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The final expedition of 10 unique expeditions covering over 4,500 miles Latest Updates - Click Here to visit our blog Latest Photos - Click Here to visit our gallery At the end of Late October a small team of kayakers will complete their epic journey from London to Marrakesh by kayak and cycle. The journey will see them start on the River Thames at Tower Bridge, cross the English Channel, The busiest shipping lane in the world, head through France including paddling some of the Bay of Biscay, cycle into Spain through the Western end of Pyrenees and kayak the Straits of Gibraltar and round part of Morocco’s North African Coast, before the last stage cycling into Marrakesh. The final push for the Big 5 Kayak Challenge is in sight. The London to Marrakesh leg will be the final expedition of the Big 5 Kayak Challenge and the 10th expedition in total. The 10 expeditions will have included some of the most challenging sea kayaking on the planet, wild camping in remote wilderness and lots adventures and amazing wildlife. The Big 5 Kayak challenge originally consisted of five separate expeditions including 1000 miles from Vancouver to Alaska. By January 2010 another five expeditions were announced, such as canoeing the Yukon River and cycling and canoeing London to Marrakesh, which would see them clock up over 4500 miles in total. With over 2,200 miles completed so far, they have embraced epic experiences of glaciers and ice flows, completed big open sea crossings and encountered North American wildlife such as wolves, whales, seals, bears and moose. They have survived wild camping, having had their tents flooded with icy cold water in the middle of the night and braved extreme conditions like storm force winds and blizzards. Beyond adventure, The Big 5 Kayak Challenge team has been lucky enough to meet the most amazing people along the way who have welcomed them by sharing their lives, hospitality and human spirit. They have also learnt about the history of the Klondike gold rush and were enchanted with the spirituality of the First Nation legends along the way. They have also used their adventures to raise money for charities and awareness for the River Access Campaign and the Marine Conservation Society. The team will start On 25th September 2010 and between now and then is the small matter of completing expeditions 8, John O Groats to the Orkney Isles, paddling the Pentland Firth, and Expedition 9, Scotland to Ireland, starting at Oban and paddling via the Corryvreckan (3rd largest whirlpool in the world) and across to the Giant’s Causeway. Completing their final expedition from London to Marrakesh will have also seen the team kayak and canoe over 3,300 miles and an additional 1300 miles of cycling in just 2 years. Over 4,500 miles of adventure in total. Key Facts
Opportunities from the story The team will be capturing film and images from the expedition and will be documenting this adventure. There is so much opportunity to capture the story with day to day experiences, amazing people along the way and lots of interesting locations and history. We have listed some of the locations and also the Wikipedia links for the locations. There is also a great chance to measure and monitor fitness gains and health benefits. The team are interested in recording;
The Route ENGLAND, Tower Bridge, River Thames to Erith, Canterbury, Dover, FRANCE, Calais, Le Havre, Le Mans, La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Biarritz, Pyrenees, SPAIN, Pamplona, Valencia, Granada, Gibraltar, MORROCO, Casablanca, Marrakesh. HEAD HOME Points of Interest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calais http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Havre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_of_Le_Mans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Biscay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biarritz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamplona http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Spain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Morocco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marrakech
Estimated Duration: 6 weeks Start Date: 25th September 20
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