The extraordinary adventure of one man’s journey following in the footsteps of Genghis Khan’s conquering armies
Tim Cope is the author of Off the Rails: Moscow to Beijing on Recumbent Bikes.
Tim Cope is a wise young man who knows how to travel, and why, and
which details to record for the delight and enlightenment of his
readers. I suspect that here we have a classic, likely to inspire
generations yet unborn
*Dervla Murphy*
Tim Cope’s exploration across the continents on horseback grew into
a quest through history and then an odyssey deep into the human
heart. In exploring some of the most remote places on earth, he
brings us back to ourselves and to a better understanding of our
place in the world today
*Jack Weatherford, author of Genghis Khan: And the Making of
the Modern World*
Three years, 10,000km and -30°C temperatures: Tim Cope’s horseback
traverse of the Eurasian Steppe - Mongolia to Hungary - is full of
hardship, characters and insights ... It’s a big undertaking for
readers too, but it opens up a vast, little-trodden world of
history, danger and adventure
*Wanderlust*
It is the ultimate boy’s own adventure. In an epic 6,000 mile
journey on horseback, lasting for more than three gruelling years,
Tim Cope braved dangers, scorching deserts, subzero mountain
temperatures and some of the world’s most inhospitable terrain.
Most of us would not survive even a day in the windswept wilderness
and wolf-infested plateaux of Mongolia and Kazakhstan, but Cope was
determined to follow a childhood dream
*Dalya Alberge, Sunday Times*
One of the most vibrant and engaging narrators you might find ...
It is a vast journey enjoyably meandering in an age of Twitter
soundbites ... By turns informative, gripping and very moving: a
major endeavour, which flings off the straightjacket of its
sub-genre and stands (or rides) alone
*Joanna Kavenna, Spectator*
Reading On The Trail, it is impossible to not get swept up in Tim's
infectious sense of adventure. His story is an amazing one, but he
also approaches it in such a way that you'll think that it might be
possible for you to attempt an epic adventure of your own. That's
the kind of inspiration that Tim creates through his writing
*TheAdventureBlog*
New book inspires Mongolia visits: Intrepid travellers looking for
destinations that are genuinely off the beaten track have been
inspired by a new book by the Australian adventurer Tim Cope in
which he describes a journey by horseback following in the steps of
the legendary Genghis Khan
*Adrian Bridge, Daily Telegraph*
This great journey gives the lie to any notion that the world is
too much known. It's an astonishing feat of courage and
imagination, travelling in its own rich dimension - of nomad
history and the horse.
*Colin Thubron*
Tim Cope is a beautiful explorer — by which I mean that he explores
beautiful places, but also that he does it beautifully. This is a
young man possessed of extraordinary courage, but also great
sensitivity and respect. His writing, like his journeys, speaks to
a heightened soul, operating at its highest potential. He is an
inspiration to me and I believe he will be an inspiration for many.
To anyone who believes that there are no worlds left to be
discovered, I offer up the evidence of this magnificent tale
*Elizabeth Gilbert*
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