This expedition takes place in the ‘land of the blue sky’, Mongolia. Three times the size of France with a population a thirtieth that of Britain, a country with unparalleled open spaces, skies so vast, it is said by some you can see the curvature of the earth. This, matched with some of the most extreme weather on the planet make it a truly awesome destination.

At the heart of the trip is the aim to traverse the Khangai Nuruu mountain range situated in the centre of Mongolia. The goal is to cross totally unsupported, with the pilots carrying all they need to fly and survive.

Taking video and stills cameras with them they hope to be able to capture some of the essence of the expedition bring it home and share it with like minded people.

The adventure starts in Beijing , China where we will board the Trans-Mongolian train to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. Here we meet with our Mongolian fixer and pick up essential supplies before moving on to Uliatstai in the Zavkhan region of the country, about 1000km West of Ulaanbaatar. This is to be the start point of our unsupported 350km crossing of the Khangai mountain range. From here we aim to journey East, over 3500m peaks, planning to vol bivouac in the true sense of the words. There are no towns or cities on route, in fact no habitation at all as this is a part of the country even the nomads choose to avoid. We will be flying in a region where there are still many unclimbed peaks, mountains no one has climbed surrounded by large areas still left unexplored, thousands of square kilometres of high mountain steppe.

A similar parallel would be flying from Chamonix to Nice without crossing a road or seeing any habitation from start to finish. On departing Uliatstai we will have an opportunity to gain weather information at the internet café, however once we leave we will be totally reliant on our own judgement. It is a 350km straightline crossing, which will be over 450km if we have to walk, so it is imperative that we take as much opportunity as possible to fly. Due to the fact that no one has ever attempted this trip or flown the route at all, it is as much a journey of discovery, as it is a goal, to try to achieve.

Our main problem as we currently perceive it, is the weather. It has the ability to make or break the trip and with daytime temperatures dropping to -5°C in Uliatstai in October, temperatures while flying in the high mountains are expected to be around -10°C in September.

If successful, this expedition will show how a paraglider can be used to cross remote parts of the globe. It will also push the boundaries of vol bivouac flying.