Cycle to the Summit - A Journey from London to the Earth Summit 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Cycle to the Summit


The story of a ride from London to the UN Earth Summit in Jo'burg, S. Africa

Cycle to the Summit Site Map

(i) Core Content: [see blue left hand menu]

More about the Earth Summit 2002 in Johannesburg this August
Why are we cycling from London to the Summit?
The Route we are taking
More about individual members of The Team
Ruth Hollinger

Toby Hammond
Paul Bradbury
Owy McGrath
Find out more about our corporate Sponsors, and Partners
Four easy ways you can help support Cycle to the Summit and our charity WaterAid
Updates - the index of our travelogue updates posted so far (see below)
Contact Us

 

(ii) Water [see submenu]

1. Visit Report:WaterAid Ethiopia
2. Visit Report:WaterAid Tanzania
3. Visit Report:WaterAid Malawi

Water Matters - Ruth looks back at some of the WaterAid projects we've visited on our ride.
Reflections on Water - Paul ponders how much we take water for granted back home, compared with the difficulties in finding it we've witnessed on our journey.

 

(iii) Updates: [see submenu]

Maputo to Johannesburg [coming soon]
Lilongwe to Maputo [coming soon]

Dar Es Salaam to Lilongwe
Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam
Addis Ababa to Nairobi
Bahir Dahr to Addis Ababa
Northern Ethiopia
Khartoum to the Ethiopian Border
Dongola to Khartoum
Aswan to Dongola (Sudan)
Cairo to Aswan
Eleven days in Cairo
Taba to Cairo via the Sinai desert
Pireas to Haifa, Israel, and on to Taba, (Egypt)
Senigallia to Athens/Pireas
Milan to Senigallia, (West coast of Italy)
Les Rousses, France to Milan via Switzerland
Reims to Les Rousses, (Jura Mountains, France)
London Trafalgar Square to Reims (Northern France)
Before we left - October preparations

 

(iv) The Trip in Detail: [see submenu]

Daily Distances Covered - details of daily distances covered since November
Kit List - what we took, and what we left behind
Technical Equipment Review - a review of the performance of the bikes and other equipment
How the trip is financed - In case you wondered...
Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to any other questions we could think of
Health and Safety considerations

 

(v) Media & Publicity: [Media Centre] (download photos for publication)

PRESS RELEASES
5/8/02 - Cycle to the Summit arrives in Johannesburg
20/5/02 - Cycle to the Summit arrives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
5/4/02 - Cycle to the Summit arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
18/12/01 - Cycle to the Summit suffers major setback as bicycles stolen in Milan
6/11/01 - Leaving date of 26th November set for Cycle to the Summit
28/9/01 - UNEP confirm support for Cycle to the Summit expedition
1/9/01 - Cycle to the Summit expedition announced
Media Coverage

RADAR magazine articles

Links to other websites
Original Project Summary Proposal Document
UNEP Support for the trip

 

(vi) Photos [see submenu]

Tanzania and Malawi gallery
Ethiopia & Kenya gallery
Egypt & Sudan gallery
Europe & Israel gallery
Leaving Photos gallery
Wildlife Gallery

(vii) Other Features

Climing Mt Kenya - by Ruth
From a Cyclist's Perspective: 10 months in the saddle - by Paul
Other Adventurers - other people travelling the world on two wheels


 

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