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Have the adventure of a lifetime, experience the ultimate cycling challenge, and help Tibetans in the process!
Introduction
A group of 8-12 intrepid cyclists will raise money for our Medical Aid Program by biking 569 km (356 miles), from Tseto La Pass to Dege, crossing five high passes and traversing many miles of rugged, windswept high plateau. The ride will take place entirely within Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan province. Each rider has to raise US$2500, about one-third of which will cover travel expenses (food, lodging, support vehicle, transportation between the cycling route and Chengdu), and the rest will go toward our Medical Aid Program. Along the route we can visit some clinics which received medical supplies and equipment thanks to Bike Ride 2001.
During the ride, a support vehicle will carry luggage, spare parts, food, etc, and it will be available to pick up cyclists who are injured or ill, and their bikes.
The following people rode this route for Kham Aid in 2001: David Oliver, Bruce Beattie, Martin Dunphy, James Law, and Pam Logan, who acted as Team Leader.
Information about us, our programs, and travel in Kham can be found at www.khamaid.org.
The Medical Aid Program
During Bike Ride 2001, one member of the bike team, Dr. Bruce Beattie, inspected small rural clinics on the route, interviewed the doctors, and made recommendations as to what supplies and equipment would make the biggest different in the standard of health care offered to local Tibetans. That ride raised about $11,000, which was used to purchase and deliver the needed items, as is described in this report. Please write to program director Linda Griffin for more information.
Schedule (includes a trip photo gallery)
The trip is scheduled to begin on August 1 (day 1), and end on August 17. See the detailed itinerary and photos of the road conditions and scenery.
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| Descent from Tro La Pass. |
1. Download and fill out this application form. Send it by post, fax, or email to Kham Aid Foundation's headquarters in Pasadena, California.
2. If you are approved, then download these flyers and pledge forms. You can use these to recruit friends and family to sponsor your participation and contribute to our Medical Aid Program.
3. Fill out and sign this Personal information form/waiver of liability and send it along with $500 to reserve your space by June 15, 2003.
4. By July 31 you must remit an additional $500, plus $1500 or the equivalent in signed pledge forms that will be made good after the trip is over. (Note: you must make arrangements and pay for your own travel to Chengdu).
If you pull out of the trip before July 15th, we will refund all your money except a $20 cancellation fee. If you pull out from July 15th to July 31, then the cancellation fee is $200. If you pull out during the trip, then no money will be refunded.
You can get on the Bike Ride Mailing List by sending a blank email to subscribebikeride@khamaid.org.
If you join the ride, we will automatically enroll you in our emergency medical/evacuation policy with Travel Insurance Services, unless you specifically request otherwise, in which case you must take out some other policy with equal or superior coverage. We will not permit people to join the trip unless they are adequately insured for emergency medical evacuation.
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What you need | Past participants | Kham Aid Medical Program | Schedule | How to Join | Cancellation policy | Other notes | Reading