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

Tim Cope (Author), Chris Hatherly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2004

It was one of those moments when you become so deeply involved with the experience that you begin to blend with the dirt.

This is the story of two twenty year old boys who travel on recumbent bicycles from Russia, across Siberia, the Gobi Desert, Mongolia to Beijing, in China. The journey takes fourteen months to complete across some of the world's most hard-to-access terrain.

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About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global (February 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670040460
• ISBN-13: 978-0670040469
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Travel > Asia > Russia > Siberia
  • #59 in Books > Travel > Asia > Mongolia

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing adventure through Russia, February 5, 2009

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J Harp (NE Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Off the Rails: 10,000 km in fourteen months - Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, and China (Paperback)

If you're into cycle touring, as I am, or just love a real life adventure story, this is the book for you. These two guys set out to cross Russia in the dead of winter and did it. Unbelievable hardships, funny encounters, innovative trials and errors, arguments, ups and downs. This story has it all.

A testiment to the human spirit, and a warning: Don't try to cycle across Russia in the winter. Hard enough in the summer.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring journey, February 19, 2004

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"nathaliebourque" (Montreal, Qc, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Off the Rails: 10,000 km in fourteen months - Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, and China (Paperback)

Thank you to Chris and Tim for sharing with us this exceptional journey. Through every word they wrote transpired their love of life, of nature and of other cultures. Their story is an inspiration for all of us. A story abour dreaming, about believing in your dreams and about trusting yourself to see it through. Congratulation guys!