The Carpathian Traverse 2015

Lee Harley-Marshall and Robert Proud will attempt to walk the length of the Carpathian Mountains in its entirety including the Little Carpathians also. The expedition will be self funded, in tents without support. We aim to take 4 months to walk approximately 1200 miles through some of Europe's last wilderness. The walk has been self funded though we are raising money for two charities York Teaching Hospital which looked after Roberts parents prior to their passing and Cystic Fibrosis Trust as Lee has a Nephew who suffers from this illness. The expedition will begin on August the 27th with an aim to finish on or around Christmas Day.We are trying to raise as much as we can for these two charities and have a facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/carpathiantraverse

A blog detailing our progress and thoughts -http://carptrav.blogspot.co.uk/and a justgiving page at -https://www.justgiving.com/teams/carpathiantrav2015

If you would like to donate, follow or just spread the word we would appreciate it very much.

Thanks,

Lee and Robert

Cycling Ireland for charity

Hi all,

I am cycling across Ireland for mountain 2 mountain a womens charity on the 15th of May, we are currently a team of 7 university students but may have one or two drop outs in the coming days. We will be leaving Dublin City centre ( mayor square) at 8am on the 15 th and cycling to our night stop in a scout den in athlone. We will be camping then cycling to Galway City centre early the next day. It is a total of 300km approx which is not a hip urge distance but is a fun micro adventure.

We want to raise money so everyone who signs up mush raise minimum 100 for the cycle.All participants must have access to their own bike and safety gear( specific gear requirements will be emailed)All participants must have 15th-17th of May freeAll participants must have 50 in cash on their person incase of emergencyAll participants must have a sleeping bag/appropriate clothes/backpackAll participants must be fit for the cycleAll participants must be okay with possibly jumping into the Atlantic the day we arrive in Galway.All baggage and extra items that will not be needed on the cycle will be brought by train from Dublin to Galway and be there for our arrival. (We are not responsible for any lost or stolen items.email me at philipn96@gmail.com or text me 0851990505 please if you are not in the Republic of Ireland email me do not call as it will be mighty expensive.

Philip.

Pedalling a major river

Hi there,

My name is Fred,41 yrs old, from the Netherlands. I've posted on this site before before but unfortunately to no avail. However, I'm still in need for a expedition companion to accompany me to pedal some 2000+ km down the Amazon river, so I thought Id give it another go. I can almost hear you say...Wait a minute..did you really say pedal down the Amazon river? Pleas elet me explain.... For some years now I've been building high performance (adequately  fast efficient) composite, prop driven pedal powered boats and always wanted to take my boats (and myself) to the ultimate test by pedaling a considerable stretch down the mightiest of rivers. However, apart from the inherent dangers that such an undertaking may present, such as possible unintended wildlife encounters or even getting robbed or wounded, going solo and not being able to share my experiences with someone else is just not my idea of fun. Not to mention the fact that my wife would not be impressed with the idea. I have already done some research and have recently been in contact with a Row the Amazon crew member and was given some useful information and contacts to start with.If pedaling the amazon river sounds like music to your ears and you can free yourself from work and financially sustain yourself for a couple of months, don't hesitate to e-mail me. Possible candidates could perhaps combine this trip doing profession related research or work as eg.:a photographer, biologist, herpetologist or ornithologist. Expedition dates and plans are open for change,input and discussion, however the year 2015 is my target. As for me the success of this expedition will not depend on being the first or by making it from place A to place B in a pre-defined time, but rather be measured by the amount of fun, impressions and good laughs to be had along the way. Making it all the way from the intended beginning to the intended end and be the first to have done so would be a mere bonus.

Please get in touch via the comments below.

Cycling Buddy - Wild Atlantic Way

As well as the Hebrides trip I'm planning, I also fancy trying to fit in cycling some or all of the 1500 mile Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland.. It'd be road biking/touring and camping :-).If you're keen I've literally just found out about this route so I've not planned anything!!Would just be looking to gauge interest for early July or Late August as I'm planning on cycling the Hebrides mid July.Drop us a mail if fancy it!

mariclaire15@hotmail.com