Walking 2650 miles to help feed the homeless - Please sponsor me :)

Messiah Khan said:
Cheers. Don't worry about the tent. We have tested for 3 days in the Cairngorms (Blair Athol to Aviemore), Where it got hit by a storm and performed well. The pyramid design is actually very good in winds as the surfaces all get smaller as the wind gets funnelled to the top.

As mentioned in my blog, the Solomid and Duomid (The smaller brothers of the Supermid) has been used extensively by Andrew Skurka on his epic 4700mi Alaska -Yukon Expedition. They have also been used by a number of other explorers in extreme conditions. I think Erin & Higg also used on in Alaska until it got crushed by a bear, lol. SO yeah, I am confident it should hold up fairly well. Hopefully we won't get too much wind, although there are a few places in south California where they have strong winds (ie, the Mesa wind farms) :)
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Well I stand corrected! I supposed I shouldn't have doubted that you'd done your research :D. I'll try to follow the blog and I'll see if I can spare a donation at the end of the month.

You're right to ignore the trolls - I once had someone go mental at me because I was planning to walk the West Highland Way (95 miles - which pales in comparison to your trip!), stating "Why not just drive it instead? It'd be so much quicker!". Some people just don't "get it". I almost hate myself for saying that :p
 
Eulogy said:
I guess my point here is that the charity aspect is simply an added bonus. I doubt the only reason they are doing this is for charity.
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This. :)

Glaucus said:
Wow some idiots in this thread. It's an amazing adventure which I'm green with envy about, along with several others like pheebs trip. Can't wait to follow the blog and you can has some money on payday.
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Thanks. What is Pheebs doing?

ThriceNightly said:
+1 :(

Messiah Khan good luck and best wishes on your journey ahead! look forward to reading your blog.

I have donated and will donate some more when you finish :)
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Many thanks, appreciate the support. :)
 
marmalade said:
Oh Messiah Khan the negativity surely stems from within thy self. Perhaps whilst "Travelling" you should chill and do a spot of light commune with thyself - howz about time out at a commune along the way perhaps a "Krishna" establishment- interesting food?
I am travelling around 10,000 odd miles to Sydney by ETIHAD airlines flying business class I shall be sleeping where applicable and enjoying the excellent service which Etihad always provide - I shall not be wearing even Sandals whilst on board I always remove my shoes. Now perhaps I should look for sponsorship travelling shoeless to OZ? I will (as you too say too) be travelling anyway.
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Aren't you the funny guy. And travelling by plane is exactly the same as walking the equivalent of 101 marathons back to back, with 450,000ft of elevation gain, over mountains 3 times the height of Ben Nevis while carrying weight the equivalent of a small child on my back. Exactly the same. Now run along and troll elsewhere.

yer_averagejoe said:
Well I stand corrected! I supposed I shouldn't have doubted that you'd done your research :D. I'll try to follow the blog and I'll see if I can spare a donation at the end of the month.

You're right to ignore the trolls - I once had someone go mental at me because I was planning to walk the West Highland Way (95 miles - which pales in comparison to your trip!), stating "Why not just drive it instead? It'd be so much quicker!". Some people just don't "get it". I almost hate myself for saying that :p
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Here, yeah I have done loads of research for just about everything! Have been planning and preparing for this for over a year now.

Aye, some people just don't get it. I had someone at work who was the same; "Just drive it!" Erm, yeah because that is the same. Did you do the West Highland Way? I would like to do the Cape Wrath Way and TGO challenge (Scotland coast to coast). I don't know when I would get them done, but I also have my eye on crossing Iceland, and the European E1 (North Norway to South Sicily). And once I get back from the PCT I should be ultra fit, so it seems like a waste not to use that fitness, so I have been looking at the Marathon Des Sables (Don't think my wife approves of that one!) :D
 
Glaucus said:
Wow some idiots in this thread. It's an amazing adventure which I'm green with envy about, along with several others like pheebs trip. Can't wait to follow the blog and you can has some money on payday.
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+2

This. I have donated, as said by khan before, they are doing it regardless, the charity will also benefit.

Good on you I say!
 
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