Reconstruction of the Karakoram Highway the China-Pakistan Friendship Tunnels can be traced to 2013, when China began construction on a bypass of Attabad Lake with a combination of 5 km worth of tunnels, two large bridges, and 78 small bridges to bypass the lake which had been formed after a 2010 earthquake triggered massive landslides. The resulting landslides cut off both the Indus River and Karakoram Highway resulting in the formation of the reservoir. Prior to completion of the bypass, all vehicular traffic had to be loaded onto barges to traverse the new reservoir. Construction of the tunnels began in 2012 and required 36 months
Odyssey: Driving Around the World and team catch a ship to Singapore, where they head north through South East Asia. After crossing Myanmar from east to west along the Stilwell Road, the route continues west into India. They dodge sacred cows and stomach illnesses and meet with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. He blesses their journey and signs the hood of their car. Continuing up the Himalayas in Kashmir the team travels over the highest motorable road in the world, the Khardung La Pass and up the Karakoram Highway through Pakistan before descending into China. Their route continues north through Kazakhstan and into Siberia where