A 5,000 km Winter Expedition Through The Heart Of China

Carrying all of their gear, they will start amidst the wastelands of Outer Mongolia from where they will head south by foot through the Gobi Desert. Crossing into China, they will follow the Great Wall down to the turbulent waters of the Yellow River, where they will inflate the kayaks in order to paddle downstream to the legendary city of Xi An. Leaving the water, they will then hike onwards through the snow-capped mountains of central China, until finally they reach their finishing point at the glittering skyscrapers of Hong Kong.

As well as having a great adventure, Rob & Leon are walking across China to raise funds for Viva. The heart of Viva’s vision is to see children at risk kept safe and healthy, given opportunities to learn and allowed the chance to play an active part in shaping their own futures. Viva believes that the best way to make this vision a reality is for people to work together, combining their skills, ideas, manpower and resources. Working in 14 different countries, supporting thousands of projects working with children at risk in 22 city-wide networks, Viva is currently working in the lives of more than 104,000 children across the globe.