Category Archives: Adventure

The Grand Canyon of the Himalaya …………………………

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Mark Lyons

Mark Lyons Himalaya The Grand Canyon of the Himalaya ………………………… We had been travelling for 17 hours, over mountain passes 20,000 feet high and across a desert that appeared to stretch the entire length of India! , but now I … Continue reading →

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Himalayan report 2 ..

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Mark Lyons

Himalayan 100 .. Stage 4 completed , I’m now out of the mountains and into the Jungle stages , today I ran through a growling thunderstorm , following a super steep descent which saw me lose the path and crash … Continue reading →

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The Gobi Challenge …………. the last of the BIG Three ..

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Mark Lyons

” I was very close but I cannot claim to have done anything but fail in my goal to complete the “Hard Race Hat Trick”  , my decision to pull out of the Gobi race still hurts , the race … Continue reading →

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Mongolia …………..

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Mark Lyons

Mongolia ……….   After a tough trip involving 3 flights , 18 hours in various airports and a lost bag I eventually met with Dave and Phil from Sandbaggers in Ulan Batar … its a post communist Industrial city , … Continue reading →

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