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The End of China

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We’ve finally battled our way through the people and pollution of Eastern China and landed on the shores of the Yellow Sea and the beaches of Qingdao. It may seem obvious, but it is… Continue reading

A lot can change in 4 months

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Charging across China in Photos – 13,000km and £13,000

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In a little over 3 weeks in China we’ve cycled over 3000km. We really have been charging. We’ve just gone over the 13,000km mark for the trip and almost simultaneously the £13,000 sponsorship… Continue reading

Climbing through Kyrgyzstan

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In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen some incredibly dramatic transitions between landscapes. We’d be cycling a flat dry desert with no water in the morning and climbing mountains surrounded by snow and… Continue reading

Vote for the Rhinos! We made it to China!

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Vote for us! The Rhinos have entered the Mountain Warehouse Charity Challenge. If our trip gets the most votes we’ll get an additional £5000 donated to Save the Rhino by Mountain Warehouse. Please… Continue reading

Riding the Silk Road through Uzbekistan

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The ride from Nukus to Tashkent has taken us along the old Silk Road through ancient cities, irrigated farmland and our second desert crossing. With out arrival into Tashkent we’ve now hopefully seen… Continue reading

Rhino Cam #10 – Aktau to Nukus (The Karakum Desert)

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The last week has been the most challenging of the trip so far, seeing us cycle 1000km across the inhospitable Karakum desert from Aktau in Kazakhstan to Nukus in Uzbekistan. We started off… Continue reading

The Desert Crossing

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The Karakum Desert has thrown all but the kitchen sink at us. We’ve had ferocious headwinds, crosswinds, heat, thunderstorms and terrible roads. Somehow we’ve made it into Uzbekistan to the town of Nukus… Continue reading

Via Inmarsat:

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Sun setting on day 4 of desert crossing. Slow going into 30-50kph headwind and worst roads so far. Feels like a long way from anything. (see tracker for loc.) Please note your reply… Continue reading