X-Vision-X exterior storage box (rear left)
DIY Custom outdoor shower
270° Foxwing Awning - Rhino Rack amzn.to/3FtyUfv
200W Victron Energy solar system
- Solar Panel: 2x Offgrittec 100W
- Charge controller amzn.to/3gXf2s5
- Battery Monitor amzn.to/3VSNwdN
- Inverter amzn.to/3BgTEon
Nolden 7” Bi-LED headlamps
Additional Headlamps amzn.to/3VXo32P
HELLA Value Fit Exterior lights amzn.to/3F46eso
ExTec rear door folding table
DIY Custom Flight case interior
Autotherm D2 Diesel Air-Heater amzn.to/3P5NVaL
32 l Engel Fridge / Freezer
Lifesaver Jerrycan water filter amzn.to/3UIybvG
Camera Gear (*):
DSLR: Canon 80D amzn.to/3VRa7aI
Point and Shoot: Canon G7x
Action Cam: GoPro Hero9 amzn.to/3P7plGE
Drone: DJI Mini 2 amzn.to/3UDYnHw
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