Ed Blackwell and Mike Parlby, both 22, are taking part in the Mongol Rally, hailed as the greatest motoring adventure on the planet. The course sees participants cross two continents and 19 countries, covering 10,000 miles on mainly rough terrain, in ‘farcically small vehicles’.
Ed, from Callington, and Mike, of Yelverton, will have to traverse mountains, deserts and steppe with no backup, no set route, and driving a 0.8-litre Daewoo Matiz.
The pair have entered the rally to support the Max Levene Trust, a fund set up to help a young man left paralysed after breaking his neck in a rugby accident in 2010.
Ed and Mike have also chosen to support the Backup Trust, a charity which helps those affected by spinal injury, and in addition a proportion of their sponsorship will benefit the Mongol Rally’s chosen charity Cool Earth, writes the Cornish Times of UK.
They are two of the many adventurists, who are travelling and raising money for those in need. The Mongol Rally started to take place each summer in 2004, with three key rules: teams need to have very small and rubbish cars, no support crew and have to raise at least a thousand GBP for charity.
Since the beginning of this rally, starting from Europe and ending in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, total of 2,915 travelers crossed the 19 countries and 10,000 miles and raised GBP 16 million, so far.
Ed Blackwell and Mike Parlby, both 22, are taking part in the Mongol Rally, hailed as the greatest motoring adventure on the planet. The course sees participants cross two continents and 19 countries, covering 10,000 miles on mainly rough terrain, in ‘farcically small vehicles’.
Ed, from Callington, and Mike, of Yelverton, will have to traverse mountains, deserts and steppe with no backup, no set route, and driving a 0.8-litre Daewoo Matiz.
The pair have entered the rally to support the Max Levene Trust, a fund set up to help a young man left paralysed after breaking his neck in a rugby accident in 2010.
Ed and Mike have also chosen to support the Backup Trust, a charity which helps those affected by spinal injury, and in addition a proportion of their sponsorship will benefit the Mongol Rally’s chosen charity Cool Earth, writes the Cornish Times of UK.
They are two of the many adventurists, who are travelling and raising money for those in need. The Mongol Rally started to take place each summer in 2004, with three key rules: teams need to have very small and rubbish cars, no support crew and have to raise at least a thousand GBP for charity.
Since the beginning of this rally, starting from Europe and ending in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, total of 2,915 travelers crossed the 19 countries and 10,000 miles and raised GBP 16 million, so far.