Mongol Rally 2018 - Mongolian Surf Rescue

Mongolian Surf Rescue - No One Drowns On Our Watch!

We are three-fifths of the Dann family, Ash - the brains, Tyler - brawn, and Ollie the poster boy with the gift of the gab. We're just looking for a bit of adventure while we drive through 30ish countries as part of the Mongol Rally, if we can help others in the process, then what a bonus!

Simply put the Mongol Rally is the greatest motoring challenge in the world. This rally will see us thunder (read clunk and splutter) along 16,000 kilometres in our little yellow Surf Life Saving car. Starting in London and finishing north of Mongolia in Ulan-Ude.

To keep things interesting there’s no set route, there's no backup, no air con and there's definitely no support. Just the 3 of us, our kiwi ingenuity and some friendly locals along the way.

All in our tiny 1000cc Suzuki Wagon R (the R stands for recreation)

The entire rally is for Charity! Well actually 2 Charities, the Cool Earth Foundation (the official charity of the Mongol Rally) and also our chosen charity Surf Life Saving New Zealand. All money raised here will be split 50/50 between our two selected charities.

The Cool Earth Foundation is non-profit organisation that works alongside rain forest communities in Papa New Guinea and Peru to help halt deforestation and climate change. They do this by working closely with villages and local experts to better equip the communities to prevent illegal deforestation in their areas. In addition to this they also work with the communities to decide what they need most and how funds are spent – everything from clean water and new classrooms to improved coffee and cacao harvests to help the community even after they foundation has left.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand - Mongolia is a land locked country, making our job as the unofficial Mongolian Surf Rescue pretty easy. Unlike New Zealand where we have a real need for the hard work Surf Life Saving New Zealand does. This charity saves 1000's of lives on New Zealand beaches each year. Which means thousands of people have been given a second chance at life, thanks to surf lifeguards.

If you wish to follow us on our adventure, you can do this through our istagram page @mongoliansurf