G318 / FIELD EDITIONCHENGDU · 2,050 KM · LHASAKindle edition ↗

Chengdu → Lhasa · 2,050 km

G318The High Road to Lhasa

An English cycling roadbook for the altitude, daylight and road decisions behind a 24-stage route.

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01 / Route

2,050 km

A connected route model, with its limitations made explicit.

02 / Days

24 stages

Daily route, elevation, daylight and decision structure.

03 / Altitude

≈5,090 m

A modelled route high point, not a surveyed pass height.

04 / Boundary

Plan ≠ permission

Current access and organised-itinerary terms still override the printed plan.

01 / The useful part

The photographs show the road. The roadbook holds what they leave out.

A photograph can show a high pass. It cannot show the daylight margin before the descent, the uncertain overnight, or the moment when another climb stops being a fitness problem and becomes a decision problem.

Route-at-a-glance and provisional index spread from the G318 roadbook
Inside the edition · route at a glance
GPX, offline navigation and version guide spread from the G318 roadbook
Field reference · offline and version guide
2,050kilometres · route V1.0
24shared day pages
26,900metres · modelled ascent
≈5,090metres · modelled high point
01

Route and elevation

Twenty-four connected stages, modelled profiles, bilingual place names and the route relationships that matter before a wheel turns.

  • R15Bangda → Baxoi
  • 95 kmStage distance
  • ≈4,640 mYela Pass
Day 15 Bangda to Baxoi route and modelled elevation page
Day 15 · route geometry + elevation
02

Go, modify, stop

Daily decision points for weather, fatigue, food, road uncertainty, high altitude and the safe stopping problem.

Roadbook editorial spread with a stylised cyclist in a high-altitude landscape beside the title Altitude: Prevention, Recognition and Descent Decisions
Part IV · editorial illustration · not documentary
03

Gear that has to work

Lighting, power, offline navigation and repair choices are planned as one field system, not a packing-list afterthought.

Roadbook spread pairing field guidance with an illustrated cyclist repairing a loaded touring bicycle
Part II · bike, luggage + gear · illustrated field check

02 / The operating boundary

Plan ≠ permission.

One physical road, two operating realities. The printed route helps organise the ride; current access and organised-itinerary terms determine how it can be operated.

Roadbook spread for turning the route into an approved supported ride
Planning page · approved support is an operating layer
Western Sichuan

Independent planning where possible

Use the shared roadbook for route, stops, equipment, navigation and decision structure. Recheck current local access before committing the day.

Refresh the local evidence
Tibet Autonomous Region

Approved organised itinerary for foreign-passport riders

Resolve the current operator, guide, overnight, support and change-handling terms before non-refundable payment. The roadbook is planning guidance, not permission.

Plan and permission are separate

03 / A day page

Read the climb. Then read the decision.

Each day is designed as an operating page, not a scenic caption. The route line, risk window and recheck notes live together.

Stylised gouache atmosphere study of a loaded cyclist descending a wet mountain road
R15 / Bangda to BaxoiAtmosphere study · not an exact viewpoint
Day 15 Bangda to Baxoi roadbook route map and modelled elevation profile
Verified planning layerRoute + elevation
  1. 01Route geometry and ride direction stay explicit.
  2. 02Modelled elevation shows where the effort moves.
  3. 03Daylight and risk windows remain part of the decision.
  4. 04Current road and overnight reality still override the printed plan.
Route-at-a-glance sample page behind the book cover
Daily decision card sample page behind the book cover
Cover of G318: The High Road to Lhasa, showing a touring cyclist, mountain road, Potala Palace illustration and a panda

Kindle first edition · English

Take the road seriously before it asks you to.

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  • 0124 connected day pages
  • 02Bilingual place names
  • 03Decision and evidence notes
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Planning guidance, not a live-access guarantee. Roads, permits, weather, services and operating conditions can change. ASIN B0HHYHDJXY.