I have read and heard about wild dogs in China. I have also been told numerous stories about them, “I think, maybe, maybe not! I won’t go into that”. From the beginning of our journey, in the Gobi area we saw very few. In Shaanxi the

Leaving Yulin we headed back into the now infamous rolling plains of the Shaanxi province, riding the rollercoaster of hills and dongas, dodging our way into the north and the biggest coal mining area in China and the world. Going was a little easier as we

After over 50 days on the road you think you have seen all the desert can offer. Running along on a path next to the wall, things couldn’t be better. Ahead in the distance we could see the velvet brown hills of the Shaanxi province, a

It was a long chocking run through the coal mining area from Yulin, to Fugu and on to the Yellow River. To me, the crossing of the river gives rise to the second stage of our journey. The mountains, which also happen to be in 2

Cold. Weary from the weeks laboring through the mountains, we “Sluiped” out of our annex at the back of the farmer’s home, our refuge from the merciless winter that has now gripped the area. Sleeping along the way in tents has now become a bit risky

I would like to share a brief moment, and dedicate it to a person who I can only describe as an angel. Christaline Roussou. Fondly known to me as “Tannie Blom”. We met by chance, but a meeting that was meant to be. For the next 14

It has now been 60 days of adventure along the Great Wall. I have had some moments that I will cherish for the rest of my life, others that are better forgotten. I have had the privilege of seeing things that few men will ever, times

Our Chinese support crew, are really our back bone. If you take into account the terrain we have to travel through. On foot some days are indescribable and nearly impossible to cross. I don’t know how Dragon (Lunga) and his crew manage to find the camp

On the outset of this epic journey, I never thought that it would have such an impact on me, nor others involved in the project. I don’t think that you can undertake such an adventure if you don’t have the ability and will to change. To

After leaving Zhongwei, for the second time. My leg in a bit better shape and my mind focused, we pushed on into some of the most inspiring landscape I have ever seen. Crowning this, we had now come across a section of mud wall that was