In early June 2010 Glasgow-based musicians Olly Rundell and Alex South will set off by bicycle for the Arctic Circle, following the tyre tracks that the profoundly deaf Scots cyclist James Duthie made almost 60 years ago.
Olly Rundell & Alex South
The pair will retrace key stretches of the 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).
Back in 1951 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.
CLICK TO READ MORE & SPONSOR OLLY & ALEX
The cyclists will launch their ride in Glasgow with a performance of avantgarde Argentinian composer Mauricio Kagel’s Eine Brise, a work for no less than 111 cyclists. This performance will take place by kind permission of Edition Peters.
Tags: Alex South, Arctic Cycle 2010, Mauricio Kagel Eine Brise, Olly Rundell
