jimbosan72
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Good luck!!!! Looking forward to reading future posts
Expeditions 7: Two Years Around the World on all Seven Continents.
- Thread starter Scott Brady
- Start date
Looks like information about the trip is scattered around several sites, none of which is complete or up to date. That's unfortunate, as many ExPo readers would like to follow the trip more closely than the quarterly updates planned for Overland Journal.
The official Expeditions 7 web site was last updated April 12. It doesn't look like the web site admins have any plans to show the team's progress or current location.
http://expeditions7.com/
The Expedition Portal front page has one update. Comments here require a Facebook login, for reasons that are unclear.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/adv...xpeditions-7-arrival-at-the-arctic-ocean.html
Expedition Portal has a Facebook page, and there are photos here that don't appear elsewhere. Access requires a Facebook account.
http://www.facebook.com/ExpeditionPortal
The Expedition Portal forums has the thread you're reading.
Profitts Cruisers has four pages of blog entries describing the trip from the lower 48 to the official starting point of the Expeditions 7 tour.
http://www.proffittscruisers.com/land-cruiser-off-road-blog/staging-for-alaska-expeditions-7.html
Sporadic Twitter posts (aka tweets) from the Expeditions 7 team can be found here
https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/expeditions7
I found a placeholder page on Facebook, but no current info there.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Expeditions-7/176385039108179
I'm sure there are more places around the Web where more information can be found about Expeditions 7. Post up if you find one.
The official Expeditions 7 web site was last updated April 12. It doesn't look like the web site admins have any plans to show the team's progress or current location.
http://expeditions7.com/
The Expedition Portal front page has one update. Comments here require a Facebook login, for reasons that are unclear.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/adv...xpeditions-7-arrival-at-the-arctic-ocean.html
Expedition Portal has a Facebook page, and there are photos here that don't appear elsewhere. Access requires a Facebook account.
http://www.facebook.com/ExpeditionPortal
The Expedition Portal forums has the thread you're reading.
Profitts Cruisers has four pages of blog entries describing the trip from the lower 48 to the official starting point of the Expeditions 7 tour.
http://www.proffittscruisers.com/land-cruiser-off-road-blog/staging-for-alaska-expeditions-7.html
Sporadic Twitter posts (aka tweets) from the Expeditions 7 team can be found here
https://mobile.twitter.com/#!/expeditions7
I found a placeholder page on Facebook, but no current info there.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Expeditions-7/176385039108179
I'm sure there are more places around the Web where more information can be found about Expeditions 7. Post up if you find one.
Ray Hyland
Expedition Leader
The challenge is that the team is still on the road. Web and cell access is sporadic. We have been posting when we can, with whatever device we have handy. We have a lot of members who follow us on Facebook and Twitter, and those sites are easy to post to from a phone, so a lot of pics have been going there when we only have a few minutes to post.
The best images are being captured in the in-truck storage systems, and at the end of each stage we will aggregate all the imagery from the various sources, as well as the in-truck storage of images, and post them into this thread.
So while information may not hit this thread as fast as some other places (we will try to correct that), this thread will have the most comprehensive coverage.
Cheers
Ray
The best images are being captured in the in-truck storage systems, and at the end of each stage we will aggregate all the imagery from the various sources, as well as the in-truck storage of images, and post them into this thread.
So while information may not hit this thread as fast as some other places (we will try to correct that), this thread will have the most comprehensive coverage.
Cheers
Ray
Michael Slade
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Holy crap, can't you guys be a little patient with the team? I mean hell, if all they did was update the website from their expedition they wouldn't be actually DOING any 'expeditioning'. Updating a website, editing images, generating text, this all takes TIME...of which there is precious little to be had at the end of a long day on the road.
If you absolutely have to be as up-to-date as you possibly can, get a Facebook account and quit'cher'**************'.
If you absolutely have to be as up-to-date as you possibly can, get a Facebook account and quit'cher'**************'.
Ray Hyland
Expedition Leader
Here we go. Basic iphone pics for now. Better shots when the trucks are back.
The mass of batteries that need to be charged each night. This is in a camp/hotel in Prudhoe. On the camping nights this happens from the truck's power.
The new Canon C300s we are filming with. Beautiful cameras to work with.
Departing from the Dock at Haines Alaska
Downtown Skagway. What a cool town.
The mass of batteries that need to be charged each night. This is in a camp/hotel in Prudhoe. On the camping nights this happens from the truck's power.
The new Canon C300s we are filming with. Beautiful cameras to work with.
Departing from the Dock at Haines Alaska
Downtown Skagway. What a cool town.
Ray Hyland
Expedition Leader
A few more from the phone.
Scott on the Manley Road (Yes, it is called that).
The trucks at the Arctic Circle
Bridge over the Yukon River
Riverboat pulled up on the shore for the winter
The view from the bridge
Ray and Scott by a frozen river near Manley
Truck by the river
View driving down the Manley Road
Ray on the road
Scott on the Manley Road (Yes, it is called that).
The trucks at the Arctic Circle
Bridge over the Yukon River
Riverboat pulled up on the shore for the winter
The view from the bridge
Ray and Scott by a frozen river near Manley
Truck by the river
View driving down the Manley Road
Ray on the road
p1michaud
Expedition Leader
Well done with the updates so far and thanks for sharing. Two years is a long time when you are sitting at home reading about the future adventure on your screen but behind the wheel that time will go by fast. I've got two questions:
1-Any more info on the vehicles besides what was posted on the Proffit's blog: "For the expedition, the team has selected two VDJ78 V8 turbo-diesel Toyota Land Cruisers because of their legendary toughness and reliability. These trucks are a ‘best of breed’ for overland expeditions,” said Greg Miller, the team’s lead driver." Edit: Read about the vehicles on your website (http://expeditions7.com) :sombrero:
2-What year do you plan on landing in Australia (2012 or 2013)? The Canning Stock Route is on my wish list so you may have another cruiser join the trek!
Cheers,
P
1-Any more info on the vehicles besides what was posted on the Proffit's blog: "For the expedition, the team has selected two VDJ78 V8 turbo-diesel Toyota Land Cruisers because of their legendary toughness and reliability. These trucks are a ‘best of breed’ for overland expeditions,” said Greg Miller, the team’s lead driver." Edit: Read about the vehicles on your website (http://expeditions7.com) :sombrero:
2-What year do you plan on landing in Australia (2012 or 2013)? The Canning Stock Route is on my wish list so you may have another cruiser join the trek!
Cheers,
P
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Can you guys shed some light on the costs involved? I assume sponsors are footing the bill? The purchase and outfitting of the vehicles would probably blow most people's budget. Did Toyota donate the vehicles? Do you have a map of the route? sorry if I missed that somewhere. Where do you outline the special equipment added to the vehicles? Looking forward to the updates.
Thanks, Ray. I agree that the best update system is simple and quick, so the team isn't distracted from other tasks. I think Twitter is ideal. That Delorme gadget (the Delorme InReach) lets one post to Twitter via satelite if out of cell phone range. The important thing from my perspective is to identify one place to go for the latest info. If that's this thread on ExPo, so much the better.
DiscoTDI, the Expeditions 7 web site has a map of the planned route. http://expeditions7.com/route/
I expect that the vehicle preparations will be revealed in detail in Overland Journal articles. We'll probably get some info on the day to day expenses while on the road. I doubt we'll hear much about funding or sponsorship, or deals for books or video production from the trip.
I expect that the vehicle preparations will be revealed in detail in Overland Journal articles. We'll probably get some info on the day to day expenses while on the road. I doubt we'll hear much about funding or sponsorship, or deals for books or video production from the trip.
