In 2010 a good friend passed away unexpectedly at the ripe old age of 26. Stephen Dawson made such an impression on so many peoples lives that I have decided in his memory to donate the money I raise from my next adventure in his name.

In the Autum of 2011 a team consisting of myself and 2/3 other intrepid explorers will be taking a Rickshaw (Basically a moped with a sofa on the back) across india with little more than passports, a change of underwear and (if I dont lose it before I arrive) a map. The journey will take a couple of weeks and include some of Indias worst terrain, when you throw in a 3 wheeled lawn mower to the mix what could possibly go wrong?

The Team Members:

Simon Bingham-Ward

Lisa Rawson

Carly Collister

Imagine the fastest, safest, earth-munching all-terrain vehicle in the world. Then imagine the opposite. Three wheels, half a horse power and more fun than any other vehicle on planet earth the humble Rickshaw is undoubtedly the ultimate long distance, off road machine, despite being designed for short distances on road. Now imagine trying to get the resultant engineering question mark over the Himalayas or the Rajasthan desert.

The Rickshaw Run is pretty simple. With no preparation and less luggage you fly to the Indian Subcontinent and do your damndest to force 150cc glorified lawnmower over thousands of miles of questionable terrain in around two weeks with no support at all. Fools gather from all the corners of the earth to hurt themselves on one of three Rickshaw Runs thundering through India each year.

The un-route is a wonderful concept which ensures you are free to get into trouble anywhere on the Subcontinent. We give you a beginning and an end roughly 5000km apart but all the mess that goes on in the middle is entirely up to you. The Himalayas, dirt tracks, tropical jungle, monsoons, massive deserts and many other wondrous things await. Have a gander at the un-route page for details on

http://rickshawrun.theadventurists.com/index.php?page=theunroute

Please Give Generously every penny goes to charity! All the costs of the Rickshaw run itself will be covered my me and my team... :-)