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A team of three men who have set themselves a challenge
to cross the Gobi desert in the Far East, using kite buggies, have
had an unusual send-off at the Mongolian Embassy in London.
Kieron Bradley, 30, and Peter Ash, 34, both from
Norfolk, and Professor Brian Cunningham, of Manchester, received
three threads of red string known as 'the Dalai Lama Ties' from
the Buddhist spiritual leader himself.
The Mongolian Ambasador, Mr Dalrain Davaasambuu |
The Dalai Lama passed on the ties through the Mongolian
ambassador, Mr Dalrain Davaasambuu, as a blessing for their adventure.
Mr Davaasambuu explained to the adventurers that
the spiritual leader took a great interest in their expedition when
told about it.
"We are deeply touched to receive the ties
from Dalai Lama. We had no idea it was going to happen," said
Professor Brian Cunningham.
The team has undertaken special endurance training
to prepare for their expedition in which they will travel over rocky
terrain in temperatures as high as 40C.
They fly to Mongolia on Monday 30 August.
Peter and Kieron will be providing regular updates
on their training for their adventure and will be writing a diary
of their experiences for the 91Èȱ¬ Norfolk website.
Read diary
updates on the team's adventure in the Gobi »
Read about
the team's preparations and endurance training »
Read the interview
with buggy riders Kieron Bradley and Peter Ash »
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