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Kate Leeming
Explorer/adventurer. Kate has cycled a distance greater than twice around the world at the Equator. In the early ’90s when she rode a total of 15,000 km as her way of experiencing Europe, Kate developed her passion for travelling by bicycle. Since then, Kate has stepped it up, performing three major expeditions: the Trans-Siberian Cycle Expedition from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, the Great Australian Cycle Expedition with Greg Yeoman and the Breaking the Cycle in Africa expedition from Senegal to Somalia. Her next venture is Breaking the Cycle South Pole, which will be the first bicycle crossing of the Antarctic continent via the South Pole. She is preparing for this challenge with expeditions (polar, sand, altitude) on six continents.
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: A Trek to the True Source of the Oxus / Amu Darya
15th – 16th August | Chelab Valley: Aqtashtoq to the source of the Chelab Stream (trek) | Distance: 31km | Total Distance: 9001km The true source of the Oxus/Amu Darya has been a matter of conjecture for at least 200 years;…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: Cycling to the Roof of the World
13th – 14th August | Sarhad-e-Broghil to Lake Chakmaktin (Little Pamir, Afghanistan) | Distance: 89km |Total Distance: 8970km Up until 2023, Sarhad was the end of the line, the road stopped there. Accessing the eastern half of the Wakhan Corridor, a region…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: Into the Wakhan Corridor
10th – 12th August | Ishkashim to Sarhad e Broghil (Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan) | Distance: 194km | Total Distance: 8881km Ishkashim is the gateway to the Wakhan Corridor and the Afghan Pamir. It has a real “frontier town” atmosphere. The…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: Across Badakhshan (Shir Khan – Ishkashim)
5th – 9th August | Dusti (Tajikistan) to Ishkashim (Afghanistan) | Distance: 484km | Total Distance: 8687km Apologies for the delay in producing the Afghanistan blogs. Many of you will know that I successfully completed the expedition accompanied by my excellent Afghanistan…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: The Fergana Valley
30th July – 2nd August | Ken Sai Border Post (Uzbekistan) to Khujand (Tajikistan) | Distance: 402km | Total Distance: 8203km Surrounded by high mountains (such as those I just crossed in Kyrgyzstan), the Fergana Valley is an extremely fertile, densely populated enclave divided between Uzbekistan,…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: There’s always a way through/around
22nd – 29th July | Naryn to the Ken Sai Border Post (Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan) | Distance: 525km | Total Distance: 7801km Day 121: Naryn to Camp (Ak-Tal + 17km) – 127km We had been enjoying some cooler temperatures in the altitude of the Tien…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: Back to the Source
17th – 20th July | Arabel Suu Plateau to Naryn (Kyrgyzstan) | Distance: 201km | Total Distance: 7276km As those who are following my blog will know, this is an expedition from the SOURCE (of the Syr Darya) to the…
Breaking the Cycle Central Asia: The Wakhan Valley
10th – 14th July | Langar to Khorog (and return to Dushanbe) | Distance: 216km | Total Distance: 7075km My journey through the Wakhan Valley began in Langar, where the Pamir River and the Wakhan River (that flows from the Wakhan Corridor in…