" IF I SEE FURTHER,
IT IS ONLY BECAUSE I STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS "
I decided early on not to ask for any support by means of sponsorship, donations etc. However, during the process of planning and travelling, I have come across many helpful souls who by their generosity and kindness have been a great help and made the trip possible. These take the form of friends, adventure bloggers, suppliers and random strangers I met along the way etc. I will endeavour to acknowledge everyone who has helped with the expedition plans, but I will not be able to mention everyone, but I love and appreciation goes out to you all.
- The Speedy Signs Hutt Valley Crew - My supportive work crew who I will be sad to say goodbye to.
- Noel at Norman Bullochs Engineering
- Dean (Cart design & prototype) & Amy Bowles for motivation, tea and whip cracking!
- Ben & Dara Hawan for their "bribe" to make me come back to NZ once i'm done
- Chris & the team at Macpac (Petone) for their advice and support
- Lindy Sou for her encouragement & support.
- The team at Ampro for their helpfulness in refurbishing my MSR stove
- The men at the Wellington Mensgroup for their emotional support for the last 1 1/2yrs
- Cherith Loane for inspiring me and demonstrating how to be courageous
- Charlie Walker for his invaluable advice & support for the Mongolia leg
- Rob Lilwall for his advice on long distance walking and inspirational book Walking home from Mongolia
- The Hutt Valley Tramping Club - Where I cut my teeth walking & found my love for the great outdoors
- Neil Hickman (HVTC) - all-round legendary tramper and climber and inspiration.
- Molly O'Connor - Adventure blogger and veteran of Mongolia for indepth advice
- Amar and Anand of Zaya Hostel, Ullaanbaatar, for their help with the cart, and on the road support.
- Wangyan, Ze Ze and all the gang at Chicheng for their love and kindness.
- The team at Lucky family hostel for looking after me so well during my stay in Beijing
- Shao Ming, Bernard, Feng Yan Du and all the team at Boskey Cycles
- Boola my Mongolian brother from another mother
- Sofia Cardoso and Anthony Rossomando for their company in Beijing