From the Great Wall of China to Rivers of Ice
In 2007, Tarka L'Herpiniere and his partner Katie-Jane became the first to walk the length of the Great Wall of China from West to East, a journey of more than 3,000 miles (4,300km) which took them 167 days. The expedition took them through rural China and remote, dramatic and inhospitable landscapes. They survived the heat of the Gobi desert and -35C in snowy mountains.
In August 2009 Katie-Jane and Tarka set out on an extraordinary and demanding journey to be the first to traverse the complete length of the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap without the aid of kites or support. Those who have visited Patagonia will know that the wind blows so hard it drops you to your knees and the snow can bury you alive. It is a compelling story of how they trekded along ice fields, river networks and crevasse-laced glaciers. Accomplished speakers, Tarka and Katie-Jane will bring alive the hardships and the dramas of the challenge (their tent failed during a terrifying storm) and give an insight into one of the most beautiful and wild parts of the planet.
More info available at the LLAMFF site here
