Metzeler Karoo 4 - BMW R1300GS - 0 to 6000m above sea level
Stock motorbikes and standard tyres took on an extreme challenge. A team representing the Metzeler brand and BMW Motorrad, riding a fleet of the new BMW R1300GS equipped with Metzeler Karoo 4 tyres, reached, and surpassed 6000 metres above sea level, starting from sea level, in less than 24 hours. A very difficult ascent for riders, motorbikes, and tyres, culminated on the notorious North face of Nevado Ojos del Salado, Chile. The expedition reached 6006 metres in just 19 hours and 22 minutes, ultimately reaching a maximum altitude of 6027 metres.
The expedition involved an acclimatisation route ascending the Circuito de los Seis Miles, on the slopes of Nevado Ojos del Salado, located exactly on the border between Argentina and Chile. At 6891 metres, it is the highest active volcano in the world, and its twin, the Nevado de Incahuasi, 6610 metres high. The BMW R 1300 GS equipped with Metzeler Karoo 4 tyres then descended to sea level on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, in Bahia Inglesa. They departed at 3:00 PM local time on December 6th, crossing the Atacama Desert to reach Nevado Ojos Del Salado, successfully surpassing 6000 metres above sea level in less than 24 hours. The goal was achieved at 10:22 AM on December 7th.
The riders who were onboard entirely stock BMW R 1300 GS’s with Metzeler tyres were Salvatore Pennisi, Metzeler Testing and Technical Relation Director, Christof Lischka, Head of BMW Motorrad Development, Michele Pradelli, Italian extreme enduro champion and tester for the Italian magazine InMoto plus Karsten Schwers, tester and journalist for the German magazine Motorrad.
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