Thomas Colwell

For Tuk's Sake - The Rickshaw Run

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The Rickshaw Run, 30 December 2015
Participants: Rick Forster
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To bring in the new year Rick Forster and Tom Colwell will be traversing the 3000km's up the west coast of India in a wholly ridiculous vehicle known as an auto-rickshaw, or a tuk tuk. 

The whole journey will take two weeks. Two whole weeks of driving in a glorified ride on lawnmower which most people wouldn't want to spend more than 5 minutes in. Two weeks driving in some of the world's most dangerous roads, covered in dust and rattled to the bone; we'll fall beneath live stock in the vehicle hierarchy

But in the grand scheme of things, two weeks isn't much compared to folks who live in places they've lived for centuries, which is rapidly changing to supplement our consumer lifestyle. Also, rainforests make oxygen, which we kinda need to breathe....

We'll be looking to raise as much money as possible for Cool Earth because it's not just about the lives of people in the rainforest, it's about the planet too.

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We’re Cool Earth. We exist to champion the relationship between people, rainforest and climate. And the best way to do that? Back, support and listen to the people living there and take climate action with Cool Earth.

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