Roof of the World Rally 2012 registration has just opened for 2012 teams!

Check out the 2011 launch videos!

The last team has just arrived in Tajikistan!  Website HAS just been rewritten ready for new teams for 2012.  Please have a peruse - things have been updated.

What's this all about then?

Fancy a cup of tea on the silk road?  Well here is an adventure with a twist!  In 2012 the Roof of the World rally aims to once again push back the very boundaries of tea vending whilst naturally conquering the Silk Road! Since 2008 multinational crews of adventurers have crossed deserts and mountains delivering hot cups of tea and ginger biscuits across continents. This year we are aiming to take that pioneering trip one step further. The 2012 Rally aims to give a hot cuppa to warm the Siberians stomachs, a tasty brew of Earl Grey to embassy staff and an iced tea to desert nomads.
 
In addition, Tajikistan now officially want ambulances....and a lot of them.  We've got wishlists galore from small charities needing your help, and this is your chance to make a difference whilst challenging yourself in some stupendous scenery.
 
We depart in Summer 2012 from London, England (or thereabouts) on a joint launch with the Mongolia folk.  From there you're headed in the general direction of Tajikistan, in deepest, darkest Central Asia. In between lie the hottest deserts, the highest mountains and some of the most spectacular roads in the world. So what are you waiting for? Jump in your vehicle, buckle up, hit the road and experience mankind’s greatest drink with some of the world’s most amazing people.

The Charity

This grand adventure is of course being undertaken for some awesome causes. The Roof of the World Rally is run by Go Help, a registered charity, which means that unlike many other charity/banger rallies we do not make a profit and the purpose of the event is purely to raise pots of money and gifts in kind for people who really need it.

Teams will be raising funds for Go Help.  Through these donations in 2012 we will be supporting Save the Children projects in Tajikistan and building up the Go Help ambulance project, you can see more about how you can get involved in that on the other pages.  You can see some of the work Save the Children does in Tajikistan here.