Mongolia Charity Rally 2008

10,000 miles of pot-holes, bandits and dodgy suspension…
Oh, and it’s all for charity

 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, beyond the Gobi desert, Ulaanbaatar.

On 19 July 2008 Team REMIT will set forth from Horncastle, Lincolnshire. We will be running approximately 2 weeks behind all the other teams, as they will have already set off from London on the 5^th. Once off the island the road is our shepherd - we could choose to take in the delights of Poland, Ukraine and Russia, or boldly point our bikes in a southerly direction towards Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Whichever road we take, we’ll be faced with a wealth of makeshift mechanics, border bribery, mutton kebabs and pure unadulterated adventure, before passing into the realms of immortal glory at the finish line in central Mongolia.

The aims of this mad event are 3 fold.

1:- To raise money for CAMDA. A UK charity that works solely with Mongolian nomadic families by helping them to retain their very fragile way of life through education and veterinary programs. This is important as if they are unable to continue with their nomadic lifestyle the families end up living in the towns and cities in accommodation that can only just be described as slums.

2:- To raise money for When You Wish Upon A Star. Another UK charity that helps families of children with life threatening illness's by either providing parents and siblings with rest bite care or by try to make a 'wish' come true for the very ill child.

3:- This is probably the most important part of what we are doing. When we finally get to Ulaan Baatar we will donate both of the bikes, all spares, riding and camping equipment and any spare cash directly to the CDPF (Children's Development and Protection Fund). This charity is a Mongolian charity that works to help the street children by giving them safe shelter and an education and removes them from the horrors of having to live under the streets in the steam pipe ducts in winter temperatures of -20 and lower.