Adam Hargreaves
Of Wolverines
On the The Mongol Rally 2011 20:43 UTC 19th June 2011

HIGHLIGHT ON MAP

Picking up the cub

a trip to blackburnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgUH8Ja2GzQ

Adam Hargreaves
Of Wolverines
On the The Mongol Rally 2011 16:26 UTC 13th February 2011

HIGHLIGHT ON MAP

Charity Confusion

**Our 3 Charities**

Ok so we understand it seems quite confusing that we have 3 separate charities and they all have individual donation pages. This was through no choice of our own, it's just the procedure we have to go through to get the money to the charities. What we advise is that you:

- Â Donate to the charity that you wish to support. (We won't be offended if you favour a specific charity as long as we reach our Â£500 target for each)

- Â If you can't decide just split your donation between the 2 or 3

- Â Ideally we would like to split the money between our 2 main Charities: The British Heart Foundation and Breakthrough Breast Cancer

- The CNCF is the Official Mongol Rally Charity, and all teams have to raise a minimum of Â£500 for this charity.

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Adam Hargreaves
Of Wolverines
On the The Mongol Rally 2011 12:42 UTC 13th February 2011

HIGHLIGHT ON MAP

1st Blog!!!

So work has finally commenced on our Mongol Rally adventure. Well not just begun, we have been working for months but this is the first sign of any physical evidence of that work materialising.

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Currently we have the website up and running. It's not looking great at the moment but bare with us a few weeks it should look like something out of Narnia when we come to finish with it.

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We are focusing all of our efforts into finding sponsors to help fund our travels. Without sponsors we would not be able to accomplish this dangerous feat and more importantly support our beloved charities. If you happen to be interested or know of someone who is into supporting projects like ours, please get in touch :)

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We have finalised our draft route. This will depend on visas and us getting lost, so it is not deffinite yet.Â Â

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This will be the last written blog. I intend on keeping everyone posted through video blogs in the near future.

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So untilÂ then.....

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Adam Hargreaves

About Adam, By Adam

Adam Hargreaves is a handsome and available Renaissance man best known for his awesomeness. Adam plays 83 different musical instruments, holds the record for the most weight ever calf-pressed, has flown a fighter jet around the world blindfolded, ranks first in the world in laser tag and good looks, invented that chariot thing for crippled dogs, and currently serves on the board of a FTSE 100 company, which is why he won't return your calls.
When Adam walks into a bar, people are excited. Why? Because he is awesome. Quite simply, he excel's at life. Women, money, beer, Grey Goose - sure these are things you'll undoubtedly find on his person. However, it is not these things that define him - rather, it is his choice to surround himself with such things that should tell you exactly who he is - a man of impeccable taste, unprecedented fashion, and sophisticated wit. Now, this may sound conceited but that is hardly the case. Those who have experienced the full Adam have always asked for seconds.

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James Hargreaves

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Duncan Macdonald

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<h1></h1><h2></h2><h6><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB">This summer Ashley Evans, Duncan MacDonald, Adam and Jamie Hargreaves will be embarking on the 2011 Mongol Rally in aid of the British Heart Foundation and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">What is the Mongol Rally?</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">The Mongol Rally is a 10,000 mile car adventure for amateurs stupid enough to attempt it. Starting from London UK the aim is to somehow find our way to Ulanbataar, Mongolia. This will consist of the 4 of us driving through deserts, mountains and steppe tackled in a car anyone’s Granny would use for shopping. The Mongol Rally is about hurling ourselves at a 1/3 of the Earth’s surface in woefully unsuitable vehicles to basically see what happens.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal">The Mongol Rally isn’t about style or comfort, it’s about difficulty! There is no route, no GPS. Just 4 lads, a map, a compass and their unreliable steed. To tackle the worst roads the world has to offer we shall be using a small car with a 1 litre-ish engine. T<span class="apple-style-span">here is nothing like staring down the bonnet of a Nissan Micra at hundreds of miles of dirt track and foot high rocks. Or driving for 15 hours and only getting 20 miles to find out that you were going in the wrong direction the whole time.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal">For more information see: </span><a href="http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com/index.php">http://mongolrally.theadventurists.com/index.php</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">Watch these light-hearted trailers!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51RLZAYVEVI&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51RLZAYVEVI&feature=related</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeeL09NH-SA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeeL09NH-SA</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Why the Mongol Rally?</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">We hope to raise money, through doing an event so stupid (but it’s safe!) to support 2 charities significant to the 4 of us in which we’ve lost people close to us.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Why British Heart Foundation?</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal">In May 2010, Douglas Craig Macdonald (the father of Duncan Macdonald) unexpectedly passed away due to heart failure. As a result of this loss one of Duncan's priorities has been to support the British Heart Foundation, a leading charity that helps prevent the biggest killer in the UK.<br /><br />The foundation is currently in the process of raising funds for some groundbreaking research which they say could literally "mend broken hearts" in as little as 10 years. That is why through the Mongol Rally we wish to support the British Heart Foundation and help save so many precious lives.<br /><br />To find out more about the British Heart Foundation please follow the link below:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bhf.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none" target="_blank">www.bhf.org.uk/</a></span> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Why Breakthrough Breast Cancer?</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">In June 1996, Barbara Anna Hargreaves, the mother of Adam & Jamie Hargreaves (those 2 delightful chaps), passed away losing her long battle with Breast Cancer. Since her death the whole Hargreaves family have worked closely with Breakthrough Breast Cancer to raise money towards research in curing this life-threatening disease that affects 1 in 8 women in the UK. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">We would like to keep supporting this charity and through the Mongol Rally we wish to raise funds to aid this cause.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal">To find out more about Breakthrough Breast Cancer see </span><a href="http://breakthrough.org.uk/">http://breakthrough.org.uk/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">The Mongol Rally is also about saving the world so we can bring emergency vehicles which will be useful to Mongolia.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB"> This will involve us abandoning/dumping our car to people in Mongolia who really need it.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">As part of our agreement with the Mongol Rally people we shall also be raising £500 towards the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) who helps change the lives of some of the less fortunate children in Mongolia.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">For more information on this charity see:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-weight: normal"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.cncf.org/en/home/index.php">http://www.cncf.org/en/home/index.php</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">So what are we asking from you?</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">We are seeking as much sponsorship to justify our lack of reasons to for take in this adventure.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-weight: normal">You can sponsor us at the link below:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">British Heart Foundation: <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Ashley-Evans0">www.justgiving.com/Ashley-Evans0</a></font></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">Breakthrough Breast Cancer:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black"> <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Ashley-Evans1">www.justgiving.com/Ashley-Evans1</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB">Christina Noble Children’s Foundation:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black"> <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Wolverinesrally">www.justgiving.com/Wolverinesrally</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: small"><span lang="EN-GB">Please donate and give generously</span></p></font></h6>