I’m Ria (@whereisriax) and I’m trying to become the first human to run 20000km along the ancient Silk Road across Asia and Europe, from Vladivostok to Lisbon starting May 2026.
I'm currently looking for ground crew and filmmakers to join for the project in China and Europe.
We have a support vehicle that needs to be driven, and an epic documentary/youtube docu series that is begging to be made.
We’ll be crossing 17+ countries, mountains, deserts, grasslands, mega cities, with many different cultures.
The plan is to run 50km a day, with occasional rest days maybe every 10-20 days. So in total the trip will be ~14 months.
The crew is not expected to commit for the whole length, but for ~4 of the 14 months. In fact, we have already confirmed crew for the Central Asia & Middle East section. So currently only looking for Chinese nationals to join for the 4 months across China, as well as European residents for the last 3 months across Europe.
All trip expenses will be covered with the budget (crowdfunding & sponsorship), and any additional funding/revenue we may receive will be distributed as stipend for the crew.
Particularly skills desired:
- Documentary filmmaking
- Videography/photography
- Social media management & content creation
If interested, please email: hello@20000km.com