The Links
These links are for the websites of a range of people and organisations; some of which have been advisors and contributors to the expedition, others are for individuals and businesses who share a common interest with the mission statement of this expedition. In each and any case… enjoy!
Follow the BBC Online Documentary
Mark’s former Geography teacher has a great Blog focusing on the geographical side of the World Cycle. You can check it out here and she has also posted an article about Mark on a Geography forum here
www.wexas.com have arranged all Mark’s flights and been very helpful throughout.
www.londonfieldscycles.co.uk are kindly supplying healthy energy bars for Mark.
High5 have supplied Mark with energy drinks on his cycle
Active Earth is a nature sports club combining adventure tourism, environmental projects, charitable ventures and outdoor education.
Alistair Gow spent an invaluable day with Mark building wheels and teaching Mark some of the skill he will need for rebuilding wheels on the road
HealthLink360 exists to provide medical and psychological care to global workers and their families. This care starts before you leave, continues whilst you are out there, and is there when you return
Steven Jones is a Glasgow based photographer specialising in outdoor and sports photography. A real enthusiast and fellow cyclist
Shane Charlton, Scottish road and track endurance cyclist.
www.milesforpeace.org Iranians for Peace
Our top contacts in Pakistan have been Nasir Hussain and his brother Mubarak. They run www.karakorumexplorers.com.pk - a trek and tour business.
We were introduced to Nasir and Mubarak by Dermot MacWard who runs Red Spokes Adventure Tours in London, Although Mark as an individual, in a non tourist part of Pakistan, has had a difficult experience with the police, both Karakorum Explorers and Red Spokes offer a great way to see other parts of Pakistan.
Mark met up with David Munusamy by chance in Malaysia. You can read the whole story on David’s website
This year it will be Granny Mave’s 70th birthday. To celebrate, Mavis and her friend Penny decided to cycle 6,000 mile transcontinental from Vancouver to St John’s across Canada. Granny Mave will be doing this to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and will be funding the trip herself. This is a fantastic effort and please follow the links to support these adventurous Grannies!
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