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!


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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!


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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


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I'm in too. Great idea and best of luck to you. Steve, you're my hero.


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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