Toby Mossop

Between 16th June and 25th September this year, our team of four will drive a Land Rover Defender down the length of Africa, from Alexandria in Egypt, to finish in Cape Town, and intend to be the first team ever to cross the Kalahari Desert on foot, running as a relay.

The drive itself is no easy task, especially given today's political climate in Africa, as well as the remoteness of some of the areas we will be passing through, such as the Nubian Desert in Sudan, and of course the Kalahari in Botswana.

The run will cover a 645 Km route, almost directly through the centre of the vast, dry and hostile lands of "one of Africa's last wildernesses'" - the Kalahari desert. We will be running as a relay, each completing the equivalent of half a marathon, every day, for eight consecutive days. Temperatures will be searing, wildlife (including dangerous predators) will be plentiful and human beings will be few and far between. It will be a new "first" for British expeditioning and we really hope that we can raise as much money as possible, to be split between two highly worthwhile charities: Help For Heroes, and Tusk Trust.