BUT 60 kms / 270 minutes = 13.33 kms per hour average speed.
In my experience, that kind of average speed is attainable only with maximum speeds of 20 to 25.
In reverse gear? Could any vehicle permit that high a speed in reverse? Could that trip really be done at such average or maximum speeds? Doing nearly 10 would be a big deal.
In the mountains, a LOT more than just 20/25. I have ridden on such roads. You look over the edge too much at the river deep down, you get vertigo. This man is superhuman. Full awe and respect.
In north sikkim, spiti etc. where there are no roads and only rocks and boulders and mud, gravel, 10 kms in a full day's riding is the norm. The Raid de Himalaya rally guys, in the extreme category, along with competitive and transport sections, manage just under 400. Balls to metal, flat out, 100% of the time. A rider died again this year, going over the edge. Literally.
Not to take anything from the gent, but guys who grow up driving in the mountains, are experts in reverse gear. Often for 4x2's, that's the only way to go UP some slopes. And you do it regularly for varying distances for narrow sections where two vehicles cannot squeeze past at the same time. So preference is always given to the vehicle climbing up.
But doing it for 60 kms is just mind numbing. So much talent our region has. Just sad the shit we do.
