The 5th Element: Motorcycle. Adventure. Iceland - Hardcover

Giulietta Cozzi; Luca Viglio; Photographs By Marco Campelli

 
9788836640621: The 5th Element: Motorcycle. Adventure. Iceland
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 8836640621 ISBN 13: 9788836640621
Publisher: Silvana Editoriale, 2019

Synopsis

  • Riding the Icelandic backcountry trails: hundreds of kilometres of exatraordinary off-road scenery, captured here by photographer Marco Campelli
  • Text in English and Italian


"Here, then, is Beauty, otherwise known as the fifth element. Like Earth, Water, Air and Fire, it can be found everywhere on this island in its purest form. Nature is an artist and Iceland is her masterpiece".

Iceland is, in some respects, the most extreme country on Earth. In this book, Iceland sets the stage for a trail-biking adventure of a lifetime. Giulietta Cozzi and Luca Viglio, from half-mag.com, set out to ride the trails across the island with a BMW R 1200 GS Rallye and a BMW G 310 GS as travelling companions - adventure-ready motorbikes, chosen for a trip in a land that is both volcanically and geologically alive. Letting the GS race through the Icelandic trails was an experience of the pure and absolute pleasure of motorbike travel.

The journey took Giulietta and Luca through both pristine and wild places; there was no room for carelessness. Every decision had to be taken with extreme care and nothing left to chance; as the Icelandic proverb states, "Iceland does not tolerate idiots".

Text in English and Italian.

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From the Back Cover

An Icelandic proverb states, “Iceland is a land that does not tolerate idiots.” Iceland obliges everyone that decides to venture into discovering it to think. It is a journey through pristine and wild places, where there is no room for carelessness and errors. Every decision must be taken with extreme care, nothing must be left to chance. For this reason, an adventure-travel necessity like the BMW GS was chosen for a trip that went beyond a simple geographical destination. Iceland is in some respects the most extreme country on Earth; it set the stage for an adventure where the R 1200 GS Rallye and the G 310 GS were not only the perfect travel companions, but in turn also protagonists. Letting the GS race through the Icelandic trails was an experience of the pure and absolute pleasure of motorbike travel.

From the Inside Flap

An Icelandic proverb states, "Iceland is a land that does not tolerate idiots." Iceland obliges everyone that decides to venture into discovering it to think. It is a journey through pristine and wild places, where there is no room for carelessness and errors. Every decision must be taken with extreme care, nothing must be left to chance. For this reason, an adventure-travel necessity like the BMW GS was chosen for a trip that went beyond a simple geographical destination. Iceland is in some respects the most extreme country on Earth; it set the stage for an adventure where the R 1200 GS Rallye and the G 310 GS were not only the perfect travel companions, but in turn also protagonists. Letting the GS race through the Icelandic trails was an experience of the pure and absolute pleasure of motorbike travel.

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Publisher
Silvana Editoriale
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8836640621
ISBN 13 
9788836640621
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
160