Today Olly Rundell and Alex South set off on their bicycles from Glasgow, heading for the North Cape.
Olly & Alex with a copy of Duthie's journal 'I Cycled Into The Arctic Circle'
Inspired by profoundly deaf cyclist James Duthie’s solo trip made back in 1951, the pair will retrace key stretches of Duthie’s original route, travelling from Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden, crossing into the Arctic Circle just north of Overtorneå on the Swedish/Finnish border.
Pushing on further north, way up into the land of reindeer and the Midnight Sun, they will eventually reach the northernmost tip of mainland Europe, the North Cape (Nordkapp).
Duthie was prohibited from reaching this northerly pinnacle by poor quality roads. Olly & Alex plan to complete this final stretch of the trip on his behalf, and in his honour. The journey of 1500 miles is expected to last around 5 weeks.
They are raising money for the film Dummy Jim and the National Deaf Children’s Society.
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