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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
Wow Steve, that sounds like an amazing adventure. Unicycling in Kathmandu is an experience like no other! -- GizmoDuck The Uninam Tour 2008.....Hanoi to Saigon!!! www.uninam.net The SINZ Unicycle Tour 2007....South Island, New Zealand www.sinzuni.org The Induni Unicycle Tour 2009. Unicycle Tour of India. Email me for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
Are you going to be carrying your camping gear on your back? Edit: I just checked out the site and saw it was fully supported, so that will be nice to not have to carry much on your back! -- siafirede 'DCuni' (http://www.dcuni.com/blog) - my blog about Unicycling in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland *James* = my name | 'Myspace' (http://www.myspace.com/clawsout) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ siafirede's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6057 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
steve.colligan wrote: I've been on three muni trips to Nepal so far. There are paths everywhere in the mountains, so you will never get bored of the same route down. You don't have to go that far either before you're away from the tourist trekking routes. You'll love it. And you're taking a 36" I could hardly ride any of the trails along the Annapurna Circuit on a 26", and it was difficult enough to lug that around. Maybe a 26" Muni Schlumpf would be a good unicycle if you're planning on Unitrekking as well as touring on the road. I spent 6wks in Nepal as a student at Kanti Childrens Hospital in Kathmandu in 2002. Let me know if you want to pay them a visit. The kids would love it -- GizmoDuck The Uninam Tour 2008.....Hanoi to Saigon!!! www.uninam.net The SINZ Unicycle Tour 2007....South Island, New Zealand www.sinzuni.org The Induni Unicycle Tour 2009. Unicycle Tour of India. Email me for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
I'm in too. Great idea and best of luck to you. Steve, you're my hero. -- steveyo steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few 'uni race write-ups' (http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/) - muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers' (http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveyo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
GizmoDuck wrote: And you're taking a 36" My 26" Muni is already in Kathmandu. The original plan was to ride to Everest Base Camp on both the Tibetan and the Nepali side of the Himalayas, back-to-back. I was going to use the 36" for the Tibetan side and the 26" for the Nepali side. We were in Nepal back in March and so started the process of trying to obtain permission to ride to Base Camp on the Nepali side. Note; all forms of transport are forbidden in the National Park. I had meetings in Kathmandu and several letters were sent, but permission was not granted. Being the eternal optimist I left my muni in Kathmandu, as I knew I'd have problems with luggage allowance when I returned later in the year with my 36" (and all my cold weather gear). On returning to the UK, more letters were sent, including to the Nepali embassy, but the final word was still no! Yes, I could smuggle the muni past security at the entrance to the NP, but I don't want any bad press for us unicyclists if caught, especially as this is a fund raising exercise. Anyway, the first half of my plans are still going ahead, riding Lhasa-Kathmandu via Everest Base Camp on the Tibetan side. Once back in Kathmandu, I'll collect my 26" muni and head North up the Langtang valley for 10 days of high Himalayan fun before flying home. GizmoDuck wrote: I spent 6wks in Nepal as a student at Kanti Childrens Hospital in Kathmandu in 2002. Let me know if you want to pay them a visit. The kids would love it That must have been a wonderful experience. If I have time in Kathmandu then I'd love to visit the hospital. You can either PM me, or reply here with the address. Steve -- steve.colligan Once is NEVER enough! '1000km charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest, on a Unicycle - Please help support' (http://www.unicyclesteve.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steve.colligan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/292 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
Go Steve! I'm happy to donate to this cause and encourage everyone else here to do the same. Have a great time and I'm sure a ton of people will be dying to hear from you - I hope you can post at least a few details here of how it goes. ---Nathan -- nathan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nathan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/251 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
nathan wrote: Go Steve! I'm happy to donate to this cause and encourage everyone else here to do the same. Have a great time and I'm sure a ton of people will be dying to hear from you - I hope you can post at least a few details here of how it goes. ---Nathan Thanks for your very generous donation Nathan - it's very much appreciated. There will only be a couple of places where I may get Internet access while in Tibet. I'll try and post reports, but failing that I'll post a summary once back in Kathmandu. The full write-up will of course be in the Uni Mag. A massive thank you to all who have sponsored me so far. Steve -- steve.colligan Once is NEVER enough! '1000km charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest, on a Unicycle - Please help support' (http://www.unicyclesteve.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steve.colligan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/292 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
Wow...epic adventure. Great cause, great ride. Count me in on supporting...PayPal just sent. I do a fundraising ride every year for Multiple Sclerosis, but I may need to encourage them now to come up with something a bit more epic than a two-day road ride. Have a great adventure...look forward to the write-up. Tom -- tomblackwood Tailgate at your own risk... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomblackwood's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3762 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
tomblackwood wrote: Wow...epic adventure. Great cause, great ride. Count me in on supporting...PayPal just sent. I do a fundraising ride every year for Multiple Sclerosis, but I may need to encourage them now to come up with something a bit more epic than a two-day road ride. Have a great adventure...look forward to the write-up. Tom Hi Tom, Received you donation OK - many thanks and very much appreciated. Steve -- steve.colligan Once is NEVER enough! '1000km charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest, on a Unicycle - Please help support' (http://www.unicyclesteve.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steve.colligan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/292 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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1000km Charity ride across the Roof of the World to Everest
WOW what an adventure that sounds awesome and what a cause, you've definitely got my support Steve. Gary Edit: Money sent and again WOW -- unicus 'Photos' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Photos-from-unicus) 'Videos' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/unicus) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unicus's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/869 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/72677 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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