Team Ghenghis Can't
Welcome to the webpage of Team Ghenghis Can’t, a fine example of the madness and danger that is the MONGOLIA RALLY!
The Mongolia Charity Rally is a pan-continental drive across five mountain ranges, two deserts and more barren and inhospitable lands than you care to shake a gear-stick at. Starting in London, the final destination is the capital of Mongolia, Ulaan Baatar. The rally is organised by the great guys at Go Help, a UK charity set up and staffed by unpaid trustees.
We’ve put a team together to take part in the Rally, starting 5 July 2008. The objective of the Rally is to drive a vehicle to Mongolia and then donate it to a Mongolian charity.
In addition to this vehicle donation, a minimum of £1000 will be raised for ‘Save the Children’, the ‘Cambridge Mongolian Disaster Appeal’ (CAMDA), and the ‘Children’s Development Protection Fund’ (CDPF). All money raised will go towards vital projects and the prevention of poverty within Mongolia.
The route will take us through Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. We’ll be on the road for around 3 weeks, covering 8000 miles.
If you’re interested in sponsoring our charity rally, please click on the appropriate links and get donating! Any sort of donation will be appreciated from cash to equipment!
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| 46 weeks 2 days ago | After 39 gruelling days, all members of Team Ghenghis Can't are now safely home. Craig flew back from Beijing on the 5th August, and (after spending 4 days living in Terminal 3 of Beijing Airport after missing our flight...) both me and Tom returned to Bromsgrove this evening. I'll post again with the full after action report when I've recovered from all the whisky and wine drunk on the plane home. Hazell. | 0 | |
| 47 weeks 4 days ago | Hello! This morning, after recovering from a thoroughly memorable night out, we signed the van over to the CDPF. They showed us examples of all the good work they do, which made the trip feel thoroughly worth while. Prehaps more importantly they gave us cheeseburgers and beer. read more » | 1 | |
| 47 weeks 5 days ago | Team ghenghis can't have made it to ub! WE'VE FINISHED! It's been a long month but we got there. Standay for a more detailed post. HUZZAH! | 2 | |
| 48 weeks 20 hours ago | Hello! After a physically and mentally exhausting 11 hour drive (including 3 hours at night) we have made it to the next city on route, Bayanhongor. Only 400 miles to go! Yesterday started well with every petrol station in Altai having no diesel left. We ended up having to go to the Mercy Corps office and asking for mercy. One of the guys there knew someone who had a load stockpiled, so we went around his house and managed to get 80 litres. Suffice to say the 'water in fuel' warning light has been on more frequently than normal. read more » | 1 | |
| 48 weeks 1 day ago | Hello! We stayed in Altai yesterday to have a rest day (for both ourselves and the van). Got a mechanic to put new transmission fluid in and repair the underbody protection, so hopefully it'll hold long enough to get to the finishing line. Gears grind horribly when you change, so it'll be a good idea if the charity rally people start researching LDV transmission repairs for when we arrive. Had a icy cold shower this morning, which was most appreciated. We set off in an hour or so, so if you don't hear from us for 4 days start contacting international rescue. I think Thunderbird 2 will be the most appropriate rescue vehicle.... See you on the other side of the Gobi! Hazell.
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| 48 weeks 3 days ago | Hello! Mobiles not working out here. We're in Altai in the Gobi desert. Van is being literally ripped to pieces, but we're all safe and well. Going to have the first shower in 2 weeks tonight and i'm really looking forward to it. Everything is dusty and we stink, but hopefully we'll be finished in 3/4 days. Spent a day stuck in sand 2 days ago, and yesterday we lost all transmission fluid and therefore the ability to select a gear. Brilliant! HUZZAH! Hazell. | 2 | |
| 49 weeks 20 hours ago | In mongolia! Where haue the roads gone? Tom's already given his shoes away... Beautiful scenary and very friendly people. Maxus in for the test of its life! | 1 | |
| 49 weeks 1 day ago | Making our run for the border today! Eta 6 hours. Also, just bumped into team kipper! | 0 | |
| 49 weeks 2 days ago | on the road to mongolia! Tough day driving, but should make the border tomorrow evening. Everyone tired and smelly, but morale still high! | 2 | |
| 49 weeks 2 days ago | Finally crossed the kazakh - russia border last night at 4am local time after arriving at around 10pm. Kazakh side took 20mins, russian side took mre than 5hrs due to stupid amounts of paperwork and people who dnt understand what a queue is. Hello to the azarbaijani family who almost had to dismantle their whole car to cross! Poor guys! | 0 |
