Nine Weeks Out

Well, we just reached the one third mark on our Larapinta Adaptive Pozible campaign. So, really, thank you all the 40 amazing and kind supporters that it took to get us there. It feels like we have reached the first milestone. And it feels like we are really going now with only 9 weeks to go. 

Other news is we are now working with the National Brain Injury Assistance Card and Brain Injury Association of Tasmania on publicity. That really would make all the difference. Also, we now have Inclusive Creatives minding our blog for us when we are on the expedition, plus working on our branding! 

Our newest sponsor is Find Your Feet. We are having a foot care workshop with owners Hanny and Graham who have run it in some ungodly time. 

Myself and Dirk our driver will be picking up the Ford Ranger in Melbourne on July 1st and doing the long drive to Alice for the 5th.

Blue skies from the team.

Ford Sponsorship

 We are delighted to report we have secured a Ford Vehicle to support us along the way!

Finding a suitable support vehicle for a demanding desert location like the Larapinta was not easy. So we were incredibly happy to be offered the use of a Ford Ranger Wildtrak X, These adventure trucks are factory fitted full of cool accessories with impressive looks and unique styling, and apparently are not built for the faint-hearted - that sums us up pretty well!

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If you like to support the All-Abilities traverse of Tjoritja/West MacDonnell Ranges we encourage you to have a look at our Pozible campaign: www.pozible.com/profile/larapinta-adaptive!

Paul and Paul Plead for your Support

Paul and Paul made this entertaining little video to try to coerce people into supporting our effort!

As you understand we want to make this into yet another magnificent documentary, and we clearly need funding for expert help :)

Fabulous incentives are now available for our supporters on Pozible

www.pozible.com/profile/larapinta-adaptive

   

   

The Challenge for 2022

 

Together we aim to be the first all-abilities team to walk the whole 237km spine of Tjoritja/West
MacDonnell Ranges on the challenging Larapinta Trail. With our various disabilities we know the
complete traverse will take a longer time than others, but we are aiming to complete the trek in
nineteen days (see timeline page).

It was the same team that made the first journey under human-power (able-bodied or disabled
alike) from the lowest point to the highest point in Australia - from Kati Thanda/Lake Eyre to
Targangil/Mount Kosciusko. This cycle journey was 2221km and took 43 days.

The film Lowest To Highest was a hit and screened all over the world winning numerous awards.
You can watch the trailer here - https://rummin.com/lowest-highest/. 

We will produce a similar film of this challenge also. We have started a Pozible crowdfunding campaign mainly for some pieces of camera equipment and post-production costs - Watch this space.

The two Pauls are also making a three-part podcast documentary for Disability Voices Tasmania of
the expedition.

Those that wish to will be able to follow us by an interactive ‘Spot Tracker’ on this blog daily. 

We will visit Alice Springs schools and talk to students about disability, inclusion and living a life of adventure.

Support the Tjoritja Adaptive Traverse Documentary

 We started a crowdfunder to help us finance the much-anticipated documentary.

www.pozible.com/project/tjoritja-adaptive/

We have had a great response to our previous documentary (Lowest to Highest) and want to make the same effort again this time. This costs money, and by everyone pitching in we can make it Pozible!

The team will produce a similar film of this challenge also. This Pozible campaign is primarily to raise funds for post-production costs. The post-production of any documentary must be done professionally and for professionals of course require money. If you and your friends all donated as little as say the cost of a cup of coffee in town we will get there, so Buy us a Cup 'O' Joe Please;  <DONATE NOW>.

Here is the Lowest to Highest documentary, our last effort: