Off the Rails 10,000 km in fourteen months - Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, and China

by Hatherly, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780670040469
• ISBN10: 0670040460
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-15
• Publisher: Penguin Global

Summary

This is the story of two twenty-year-old Australians who travelled for fourteen months on recumbent bicycles from Russia, across Siberia and Mongolia, to Beijing. It is as much a story of perseverance, passion and belief as it is about the people and remarkable landscapes of Siberia and Mongolia.Tim and Chris are not just fearless adventurers but philosophers on wheels, willing and able to open themselves up to everything from the voice of the Steppes to the Russian villagers and the nomads of the Gobi desert. From this they draw an often funny, moving and inspirational tale of living out a dream. Mixed into this journey is the story of their tumultuous relationships as two opposing wills battle it out in the midst of heat, snow and hunger.

Author Biography

Tim Cope has written travel pieces for newspapers & magazines, & had many of his photographs published. Chris Hatherley received the 1997 Australian Geographic Young Adventurer of the Year award for his around Australia ride.

Table of Contents

Map	viii
Diagram of recumbent bike	x
Foreword	xiii
Daring to Dream	1	(9)
Sad Beginnings	10	(7)
Breaking the Ice	17	(29)
Fighting the Snow	46	(11)
To the Urals	57	(18)
Into Siberia	75	(12)
Bruce	87	(8)
Finding Our Way	95	(13)
Alone	108	(21)
Off the Rails	129	(28)
Riding the Taiga	157	(28)
Siberian Paradise	185	(16)
Riding Rough	201	(32)
Blood, Sweat and Sand	233	(24)
End of the Road	257	(20)
An Incredible Journey	277	(6)
Afterword	283	(2)
Acknowledgments	285