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FIRST LOOK AT LONG WAY UP REVEALS SIMILAR
STORY, OR DOES IT?
T
he third instalment of the Long Way series
debuts in a matter of weeks on Apple TV,
with the first trailer revealing a similar
show to what we’ve come to expect from the
Long Way team.
Long Way Up once again features Ewan
McGregor and Charley Boorman fronting
the cameras and embarking on a motorcycle
journey to make most mere mortals jealous,
with the new trip setting off from Ushuaia in
Argentina for Los Angeles. The catch? This time
the team are utilising fully electric vehicles for
their ambitious journey.
The trailer shows a similar pattern to the
two previous Long Way journey’s in terms of
structure, with the first episode likely to show
us the preparation and vehicle selection ahead
of the trip before it starts in Argentina. The
series also appears to incorporate the same
elements as the previous trips including a
partnership with Unicef and a support team
consisting of the directors/producers of the
series. However, this time the support team of
directors and cameramen will also be in for
their own set of challenges as they’ll also be
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driving electric vehicles in the form of the Rivian
R1T pickup truck.
Initially, the first three episodes will be available
at launch on September 18 with the following
episodes to release weekly thereafter on the
Apple TV+ platform.
The new series follows McGregor and Boorman
as they travel north from Argentina to California
– a trip of nearly 21,000km – aboard a pair of
modified Harley-Davidson LiveWires some 16
years after the duo’s first adventure travel series.
Boorman and McGregor’s third globetrotting
journey breaks new ground along with the
tradition of the pair’s previous association with
BMW’s venerable GS adventure motorcycle series.
Touted as possibly the longest single journey
aboard electric motorcycles, it will be an
interesting watch as the range of the electric
Harley-Davidsons the pair will be riding is
limited to roughly 235km on a good day.
Regardless of what we’re sure will be some
rather unique challenges, we’re sure that
Long Way Up will be another enjoyable
watch to get the blood pumping and the
wanderlust renewed.