Snow Leopard Expedition - Russia, Siberia & Kazakhstan - July 2013

Good Luck!! make sure your vehicles are well prepared,

Ill be in russia in 2013 too, although no snow leopards for me, infact ill be part of bringing back an event similar to ones lost over time in 2014 ...


what sort of terrain will you guys be crossing? doubtful we will meet even though we will be there at a similar time as Russia is massive
Cheers Kieran

not to sure as yet about the way we will be going as yet early days

Hello Ray

hello mate now you can see whats going on

Hi Ray, and Jason, Glad to see you have your 130, Tom has a few options, we have yet to decide.

Hopefully we will be able to meet up some time.

Tony metioned the overland show in October.

ye i am going to that but also the is the one Brendon and Treckoverland are doing in yorks and RGS one in July i am on for them as well

Confused ... July ... I don't think so?

YOG Yorkshire Overland Gathering Lund Court Farm, Nawton, York YO62 7TZ is 31st March - 1st April 2012

RGS Overland Weekend Terrington Hall School, Terrington, York, North Yorkshire YO60 6PR is 28th-29th May 2012

See all the 2012 events at www.4x4calendar.co.uk/show.php?y=2012 ... you know it makes sense!!!

got an Email of Sam Last week date now 20/21 July and venue as moved to a biger place

Thanks for that RLD, I'll find out the latest and amend the 4x4Calender listing.

Update re. RGS Overland Weekend Terrington Hall School, Terrington, York, North Yorkshire YO60 6PR is 28th-29th May 2012. I've emailed the RGS confirming the date and venue for this event - awaiting a reply.

According to Brendan (4x4Overlander), the YOG Yorkshire Overland Gathering Lund Court Farm, Nawton, York YO62 7TZ is 31st March - 1st April 2012 has not altered in any way.

I am happy to be able to invite you to the 2012 event.
The dates and venue have changed.
The dates are July 20-21 2012.
The venue is Malton Community Sports Centre (very close to the old Terrington venue)
www.maltonsport.org
We have changed dates and venue for two reasons;
1. I now live in Cairo and so the event needs to happen when I can be in the UK
2. Terrington Hall double-booked themselves and couldn't host us this year
The new venue is excellent - bigger and with better AV facilities.
Costs and Lecture schedule are being prepared and will be email to you imminentlyLooking forward to seeing you again
Best
Sam Watson
Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers
(Yorks and NE) Reply Forward


Ray Dewhurst
Feb 6 (11 days ago)

to watsonsam


Hi Sam
Thanks for that
Ray Black 130

This is what i got of Sam

Thanks, all amended in 4x4Calendar.

Now ... back to the Snow Leopard Expedition.

what's that

Well decision made, we thought we could equipe the D1 with a bed and side awning, would be room for bed, recling front seats, but when we messured the engle fridge in the back, bed would be too high, very clauastrphobic.

So going to sell are caravan and buy a Long Wheelbase Delica, and turn into camper van.

The search is on.

edit just had a chat with a dealer, only approx 8-9 inches between Long and Short wheelbase modules,
so now just looking for a good one long or short

roamingman wrote:

Well decision made, we thought we could equipe the D1 with a bed and side awning, would be room for bed, recling front seats, but when we messured the engle fridge in the back, bed would be too high, very clauastrphobic.

So going to sell are caravan and buy a Long Wheelbase Delica, and turn into camper van.

The search is on.

edit just had a chat with a dealer, only approx 8-9 inches between Long and Short wheelbase modules,
so now just looking for a good one long or short

good choice sir,,,,,

will be fitting mine out in the next week or two,,,,

Blimey, Delica's all 'round!

going to have to start a dedicated delica page tom,,,,

may get a Lada Neva for this tripe but tell you what i have mapping of all the main road out where we are going got it last year Satmap of the world used it down in Morocco last year street maps as well also i do have 3 no trail cameras for leaving out just had one out for a week but only got one deer but it was a buck in velvet ,
Got this book as well Kazakhstan Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai realy good book have one coming on Mongolia as well .

Just been checking out maps of Russia, garmin have them, next going to look at TomTom,

i use a Satmap and last year had a map made for me by them of Morocco but it turns out it's a world one all main roads are on and some tracks all over the world had a look up in Alaska where we have been and yes they are on good map

RLD wrote:

may get a Lada Neva for this tripe

Hope that's a typo and not a premonition!

Off to the Baltic, reckon going in a Lada Niva is a good call? They're great vehicles, would do the job a treat.

Update on a motor, after looking at a lot, and I mean a lottttttttt, realized can not stand up in one, have seen a few with pop up roof, can't find any for sale. So looked at Bongo's also some mazda's and simaler makes, also looked at a Carawagon, and a very very good camper on a Discovery 2, but the disco far too mutch for us, been told of some campers on Defender motors local, so will be haveing a look at them.

Tom still on for after C4H, see you then.

Well we have now got a motor, Land Rover 127 Camper,does need some work, but looking forward to getting it ready, will try for Overland show in October, have to wait and see,












Been told it wes made for the Daker Rally, Made by Land Rover, V5 says 110 hicap V8 camper, now has an Isusa deisal.

need to do some checking.

looking good a bit of paint and a lot of welding and it will be fine i have not looked yet as i am to busy but will look later in the year i may still go in the 130 but will see if something comes along with a MOT i may get it will not have time to do any thing up apart from a few mods

A lick of paint and you're off and running.

Well mate, seems you've got yourself a project ... big style! It's refurbishment will make interesting reading. Have fun.