Expedition summary (Word document)
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| A very cold morning in the tent. At the time, I didn’t know, but you can see coal dust in my face. The region from Shenmu in Shaanxi Province to Datong in Shanxi Province has a thriving coal industry. |  |
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| Following a river bed along the Great Wall. Now and then it is impossible to pass, and I spend a lot of time trying to find alternative routes. |  |
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| This 75 year old man let me stay for the night at his small home. I was very grateful as my sleeping bag was damp after several days sleeping in my tent. |  |
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| The Great Wall of China is engulfed by sand many places in the desert. |  |
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| One morning when I picked up the ground sheet on the tent, I saw three scorpions underneeth. Two of them came straight at me, and I had to stamp them with my feet. |  |
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| Shepherds taking refuge from the burning hot sun. Mayby I should have done the same. It was close to 40 degrees C many days. |  |
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| I have been attacked a few times by dogs a few times. Most of the time, they are on a chain, but not this one. Luckily the dogs that have attacked me have been smaller than this one. |  |
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| I carried more than ten litres of liquid as I was unsure when I would be able to resupply again. |  |
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| Once my walking stick was struck by a snake hiding in a bush. |  |
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| Shepherd taking his sheep out to the grazing grounds |  |
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| The many irrigation channels cause challenges at time. I have had to walk many kilometres to get around them several times. |  |
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| On the Great Wall closing in on the places it crosses the Yellow river in Ningxia Province. |  |
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| The wild Bactrian camel is critically endagered, and is one of the world’s rarest mammals. The camel must cope with extreme tempereture ranges both during the summer and winter. The camels on this picture were domesticated. |  |
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| The Great Wall close to the San Guan Kou pass in Western Ningxia |  |
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| Following the track of the Great Wall. In the western parts the Great Wall is constructed by rammed earth. It looks quit different from the popular pictures of the Great Wall close to Beijing, but is just the same a large part of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall. |  |
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| In this section, the Great Wall is double. The wall to the left was probably constructed to prevent Mongolian horse riders from riding unhindered straight up to the main line of defence. It was high enough to prevent horses from passing it. |  |
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| One of the few times I have enjoyed a relaxing evening in my tent before the sun set. |  |
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| I have met very many hospitable people along the route. This family offered me some delicious water melon. |  |
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| My summer tent is small, but light weight. |  |
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| Eating corn that a local farmer gave to me. |  |
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| Here I could walk on top of the Great Wall as sand had almost engulfed it completely. |  |
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| The girl to my left came in to a simple restaurant where I was eating a meal. I felt really tired. She asked if I wanted to visit her school, which I thanked yes to. It was a fun experience! |  |
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| Self portrait in the desert. |  |
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| Although this picture is taken in October, it was still very warm during the day. |  |
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