I am raising money for ClicSargent and Against Malaria Foundation. Having passed my half century and wondering when the steepening physical decline would start, I grabbed an opportunity of a career break to realise a long held ambition and cycle the Silk Road alone to China. My wife & friends questioned my sanity but I'm an optimistic sort.
50's are the new 20s right? Over a period of 4 months I
will cycle approximately 6k miles alone & unsupported from Istanbul to Urumqi, China through freezing Turkey (minus 20°C), baking Kazakh and Uzbek deserts (40-60°C) and high over the Pamir mountains (4000-4600m) . I will be armed with dog/bear spray as roaming wolves or domestic dogs might not like me, & full camping kit as my route covers some very remote regions
I will be raising funds for ClicSargent & Against Malaria Foundation. The former provides support for children sufferring from cancer & their families & is close to our hearts [ see MyDonate page for more]
I chose AMF as GiveWell ranked it No1 charity for transparency & efficiency in terms of both proportion of donations reaching the front line & pounds sterling/ life saved.They manage over £50million in donations each year via a single small office with 4 employees providing impregnated mosquito nets to remote communities converting 99.6% of donations into nets. Donations can be made via these links: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/robertminns1
for ClicSargent or
www.againstmalaria.com/Fundraiser.aspx?FundRaiserID=7837
for AMF.
