“That’s 20 countries in 30 days and about one third of the way round the earth. In an ice cream van.”

Mongol Rally Ice Cream VanRyan Walker … is leading a team of three intrepid travellers across Europe and Central Asia on a gruelling and bizarre race.

The Mongol Rally is a charity event limited to 200 teams and this year all the places were snapped up in under one minute. Participants travel a third of the way around the world from London to the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, in about four weeks, in a vehicle with a one-litre engine or less.

Each team has to design their own route and, unsurprisingly, not all vehicles are expected to make it over the finishing line. The principal charity for the Mongol Rally is Mercy Corps with the money raised funding projects in Mongolia that support rural communities.

Ten thousand miles of freezing mountains and scorching deserts - temperatures potentially hitting 50°C and going as low as -25°C. That’s 20 countries in 30 days and about one third of the way round the earth. In an ice cream van.

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