Follow Aaron Rolph’s 2700km bikepacking trip up the United Kingdom, taking anything but the shortest route. His self-propelled journey involved various activities along the way but when things don’t go to plan, his lockdown daydream ends as a hospitalised nightmare. A year on, time has passed yet nothing had really changed, follow his epic adventure from the Scilly Isles to the Shetlands.
A collaboration between British Adventure Collective, Knog & perch
Supported by Genesis Bikes, Restrap, Albion & Arc’teryx
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View full route here: https://fatmap.com/routeid/2763624/the-great-escape?fmid=cp
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41 Comments
Absolutely breathtaking! This was the best short film I have ever seen!
Thank you for sharing the beautiful video 🙏👍
Beautiful presented and documented!
This was incredible
Absolutely brilliant camera footage, incredible shots! Deserves to have more credit….. nearly 40k views is a big laugh….
Hard to play the bagpipes. Thank feck for that because they're harder to listen to….. Scotland's weapon of mass destruction.
The narration is very irritating. Nothing to do with the voice itself, but I don't want an M&S advert.
Amazing.
But I also found myself thinking, I wish I could be selected to get sponsored and take an epic adventure across. But I don’t think “Army chaplain and father of five shirks his responsibility to go ride a bike” has quite the same ring to it. 🤷♂️😎👍🚴
Love the daoist narrative !
great film!!!
This is Sensational ❤ travel and adventure 😎☕
Nice. Could you tell us something about your bike?
Thanks
Good effort. Out of interest did you feel your saddle was too high?
What was the injury? I couldn't catch it.
That is a mighty fine short flick folks, lovely work 🤛
Longing for
In what months were you riding?
Well done guys! Really enjoyed it, and now I wanna do it myself!
Awesome video.
The place is sooo beautiful that if u made 2700 parts for every km id rewatch each.
This place this feeling. made me question am i in the right place.is this really where i should be
좋아요.. 잘봤어요.. ^^
So good! So so so good! Thanks for that!
Kinda weird but this video gave me a Deja Vu
damn how beautiful is england?
Paintbrush for the unspoiled canvass..wooo..dish to be shared🤘
Yeah, "perhaps to carve your own adventure…"(with beautiful narrarrator, drones, bicycle repairs, various rentals included), one must need to inherit tens of thousands.etc and so forth. Therefore, mate, This is mere The Great Escape of A Royal Spoiled Brat.
I chose Miami… The best options for bikepackers – no mountains, no dirt, no dust, no campsite… only expensive hotels, nice beaches and sun 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidOzM5oFgc
Hey can someone tell me where he is riding around 21:15? Looks phenomenal but I can'Ät find it when I go through his route on Fatmap…
Magnifique , des images splendides, des valeurs, des hommes d’exceptions !
Wow! I'm going to share this with my cycling friends & adventure seekers. Thanks for posting.🚲🤩.
The world needs more of this.
next video please. its been a year
I got a bit confused did you fall ill during the beginning or doing something else ? I fell ill 800 miles in an off road LEJOG but finished it a year later after an operation. well done on your trip .
These new advertising bikepacking films are quality. There must have been a van full of Arcteryx gear following him.
Ouch…
Wow! This is something else. I've watched 100's & 100's of bikepacking & adventure videos on YouTube. But this, well, it is simply outstanding! Bravo! It was great to see my homeland of Scotland showcased in all its glory. Thumbs up from me
Brilliant film and an amazing escape! Loved it.
It was a treat to watch this! Thanks
Best bikepacking video I have ever seen ngl, great job
Great film! and what a journey !!