6/19/2011

The Mongol Rally and our Big Idea

Welcome to the CrossCoutry Rebels! (welcome welcome welcome). We are six students from Manchester and our challenge this summer is The Mongol Rally.
Our plan is to drive a route that spans from England to Mongolia in order to raise (we hope) a significant amount of money for our chosen charities. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and DISCs. Click here to visit our donations page.

Let me expand on the challenge that is fast approaching! Firstly we've decided to drive an ambulance across the dusty deserts to the finish line. Our intention beingto donate the vehicle to the Mongolian emergency services. This recent purchase, from a bizarre auction in North Wales, gave us an idea of the tales that the trip will leave us with. As we waltzed or rather trundled back to Manchester at a steady 50mph the idea that we'd be driving the 10,000 miles in a matter of weeks materialized. The first video was filmed and we hope to document every story from the exploring, to Roland's driving and Todd's rule of no maps.

We leave on the 23rd July at Goodwood with a box of tools and a few packed lunches in the knowledge that there will be as many obstacles as adventures in the coming months. This will be the place to check in as we check out. Please help support us on this campaign!

Our route...