EverestMax was the first expedition to successfully travel from the lowest point on land, the
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank ...
, to the highest point,
Mount Everest
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, by unpowered means.
[The Longest Climb:The Last Great Overland Quest, D. Faulkner, 2009, Virgin Books, ]
The 6 person cycling expedition, led by
Dominic Faulkner
Dominic Faulkner is best known for his leadership of EverestMax, an ambitious 8000 km British overland expedition from the lowest point on Earth to the highest by bicycle and foot.
In December 2005 he led a small 6 person cycling team fro ...
, an ex UK
SAS
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* ''Shimmer and Shine'', an American animated children's television series
* Southern All Stars, a Japanese rock ba ...
soldier, set out on 21 December 2005 and two members of the team achieved the summit of Everest 5 months later on 21 May 2006.
The expedition cycled 5000 miles passing through the countries of
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
,
Syria
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,
Turkey
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,
Iran
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,
Pakistan
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,
India
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,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
and
Tibet
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, before ascending Everest on foot from the Northern side.
There were 5 members of the cycling team and 2 support staff. A total of 7 all together travelled for the overland journey.
3 members of the cycling team made it to the top of Everest - Pauline Sanderson, Dominic Faulkner and Jamie Rouen.
Pauline Sanderson summited with her husband Phil Sanderson. They were the first British couple to summit Everest.
See also
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Silk Road
The Silk Road () was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and reli ...
*
Tarka L'Herpiniere
Tarka Michel Bernard L'Herpiniere (born 19 September 1981) is a British explorer, ultra-endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and filmmaker who holds several endurance records.
L'Herpiniere spent his early years climbing, skiing, skydivin ...
*
List of Mount Everest expeditions
This is a list of expeditions to Mount Everest. Many of these are mountaineering expeditions for exploration, sport, science or fundraising.
Introduction
There have been many expeditions throughout the 20th (1900s) and 21st (2000s) centurie ...
References
External sources
* http://www.thelongestclimb.com/
* http://www.domfaulkner.com/
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