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CIRCUMNAVIGATION by HUMAN POWER back on EUROPEAN SOIL after 13 YEAR ABSENCE

Briton Jason Lewis is back on European turf after a 13-year absence trying to complete the first circumnavigation of the planet using only human power. He arrived on the continental European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey at 11 a.m. local time, after rowing in a traditional Turkish fishing boat across from the Asian continent.

The successful crossing of the legendary strip of water dividing Europe from Asia also marks the completion of a 6,893 km leg of 'Expedition 360' through Africa and the Middle East from Djibouti (located next to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa) to Turkey. From here Lewis embarks on the last of sixteen legs it will have taken him to circle the world without using the power of motors or the wind.

For the 25 minute crossing Lewis was assisted by the Turkish Rowing Federation who provided a 20ft wooden 'kayik' (the kind local fishermen have been using on the Bosphorus for centuries). Lewis also used the boat to ferry his bicycle and other equipment across to the European side, thereby keeping the 'human powered' element of his journey intact.

"Originally I was planning on swimming across and although not very far - perhaps one km - the current is quite strong, especially on the Asian side, and the water funneling out of the Black Sea very cold. It is also a busy shipping lane with good size commercial steaming north and southwards towards the Black Sea and Mediterranean respectively, none of which would see a lone swimmer in their path or be able to stop even if they did. So rowing a boat was the perfect solution to crossing a potentially tricky bit of water." (Jason Lewis)

The African/Middle East leg Lewis has just completed has been the toughest overland section of the entire circumnavigation attempt with temperatures in the desert of northern Sudan reaching well over 50 degrees daily. The absence of any roads at times also made the going exceptionally tough, with Lewis having to push his 15-year old steel-frame bicycle, the same one he started the expedition with back in 1994 and laden with over 150 lbs of equipment, through deep sand for tens of kilometres at any one time.

He was also recently apprehended by Egyptian border security while crossing illegally between Sudan and Egypt. Following two days of intensive interrogation by Army Intelligence Lewis was faced with charges of espionage carrying a prison sentence of up to 40 years. Permission for the border crossing was granted at the 11th hour by Security Head Quarters in Cairo, freeing Lewis and allowing him to continue with the circumnavigation. See -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_africa/79_daily_mail.pdf

The final leg through Europe will see Lewis bicycle overland for 3,000 kms through Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Germany to Oostend in Belgium. The pedal boat will be there waiting for the final 3-day voyage across the Channel and up the River Thames to finish.

EXPEDITION 360 - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Upon the circumnavigation completion, Jason Lewis and an international team will have traveled 46,505 miles or 74,408 kms around the planet without wind or motor assistance: pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat 'Moksha' (meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. Other modes of human power have included swimming, rowboats and kayaks for crossing rivers and straits of water between islands, and walking over certain difficult land sections where wheeled propulsion was impossible.

Definitive rules for circumnavigations of the world completed by human power have recently been published by AdventureStats of Explorers Web, Inc., an independent panel of international historians, geographers and explorers. The rulings clarify the recent dispute between teams from three nations - Britain, Canada and Turkey - regarding the long sought after 'grail' to achieve the first circumnavigation of the planet by human power. They come down heavily in favor of the circumnavigation attempts currently underway by Lewis and Erden Eruc from Turkey. The panel of experts recognize Lewis as being first in line to complete a human powered circumnavigation.

Expedition 360 is comprised of 16 sections, each constituting major expeditions in themselves. Put back to back they make the circumnavigation attempt one of the longest endurance feats in history. See -
http://www.expedition360.com/logbook/home.htm

The circumnavigation attempt is set for completion on October 6th, 2007, at the Prime Meridian of longitude at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London where it started over 13-years ago. Family, supporters and His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the expedition's UK patron, will be there to see him home.

X360 - RECORDS TO DATE
> February 1995: original pedaling partner Stevie Smith and Lewis complete the first east-west crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power.
> September 1996: Lewis completes the first solo crossing of the USA on roller blades.
> August 18th 2000: Lewis becomes the first to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical miles.

X360 - ZERO EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE & CLIMATE CHANGE
As a zero-emissions initiative, X360 seeks to further young people's understanding of the impact of their individual lifestyles on global climate change, in particular with regard to carbon footprints. A curriculum-based program 'Ecological Footprints' was launched in 1999 for teachers and school children to utilize in the classroom.
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/ecological_footprints.htm

X360 - SCHOOLS' PROGRAMS
As a 501 (c) (3) registered Non for Profit organization, the X360 team are committed to using the adventure both as an educational tool for furthering children’s learning experiences in the classroom and as a platform from which to implement a variety of cultural exchange activities that empower young people in better understanding their role both as local community and world citizens. Over 850 schools have been visited and tens of thousands of students have participated in the programs. See -
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/home.htm

X360 - CHARITABLE CAUSE
The expedition has raised over $66,000 USD for small-scale charitable causes along the way such as orphanages and hospices for adults and children living with HIV and AIDS.
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/humanitarian_effort.htm

X360 - FACTOIDS
> Total Timeframe: 13 years, 2 months, 23 days, 11 hours or, 4833 days and 11 hours
> Start date: 1pm July 12th 1994. End date: 12 noon 6th October 2007
> Total distance traveled: 46,505 miles or 74,408 kms
> Price tag: to date the expedition has cost in excess of $400,000 USD - most of which has been raised by grass roots fundraising along the way and working odd jobs. However since June 2006 the expedition has enjoyed title sponsorship from Aberdeen Asset Management, a Singapore based investment group.
http://www.aberdeen-asset.com/aam.nsf/Singapore/Home

X360 - MISHAPS
> Sept 1995: Jason run over by a car while in-line skating through Colorado USA and suffers compound fractures to both legs. Initial prognosis was amputation of left leg (below the knee). After extensive insertion of hardware (including metal rods in each tibia) he is able to continue after 9 months of recuperation.
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_n_america/16_USA_pueblo_chief.pdf
> Nov 1998: pedal boat Moksha capsizes in a storm off the coast of California during the second attempt to pedal to Hawaii. No one is injured although the boat's interior is completely destroyed.
> June 2000: Jason contracts septicemia (blood poisoning) 1,300 miles from land pedaling between the islands of Hawaii and Tarawa (Republic of Kiribati). A US-based doctor of Dermatology achieves a remote diagnosis via Iridium satellite phone and prescribes broad spectrum antibiotics before the poison reaches brain tissue, undoubtedly saving his life.
> Oct 2004: Jason undergoes surgery for 2 x torn hernias and worn knee cartilage. Doctors predict he will need a knee replacement within 10 years from the constant wear and tear of human powered travel.
> May 2005: a 17 foot salt water crocodile attacks Jason's kayak in shallow water 100 miles north of Cooktown, Cape York, Australia. His paddle is destroyed fending off the croc, otherwise Jason escapes unscathed.
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_indonesia/cairns_croc_attack.pdf
> November 2005: Jason contracts malaria twice in six months: first on the island of Sumatra (Plasmodia Vivax) while paddling through Indonesia and again in Laos with the potentially lethal cerebral version (Plasmodia Falciparum).
http://www.expedition360.com/journal/archives/2006/08/jason_down_with.html
> September 2006: Jason survives acute Altitude Sickness at 5,200 metres while biking over Lalung Pass in Tibet's Himalaya region.
http://www.expedition360.com/journal/archives/2006/10/altitude_sickne_1.html
> June 2007: after crossing the border between Sudan and Egypt illegally Jason is detained and interrogated by Egyptian Army Intelligence for two days. He is charged with espionage and faces 40 years in military prison.
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_africa/79_daily_mail.pdf
> the expedition has been the victim of four robberies: one successful (Mexico) and three attempted also involving violence (Indonesia, India and France).
http://www.expedition360.com/journal/archives/2005/10/bikes_bandits_n.html

INTERVIEWS - IMAGES - TV NEWS FOOTAGE
To contact Jason Lewis in the field: +90 545 338 7496. 2 x hours behind London. Or Jim Carey, UK communications officer: t: 07944 310 591, e: carey@squall.co.uk

For photos of Jason Lewis rowing across the Bosphorus, contact Jason on +90 545 338 7496 or email: contact@expedition360.com

For other media usage visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings, streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. team@expedition360.com

DAILY UPDATES
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

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HISTORIC CIRCUMNAVIGATION COMPLETION DAMPENED BY GREENWICH OFFICIALDOM

A historic completion of the first circumnavigation of the world using only human power could be prevented from crossing the finishing line by Royal Observatory officials at Greenwich.

Expedition 360, a British attempt to circle the world without using any assistance from motors or the wind, is set for completion on October 6th, 2007, at the Prime Meridian of longitude at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London where it started over 13-years ago. However, if permission is refused by Greenwich authorities to cross the zero degree line the circumnavigation will have to be completed at another location which would automatically disqualify the attempt according to rules set by the Guinness World Records that stipulate start and end points need to be the same. The much revered feat, seen by many in the international explorers community as one of the 'Last Great Firsts for Circumnavigation', would then be up for grabs by one of three other teams in contention for the prize; from Turkey, Canada and Russia.

"It would be a dark day for the British explorers community if this were allowed to happen", said expedition leader Jason Lewis. "Our support team contacted representatives of the Royal Observatory to notify them of the completion on October 6th. But instead of being helpful as we'd hoped, they were quite negative, informing us that they'd 'Have to think about it first, and get back to us'. That was nearly two months ago, and none of our attempts to solicit a response have since been successful".

Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world under sail in 1522. Subsequent circumnavigations by sailboat have since been completed by a veritable roster of sailing greats such as Sir Francis Chichester, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Dame Ellen MacArthur. Airplanes, motorboats and hot air balloons have also made circumnavigation history, but as yet no has done so by human power.

After traveling over 45,000 miles without the use of either motors or sails, Jason Lewis (39 years) from Bridport in Dorset plans to cross the zero degree line with the same pedal powered boat that he used to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with during a 13-year marathon journey that has seen him cross five continents, two oceans and one sea. Family, supporters and His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the expedition's UK patron, will be there to see him home.

"You'd think the Greenwich authorities would see this as an opportunity to promote the historic legacy of Greenwich", continued Lewis, "highlighting their mission statement of working to illustrate for everyone the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars and their relationship with people. Instead we're being made to feel like a nuisance they'd sooner be rid of."

FUNDING PROBLEMS
The British based expedition has always suffered from chronic funding problems, leading in part to the circumnavigation taking so much longer than planned. Team members have apparently sent over 300 sponsorship proposals to UK companies and funding institutions over the years, but not a single one has produced even a penny. Funding has traditionally come from individuals donating 10 pounds to have their name signed on the side of the pedal boat, and in more recently years sponsorship deals from America and Singapore based companies.

"It's bad enough not to get any financial support from our own country", added Lewis, "But to be blocked from finishing the circumnavigation by the very people we'd hope to get support from is the last straw. It makes me ashamed to be British."

Lewis also complained of the Greenwich authorities being unforthcoming with a venue in which to host a party after the completion of the circumnavigation. "The cheapest we've been quoted for a room for 6 hours is 2,350 pounds sterling - their normal corporate rate. Even though we're a registered charity they've refused to give us a discount of any sort. That's the entire budget for the last leg of the expedition from Asia through Africa to Europe! So we may not be having a party after all."

EXPEDITION 360 - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
If the authorities relent and allow the circumnavigation to be completed, Jason Lewis and an international team will have traveled 46,505 miles or 74,408 kms around the planet without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat 'Moksha' (meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. Other modes of human power have included swimming, rowboats and kayaks for crossing rivers and straits of water between islands, and walking over certain difficult land sections where wheeled propulsion was impossible.

Lewis is currently pedaling (a bicycle) through Turkey towards Bulgaria. After rowing in a traditional Turkish 'kayik' across the Bosphorus to Istanbul (courtesy of The Turkish Rowing Federation) he will continue overland by bicycle through Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Germany to Oostend in Belgium. The pedal boat will be there waiting for the final 3-day voyage across the Channel and up the River Thames to finish.

The African/Middle East leg Lewis is about to complete in Istanbul has perhaps been the toughest overland section, with temperatures in the deserts of northern Sudan reaching well over 50 degrees. The absence of any roads at times has made the going exceptionally tough, with Lewis having to push his 15-year old steel-frame bicycle, the same one he started the expedition with back in 1994 and laden with over 150 lbs of equipment, through deep sand for tens of kilometres at any one time.

INTERVIEWS - IMAGES - TV NEWS FOOTAGE
To contact Jason Lewis in the field: +90 545 338 7496. 2 x hours behind London. Or Jim Carey, UK communications officer: t: 07944 310 591, e: carey@squall.co.uk

Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings, streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. team@expedition360.com

DAILY UPDATES
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

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HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION FIXES COMPLETION DATE

A British attempt at the first circumnavigation of the world using only human power (no use of motors or sails) is set for completion on October 6th, 2007, at the Prime Meridian of longitude at Greenwich, London, England.

After traveling over 45,000 miles without the use of either motors or sails, Jason Lewis (39 years) of Bridport in Dorset, will cross the zero degree line in the same pedal powered boat that he used to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with during a 13-year marathon journey entitled 'Expedition 360' that has seen him cross five continents, two oceans and one sea. Lewis will finish the circumnavigation at the same spot he started from with original expedition partner Steve Smith on July 12th, 1994.

Family, friends and close supporters of the expedition will be there to see Lewis finally come home. It is expected that the expedition patron, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, will also be in attendance (to be confirmed).

The Guinness Book of World Records are expected to recognize Lewis's efforts in their human powered circumnavigation category. The endeavour Lewis is about to complete represents a long sought after prize amongst explorers and circumnavigation aspirants. Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world under sail in 1522. Subsequent circumnavigations by sailboat have since been completed by a veritable roster of sailing greats such as Sir Francis Chichester, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Dame Ellen MacArthur. Airplanes, motorboats and hot air balloons have also made circumnavigation history, but as yet no has done so by human power.

Rules for human powered circumnavigations are set by Guinness and Explorers Web, an independent panel of international historians, geographers and explorers who keep track of records and accomplishments achieved by the international exploration community. Key criteria require the circumnavigator to cross the equator and at least one pair of antipodal points (locations on the surface of the planet that are diametrically opposite to each other).

ARRIVAL DETAILS and ITINERARY - ** SOME DETAILS STILL TO BE CONFIRMED **

WHAT: Completion of first circumavigation of the world using only human power, 1994-2007.

WHEN: 0900-1300 hrs GMT. Saturday 6th October, 2007

WHERE: Greenwich Prime Meridian, East London, United Kingdom

ITINERARY:
9. am - Jason Lewis pedals 26ft boat (that he has used to cross Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with) the last nautical mile up the River Thames to the Globe Rowing Club at Greenwich. Press boat will be available on the river for select press and media (email Jim Carey to reserve a place).
10.30 am - Arrival of Lewis in pedal boat 'Moksha' at slipway of Globe Rowing Club
11.15-11.45 am - Lewis and close supporters push pedal boat up the hill to the Royal Observatory.
12 noon - Lewis and close supporters push boat over the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory, completing the circumnavigation.

EXPEDITION 360 - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On completion of the circumnavigation on 6th October, 2007, Jason Lewis and an international team will have traveled 46,505 miles or 74,408 kms around the planet without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat 'Moksha' (meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. Other modes of human power have included swimming, rowboats and kayaks for crossing rivers and straits of water between islands, and walking over certain difficult land sections where wheeled propulsion was impossible.

Lewis is currently pedaling (a bicycle) through Syria towards Turkey. After rowing in a traditional Turkish 'kayik' across the Bosphorus to Istanbul (courtesy of The Turkish Rowing Federation) he will continue overland by bicycle through Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Germany to Oostend in Belgium. The pedal boat will be there waiting for the final 3-day voyage across the Channel and up the River Thames to finish.

"I am overjoyed at being able to set a definite date for completing the circumnavigation", said Lewis speaking by satellite phone from the road. "For so many years the light at the end of the tunnel has seemed so far away, but it's finally starting to get brighter. The end is finally in sight!"

The African leg Lewis is about to complete in Istanbul has perhaps been the toughest overland section, with temperatures in the deserts of northern Sudan reaching well over 50 degrees. The absence of any roads at times has made the going exceptionally tough, with Lewis having to push his 15-year old steel-frame bicycle, the same one he started the expedition with back in 1994 and laden with over 150 lbs of equipment, through deep sand for tens of kilometres at any one time.

INTERVIEWS - IMAGES - TV NEWS FOOTAGE
To contact Jason Lewis in the field: +90 545 338 7496. 2 x hours behind London. Or Jim Carey, UK communications officer: t: 07944 310 591, e: carey@squall.co.uk

Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings, streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. team@expedition360.com

DAILY UPDATES
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

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HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION DISPUTE CLARIFIED by INDEPENDENT PANEL

Definitive rules for circumnavigations of the world completed by human power have been published by AdventureStats of Explorers Web Inc., an independent panel of international historians, geographers and explorers, whose conclusions will ratify existing guidelines held by Guinness (Book of Records). The rulings will also clarify the recent dispute between teams from three nations - Britain, Canada and Turkey - regarding the long sought after title to achieve the circumnavigation of the planet by human power.

In April this year a major row erupted in the international press between Briton Jason Lewis, Canadian Colin Angus and Turk/long time US resident Erden Eruc over the definition of a legitimate Human Powered Circumnavigation (HPC). Angus, who claims to have completed an HPC in May 2006, traveled exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere, which according to Lewis and Eruc does not entitle him to claim a circumnavigation of the entire world. Guinness also refuted the claim by Angus as their criteria for human powered circumnavigation feats require the traveler to cross both the equator and at least one pair of antipodal points (locations on the surface of the planet that are diametrically opposite to each other).

In turn Angus accused Guinness of setting the rules on what constitutes a human-powered circumnavigation to suit a Briton - Lewis.

More on the controversy in the National Geography Adventure magazine - http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_arabian_sea/76_nat_geo.pdf
And in the UK Guardian - http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_arabian_sea/77_guardian.pdf

The new rules come down heavily in favour of the existing guidelines set by Guinness, and for the circumnavigation attempts currently underway by Lewis and Eruc. The panel of experts recognize Lewis as being first in line to complete a human powered circumnavigation, a long sought after 'grail' of circumnavigation aspirants since 18 members of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition completed the first circumnavigation of the world under sail in 1522.

The rules set by Explorers Web Inc. require the circumnavigator to -
> Start and finish at the same point, traveling in one general direction
> Reach two antipodes
> Cross the equator
> Cross all longitudes
> Cover a minimum of 40,000km or 21,600NM (a great circle)

A complete set of rules and regulations for Human Powered Circumnavigation are posted at http://www.adventurestats.com/rules.shtml#around
A background story can be read at http://www.theoceans.net/news.php?id=16231

EXPLORERS WEB INC., describes itself as 'a pioneers checkpoint', offering breaking news and indepth features on the activities of the international exploration community and links to partner websites and other sources who also carry statistics. They offered this advise to Colin Angus -

"To...Colin we would suggest the term 'around the Northern Hemisphere'".

More on AdventureStats - http://www.adventurestats.com/
More on Explorers Web Inc. - http://www.explorersweb.com/

EXPEDITION 360 - BACKGROUND
Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis and an international team have traveled over 40,000 miles around the planet without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. Other modes of human power have included swimming and kayaks for crossing rivers and straits of water between islands, and walking over certain difficult land sections where wheeled propulsion is not feasible.

Currently pedaling a bicycle through Syria, Lewis is entering the final stages of a 13-year marathon attempt which will end October 6th 2007, at the same spot he started from with previous expedition partner Steve Smith in July, 1994: the Prime Meridian of longitude at Greenwich in London, UK.

On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedaling partner Stevie Smith and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing of the USA on roller blades.

Expedition 360 is comprised of 16 sections, each constituting major expeditions in themselves. Put back to back they make the circumnavigation attempt one of the longest endurance feats in history.

http://www.expedition360.com/logbook/home.htm

The African leg (that Lewis is about to finish in Istanbul, Turkey) has been the toughest overland section, with temperatures in northern Sudan reaching well over 50 degrees. The absence of any roads at times has made the going exceptionally tough, with Lewis having to push his 15-year old steel-frame bicycle, the same one he started the expedition with back in 1994, through deep sand for tens of kilometres at any one time.

"It's been unbelievably hot these past few weeks" says Lewis. "I never thought it would be possible to bike through temperatures over half-way to boiling point! There comes a point after midday when it just becomes too hot to do anything other than dissolve in a puddle of sweat in the shade - if I'm lucky enough to find any - for the rest of the day. It's been really awful at times, but seeing the light at the end of the tunnel - crossing the Greenwich Meridian Line - has kept my spirits going when my body has wanted to give up".

Upon crossing the border illegally between Sudan and Egypt Lewis was apprehended by border security and detained for 36 hours. During the ensuing interrogation by Egyptian military intelligence he was faced with charges of espionage with a minimum prison sentence of 40 years. Permission was granted at the 11th hour by Security Head Quarters in Cairo, freeing Lewis and allowing him to continue with the circumnavigation.
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/clippings_africa/79_daily_mail.pdf

X360 - ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE & CLIMATE CHANGE
As a zero-emissions initiative, X360 also seeks to further young people's understanding of the impact of their individual lifestyles on global climate change, in particular with regard to carbon footprints. A curriculum-based program 'Ecological Footprints' was launched in 1999 by X360 for teachers and school children to utilize in the classroom.
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/ecological_footprints.htm

Young Explorers are also invited to join sections of the expedition as international embassadors where they work with expedition team members to develop standard's based curricula for the 9-18 yr old range. World Citizens from around the planet are invited to document their culture and community with videos and photo albums to share with others around the globe.
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/young_explorers.htm

X360 - CHARITABLE CAUSE
The expedition has raised over $66,000 USD for small-scale charitable causes along the way, such as orphanages, hospices for adults and children living with HIV and AIDS.
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/humanitarian_effort.htm

X360 - MISHAPS
> Sept 1995: Jason suffers compound fractures to both legs after being run over by a car while in-line skating through Colorado USA. Initial prognosis was amputation of left leg (below the knee). However after extensive insertion of hardware including metal rods in each tibia he is able to continue after 9 months of recuperation.
> Nov 1998: pedal boat Moksha capsizes in a storm during the second attempt to pedal to Hawaii from the California coast. No one is injured although the boat's interior is completely destroyed.
> June 2000: Jason contracts septicemia (blood poisoning) 1,300 miles from land pedaling between the islands of Hawaii and Tarawa (Republic of Kiribati). A US based doctor of Dermatology achieves a remote diagnosis via Iridium satellite phone and prescribes broad spectrum antibiotics before the poison reaches brain tissue, undoubtedly saving his life.
> Oct 2004: Jason undergoes surgery for 2 x torn hernias and worn knee cartilage. Doctors predict he will need a knee replacement within 10 years from the constant wear and tear of human powered travel.
> May 2005: a 17 foot salt water crocodile attacks Jason's kayak in shallow water 100 miles north of Cooktown, Cape York, Australia. His paddle is destroyed fending off the croc, otherwise Jason escapes unscathed.
> November 2005: Jason contracts malaria twice in six months: first on the island of Sumatra (Plasmodia Vivax) while paddling through Indonesia and again in Laos with the potentially lethal cerebral version (Plasmodia Falciparum).
> September 2006: Jason survives acute Altitude Sickness at 5,200 metres while biking over Lalung Pass in Tibet's Himalaya region.
> June 2007: after crossing the border between Sudan and Egypt illegally Jason is detained and interrogated by Egyptian Army Intelligence for two days. He is charged with espionage and faces 40 years in military prison.
> the expedition has been the victim of four robberies: one successful (Mexico) and three attempted also involving violence (Indonesia, India and France).

INTERVIEWS - IMAGES - TV NEWS FOOTAGE
Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings, streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. team@expedition360.com

DAILY UPDATES
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

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HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION ARRIVES IN EGYPT…. AND COMES FACE TO FACE WITH ANIMAL POWER

Jason Lewis of Expedition 360, a British attempt to complete the first circumnavigation of the world using only human power, will be turning his attention from human power to animal power for the first time during his 13-year challenge when he visits the work of the Brooke equine charity in Egypt this week.

The purpose of the visit is to learn more about the work of the UK-funded Brooke charity, which works to alleviate the suffering of equine animals working in some of the poorest communities in the world. Despite spending the last 13 years using his own power to circumnavigate the globe, Lewis is a strong advocate of how poverty affects the treatment of animals and how important animals are to the livelihoods of milions of people worldwide. Lewis will be visiting the Brooke’s work in Luxor on Saturday 7th July (details of the photo call below).

"Over the last 13-years I've passed on the road, or met face to face, literally thousands of people across 26 countries whose livelihoods depend heavily upon equines: for carrying drinking water, fuel for cooking and goods to and from market. Very often the condition and ill-treatment of the animals is extremely distressing to witness," explains Lewis.

“I have known about the outstanding and vital work the Brooke has provided to the equine world since my childhood - my parents both being avid supporters over the years. And being brought up around animals on a farm in the West Country I have a special interest and empathy with animals."

The Brooke has been helping working equine animals and supporting their sustainable use for over seventy years, concentrating mainly on the Middle East, North and East Africa, Asia and, most recently, South America. In Egypt, where the charity was founded in 1934, it has a network of 24 mobile teams providing desperately needed care to stricken animals and working with their owners across the country – from Edfu to Marsah Matrouh.

At present Lewis is biking through Egypt, the last country in Africa before he reaches the Middle East and Europe to finish the circumnavigation back at the Greenwich Meridian Line in East London, where he started in July 1994. The African leg has been the toughest overland section, with temperatures in the Nubian Desert, Northern Sudan, reaching well over 55 degrees each day. The absence of any roads at times has made the going exceptionally tough, with Lewis having to push his 15-year old steel-frame bicycle, the same one he started the expedition with back in 1994, through deep sand for tens of kilometres at any one time. For 200kms before reaching the Egyptian border he was faced with no access to water at all.

"It's been unbelievably hot these past few weeks" says Lewis. "I never thought it would be possible to bike through temperatures over half-way to boiling point! There comes a point after midday when it just becomes too hot to do anything other than dissolve in a puddle of sweat in the shade - if I'm lucky enough to find any - for the rest of the day. It's been really awful at times, but seeing the light at the end of the tunnel - crossing the Greenwich Meridian Line - has kept my spirits going when my body has wanted to give up".

Lewis has also encountered bureaucratic roadblocks through the Sudan and crossing into Egypt. He was kept waiting for a month in Ethiopia for a visa to enter to Sudan, and was initially told by the Egyptians he would not be able to cross Lake Nasser to the Aswan Dam by human powered means. Faced with the prospect of having to back-pedal all the way to Mumbai in India to seek an alternative route back to the UK via Pakistan and Iran, Lewis was eventually granted special permission by the Egyptian border authorities to pedal his bike through the desert to Aswan from the Sudanese border. Although his journey was hindered – albeit temporarily - when he was detained at a military detention centre facing charges of espionage.

As well as visiting over 800 schools since leaving England, the expedition has raised over £31,000 ($63,000 USD) for small-scale charitable causes along the way, such as orphanages, hospices for adults and children living with HIV and AIDS.

PHOTO CALL DETAILS FOR JASON LEWIS IN EGYPT

WHEN: Luxor, Saturday 6th July
WHERE: Meet outside Etap hotel on the Corniche at 7,30am on Sat 7th July
WHAT: Join Brooke Luxor team travelling by security convoy to Qus to see Brooke’s work where photos/filming can be taken of Jason

For more information about this photo call please contact Niki Austin, Head of PR at the Brooke on + 44 (0) 207 968 0833 (9am to 5pm UK time) or + 44 (0) 7884 435753.

Jason is available for interviews via his Egyptian mobile: +2 (0) 164 773340

BACKGROUND

BROOKE
More information on the Brooke can be found at www.thebrooke.org

EXPEDITION 360
Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis has traveled 37,000 miles – three quarters of the way around the planet - without wind or motor assistance -- pedalling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedalling partner Stevie Smith and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing of the USA on roller blades.

Now into its 13th year, the expedition has comprised a total of 16 legs, each constituting major expeditions in themselves. Put back to back they make Expedition 360 one of the longest endurance endeavours in history.

THE PRICE TAG
To date the expedition has cost in excess of $400,000 USD - most of which has been raised by grass roots fundraising along the way and working odd jobs. However since June 2006 the expedition has enjoyed title sponsorship from Aberdeen Asset Management, a Singapore based investment company.

MISHAPS
> Sept 1995: Jason suffers compound fractures to both legs after being run over by a car while in-line skating through Colorado USA. Initial prognosis was the loss of the left leg below the knee. However after extensive insertion of hardware including metal rods in each tibia he is able to continue after 9 months of recuperation.
> Nov 1998: pedal boat Moksha capsizes in a storm during the second attempt to pedal to Hawaii from the California coast. No one is injured although the boat's interior is completely destroyed.
> June 2000: Jason contracts septicaemia (blood poisoning) 1,300 miles from land pedalling between the islands of Hawaii and Tarawa (Republic of Kiribati). A US based doctor in dermatology makes a positive diagnosis remotely via satellite phone and prescribes broad spectrum antibiotics before the poison reaches brain tissue, undoubtedly saving his life.
> Oct 2004: Jason undergoes surgery for 2 x torn hernias and worn knee cartilage. Doctors predict he will need a knee replacement within 10 years from the constant wear and tear of human powered travel.
> May 2005: a 17 foot salt water crocodile attacks Jason's kayak in shallow water 100 miles north of Cooktown, Cape York, Australia. His paddle is destroyed fending off the croc, otherwise Jason escapes unscathed.
> November 2005: Jason contracts malaria twice in six months: first on the island of Sumatra (Plasmodia Vivax) while paddling through Indonesia and again in Laos with the potentially lethal cerebral version (Plasmodia Falciparum).
> September 2006: Jason survives acute Altitude Sickness at 5,200 metres while biking over Lalung Pass in Tibet's Himalaya region.
> The expedition has been the victim of four robberies: one successful (Mexico) and three attempted that also involved violence (Indonesia, India and France).

WHAT'S NEXT
After completing the African and Middle East sections to Istanbul in Turkey, Lewis intends to ride across Europe and use the pedal boat to complete the circumnavigation by pedalling up the River Thames to the Greenwich Meridian Line late this October.

INTERVIEWS - IMAGES - TV NEWS FOOTAGE

Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings, streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. team@expedition360.com

DAILY UPDATES
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

+++++++++ENDS++++++++++

BLING BLING! HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION GETS HOMEWARD BOUND BOOST FROM LONG WAY DOWN STARS

They met on one of the loneliest stretch of desert highway in northern Africa, hundred of miles from the nearest settlement and several days away from the nearest water resupply. It was a chance encounter between two British expeditions that will undoubtedly assist in the completion of the first circumnavigation of the world by human power.

Actors Ewan Mcgregor and Charlie Boorman, part way into their 9,500 mile motorcycle ride from north Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa entitled 'Long Way Down', ran into the first foreigner they'd seen for several days: Jason Lewis of Expedition 360, bicycling northwards on the penultimate leg of his quest to complete the first circumnavigation of the world using only human power.

'I don't know who was more surprised to see who', said Lewis, 'Me to see the first travelers on this highway for several weeks and with a vast entourage of support vehicles and camera crews in tow, or Charlie and Ewan to see this lone bicyclist in a desert region where people never usually travel alone or unsupported because of the extreme heat, lack of water and possibility of attack from wild animals.'

The daytime temperatures in this desert region of northern Sudan have been regularly peaking over 55 degrees in the lead up to the summer season. It is recognized as the most grueling stretch of the notorious Cairo to Cape Town overland route.

Before parting company the Long Way Down producers handed Lewis 1,000 pounds sterling after learning about his 13-year marathon to circumnavigate the planet using only human power and in particular his failure to attract any sponsors from the United Kingdom. It is the largest contribution from a UK source that Lewis has received since departing Greenwich in East London 13-years ago.

'It was like a windfall in the desert', said Lewis. 'One minute I was riding along worrying about how I'm going to find the money to complete the circumnavigation. The next minute BLING BLING! - I've been given enough to finish it, and in the middle of the Sahara Desert! I am hugely grateful to the Long Way Down team for their generous sponsorship. With big name actors like Ewan and Charlie it's obviously easier to attract financial backing, and it's great that they were willing to share their budget a little. We've approached literally hundreds of UK companies and institutions over the years to gain backing for Expedition 360, but our solicitations have always been rejected. It seems that if you want to get an expedition funded these days you're better off being French, German, American or Canadian - anything but British!'

BACKGROUND - EXPEDITION 360
Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis has traveled 37,000 miles – over three quarters of the way around the planet - without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedaling partner Stevie Smith and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing of the USA on roller blades.

Now into its 13th year, the expedition has comprised a total of 16 legs, each constituting major expeditions in themselves. Put back to back they make Expedition 360 one of the longest endurance endeavours in history.

At present Lewis is biking through the Nubian Desert, north Sudan, towards Egypt; the last country he will travel through in Africa. The absence of any roads at times has made the going exceptionally tough, with Lewis having to push his 15-year old steel-frame bicycle, the same one he started the expedition with back in 1994, through deep sand for tens of kilometres at any one time.

After completing the African and Middle East sections to Istanbul in Turkey, Lewis intends to ride across Europe and use the pedal boat to complete the circumnavigation by pedaling up the River Thames to the Greenwich Meridian Line late this October.

As well as visiting over 800 schools since leaving England, the expedition has raised over $63,000 USD for small-scale charitable causes along the way, such as orphanages, hospices for adults and children living with HIV and AIDS.

BACKGROUND - LONG WAY DOWN
Long Way Down is an overland expedition by British actors Ewan Mcgregor and Charlie Boorman riding motorcycles from John O Groats in Scotland to Cape Town in South Africa. They expect to finish their trip mid August this year. Traveling over 9,500 miles across two continents, they are filming a documentary for the BBC and an American network and working to raise funding and awareness for UNICEF.

http://www.longwaydown.com

INTERVIEWS - IMAGES - TV NEWS FOOTAGE

Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings, streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. team@expedition360.com

CONTACT: Jason Lewis, Sudan mobile # t: +249 913 14 66 07 or e: team@expedition360.com
Jim Carey: UK press officer, e: carey@squall.co.uk

DAILY UPDATES
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

+++++++++ENDs++++++++++

PEDAL POWERED EXPEDITION CROSSES ARABIAN SEA EN ROUTE AROUND THE WORLD >>

After 47 days at sea, Briton Jason Lewis (39) and Indian Sher Dhillon
(34) pedalled into Djibouti, East Africa Sunday completing the 1,900
mile journey from India on a unique pedal powered boat.

The last 24 hours of the voyage were the most critical as gale force
winds threatened to blow the duo onto the Somali coast.

"At one point I thought we'd lose everything" Lewis said on arrival in
Djibouti. "My worst fear became a reality when a fierce northerly wind
started to blow us south and onto the exposed coastline of western
Somalia where there would have been no hope of rescue".

On reaching land Sher Dhillon said "To arrive in a continent for the
first time by boat is truly amazing in this age of air travel and to
have pedalled the thing here makes it even more rewarding"

On their first day out from Mumbai they hit the unmarked wreckage of a
sunken ship, damaging the underside of the boat and destroying the
rudder. After limping back Mumbai and having a new rudder built they
set out again, only to have their water maker fail just a week from
land. The coastguard arranged for a passing ship to drop off 180
litres of drinking water, which the pair survived on for the remainder
of the voyage.

On nearing the Gulf of Aden a fierce current pushed them southwards
towards the island of Soqotra, one of the world's most feared areas
for attacks by pirates. Just days before the pair neared the island a
UN cargo vessel was hijacked and the crew kidnapped for ransom.

The expedition is part of a larger endeavour by Lewis to complete the
first human powered circumnavigation of the world.

Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis has
travelled 35,000 miles - three quarters of the way around the planet -
without wind or motor assistance -- pedalling a one-of-a-kind pedal
boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's
oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000,
Lewis became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean
from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and
8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedalling partner Stevie Smith
and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by
pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported
crossing of the USA on roller blades.

"The idea of circumnavigating the world by human power is still as
exciting and demanding as it was 13 years ago when I first started. To
me it's still the ultimate human challenge. This next leg through
Africa and the Middle East signifies the closing stages of the
expedition, but they're major sections in their own right".

Lewis expects to complete the circumnavigation by October this year.
The final leg will entail mountain biking the final 6,000 miles
through Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, the Middle East and finally Europe to
finish at the Greenwich Meridian Line in London.

Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings,
streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.
http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

For further information, interviews and photos please contact Kenny
Brown +44 777 563 7004

ENDS

DUO SET TO COMPLETE PEDAL POWERED CROSSING OF ARABIAN SEA EN ROUTE AROUND THE WORLD

CONTACTS: Jason and Sher are available for interviews via satellite
phone - +8816 310 127 49
Filmmaker Kenny Brown can be contacted in Djibouti on UK cell phone
+44 777 563 7004

Two adventurers are set to arrive in Djibouti, NE Africa on Sunday
after pedaling a 26-foot boat across the Arabian Sea from Mumbai,
India as part of an historic attempt to circumnavigate the Earth by
human power.

Briton Jason Lewis, from Dorset, and Indian Sher Dhillon, from
Chandigarh in the Punjab province, pedaled for 47 days and nights to
complete the 1,835-mile crossing. The expedition is part of a larger
endeavour by Lewis to complete the first human powered
circumnavigation of the world, now into its 13th (and hopefully
final) year.

The pair encountered a number of challenges along the way: on their
first day out from Mumbai they crashed into the unmarked wreckage of
a sunken ship, damaging the underside of the boat and destroying the
rudder. After limping back to Mumbai to have a new rudder built they
set out again, only to have their water maker fail a week from land.
The coastguard arranged for a passing ship to drop off 180 litres of
drinking water, allowing the men to survive the rest of the voyage.

‘‘As soon as knew we were out of water my throat began to dry up and
I became instantly thirsty. I didn’t believe we’d be able to make it
all the way to Africa on just 180 litres for that distance,” said
Lewis speaking by satellite phone.

Then upon the final approach to the Gulf of Aden a fierce current
pushed them south toward the island of Soqotra, one of the world’s
most feared areas for pirate attacks. Days earlier, a UN cargo vessel
was hijacked in the area and the crew kidnapped for ransom.

Said Dhillon: “Being the victim of a piracy attack was always one of
the main risks for the voyage and it was never far from our minds.
Being so slow to maneuver we’d make an easy target. My worst fear was
to end up on al-Jazeera TV with a bag over my head!”

ARRIVAL DETAILS and ITINERARY

WHEN: Sunday, March 18 expected to arrive at NOON local time.
WHERE: PORT DU PECHE, Djibouti
WHAT: Press interviews, Short multimedia presentation of expedition
through SE Asia and thanks to sponsors, followed by Q+A and photos.

Jason and Sher are available for interviews via satellite phone -
+8816 310 127 49
Filmmaker Kenny Brown can be contacted in Djibouti on UK cell phone
+44 777 563 7004

Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis has
traveled 35,000 miles – three quarters of the way around the planet -
without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal
boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's
oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000,
Lewis became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean
from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days
and 8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedaling partner Stevie
Smith and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the
Atlantic by pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first
unsupported crossing of the USA on roller blades.

Lewis expects to complete the circumnavigation by October this year.
The final leg will entail mountain biking the final 10,000kms through
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, the Middle East and finally Europe to finish
at Greenwich in London.

**INTERVIEWS** IMAGES ** TV NEWS FOOTAGE

Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings,
streaming video clips and photos -
http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password. t...@expedition360.com

**DAILY UPDATES**
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
http://www.expedition360.com

+++++++++ENDs++++++++++

Jason Lewis
Expedition 360 * The First Human Powered Around the World Expedition *
www.expedition360.com

Adventure Community Disputes Canadian's Human Powered Circumnavigation Claim

ATTN: Adventure writers, outdoor editors, book
editors.

www.expedition360.com

Contacts: Jason Lewis (currently in the Gulf of Aden)
can be reached by email at team@expedition360.com
(please do not send attachments). Satellite phone
interviews can be arranged. Still pictures are
available.

Expedition documentary filmmaker Kenny Brown can be
reached in Los Angeles on +1 323 304 5364 or after
March 13 in Africa on +1 44 777 563 7004.

WORLDWIDE – Members of the adventure community today
called on Canadian Colin Angus to stop claiming to
have completed a human-powered circumnavigation of the
world.

Adventurer Jason Lewis, currently pedaling a boat
through the Gulf of Aden in an historic attempt to
complete the world’s first human-powered
circumnavigation, says he was shocked to hear the
title of Angus’ new book: “Beyond the Horizon _The
Great Race to Finish the First Human Powered
Circumnavigation of the Earth.”

Lewis, fellow explorers and the Guinness Book of World
Records agree that Angus failed to complete a
circumnavigation, because he did not enter the
Southern hemisphere nor touch at least one pair of
“antipodes,” opposite points along the planet’s
largest circle.

“Everyone in the adventure community, including Angus,
knows that he did not complete a circumnavigation,”
Lewis said. “I find it ludicrous, personally
distressing and damaging that he would publish his
book with a fraudulent claim right in the title.”

Famed explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes said he agreed with
Guinness in the debate.

"With regard to the current debate on what constitutes
a legitimate human powered circumnavigation, I would
agree with the Guinness Book as being the only fair
and impartial judge and setter of rules for such an
endeavour," Fiennes said.

Lewis, whose Expedition 360 is supported by patrons
including his Holiness the Dalai Lama and The Duke of
Gloucester, plans to finish his journey in October of
this year. The next leg involves cycling across
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and the Middle East.

Details of the circumnavigation dispute were splashed
across the letters page of the March edition of
National Geographic Adventure, with several explorers
refuting Angus’ claims to be a modern Magellan.

Canadian explorer Tim Harvey has echoed the adventure
community’s position. Harvey, who initially set off
with Angus, said he left the trek after discovering
Angus was planning “short cuts.”
“Colin Angus never even entered the Southern
Hemisphere, as every circumnavigation must,” Harvey
wrote in a letter to National Geographic Adventure.
“To honour his claim is like honouring the winner of a
race to the North Pole, even if the racer stopped at
the Magnetic North Pole, instead of the True North
Pole.”

Harvey also said he expects Lewis and Expedition 360
to become the first to complete a human-powered
circumnavigation.

“Meanwhile, another adventurer is doing the adventure
community proud by tackling the challenge the right
way, like a man of integrity,” Harvey said.
“Jason Lewis of England has used a pedal-boat across
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and has relied on
human power every inch of the rest of the way. The
whole adventure community will lose credibility if
National Geographic allows itself to be hoodwinked by
Angus, and fails to honour the man with the integrity
to back his claim with a decade of challenge in both
hemispheres. Lewis shows us the inexpressible
difficulty of truly achieving the first ever
circumnavigation of the planet by human power.”
Angus journey was in many ways epic, but it was not a
circumnavigation.

Seattle-based adventurer Erden Eruc says Angus
conveniently dismissed the World Speed Sailing Records
Council (WSSRC) standard on around-the-world claims,
because his journey was not exclusively maritime. But
Angus used FAI (world air sports federation) standards
for around-the-world flights without ever having taken
flight by human power during his journey.

“Peer review is necessary to verify any achievement,”
Eruc says.

Lewis is on track to become the first person to
circumnavigate the world by human power in October of
this year.

Details of the National Geographic Adventure dispute
can be downloaded at http://www.expedition360.com/nat_geo_article.pdf

TIMINGS REVISION >> HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION SET TO ARRIVE MUMBAI, INDIA, COMPLETING SE ASIA LEG >>

Jason Lewis of Expedition 360 will arrive in Mumbai [Bombay], India,
Friday this week completing the 13th out of a total of 16 legs of a
13-year attempt to circumnavigate the planet using only human power; a
historic first according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
[Guinness are currently the only arbiter offering set guidelines for
this challenge that has attracted a number of attempts by other Human
Powered Circumnavigation (HPC) aspirants - see below*].

http://www.expedition360.com

The current leg of X360 through SE Asia has entailed cycling 6327 miles
(10,122 kms) miles from Singapore to India via China and Tibet. Lewis
caught Malaria in Laos and a near fatal case of altitude sickness (AMS)
crossing the Himalayas. The strict 'no ride zone' enforced by the
Chinese police in eastern Tibet also meant Lewis had to pedal over 1000
miles from Yunnan, China to Lhasa with the threat of being caught,
arrested and turned back at any time. Much of this stretch he had to
complete under cover of night to avoid detection.

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/
http://www.expedition360.com/logbook/se_asia_leg_mumbai.htm

**ARRIVAL DETAILS**
Friday, 17th November, 2006. 10 a.m. local IST (India Standard Time) at
the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Apollo Bunder, Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg,
Mumbai 400001, India. t: +91 022- 55527200.
www.royalbombayyachtclub.com

11.30 -12.15 - Press arrive 12.30 -12:45 - Jason
arrives on the bike + Photo Opportunity on the Bike.  12:45 -1:15
- Welcoming Jason by RBYC & Schenker + Jason gives Multi
Media Presentation.  1:15 - 1:30 - Informal
interaction 1:30 - 1:45 - Handing over the yacht
Ceremony 1:45 onwards - Lunch

Press contact: Mr. Gaurav Kapoor. Mobile: +91 98112 29970. Email:
gaurav.kap...@schenker.com
Royal Bombay Yacht Club contact: Mr. Cyrus Heerjee. Mob: +91 98210
35492. Email: cheer...@gmail.com
Alternative contact: t...@expedition360.com
PLEASE CONFIRM INTENTION OF ATTENDANCE WITH GAURAV KAPOOR IN ADVANCE.

**BACKGROUND**
Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line, East London, in 1994 the
39-year old Briton has traveled over 35,000 miles, over three quarters
of the way around the globe, without assistance from the wind or
motors. A third of this distance has been completed using a pedal
powered boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) to cross the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the first person to pedal across the
Pacific Ocean from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia -
178 days and 8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedaling partner
Stevie Smith and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the
Atlantic by pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first
unsupported crossing of the USA on roller blades.

Along the way he has fended off the attentions of whales and
crocodiles, caught malaria twice and been run over - almost losing both
legs in the process. He has mainly worked his passage, from cattle
droving in Colorado to working in a funeral parlour in Australia,
although on this current leg the expedition has acquired sponsorship
backing from Aberdeen Asset Management, a Singapore based investment
portfolio company with interests throughout SE Asia. Schenker Logistics
are also providing logistics solutions support, including shipping the
pedal boat from Singapore to Mumbai ready for Lewis to pedal to
Djibouti in East Africa early next year.

http://www.aberdeen-asset.com/singapore
http://www.schenker.com/

**COMING UP**
The next leg of Expedition 360 starting January 1st 2007 will be a
2,200-mile crossing of the Indian Ocean from Mumbai to Djibouti on the
horn of Africa. Lewis is still entertaining the idea of someone
pedaling with him. However the threat of piracy off the Somali coast
seems to have doused enthusiasm amongst potential crew members thus
far.

The route of the expedition will then continue through Ethiopia, Sudan,
Egypt, the Middle East and finally Europe to finish at Greenwich in
London by July 2007.

**EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH in MUMBAI**
During the 5-week layover in Mumbai to prepare for the sea-crossing to
Djibouti Lewis will be working with the local Sahaj Sankalp
organization founded in 2001 to help 150 impoverished children in
various parts of India, including Mumbai. He hopes to raise awareness
for the program through the expedition video blog (vlog) as well as
raise money directly through existing expedition sponsors. A series of
cultural exchange activities with children in other countries the
expedition has visited is also planned.

www.sahajsankalp.org

**INTERVIEWS** IMAGES ** TV NEWS FOOTAGE
Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings,
 streaming video clips and photos -
 http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
 http://homepage.mac.com/expedition360/

Please contact us for a password - mob: +65 983 61 348 (direct dial or
sms/text). e: t...@expedition360.com

**DAILY UPDATES**  Regular updates and archived journals from
expedition legs can be accessed here.
http://www.expedition360.com/journal/

**HPC ASPIRANTS**
Colin Angus of Expedition Canada achieved a circle of the Northern
Hemisphere by human power in May 2006. Erden Eruc of Around-n-Over is
currently underway on a full circumnavigation by human power and in
addition is climbing six of the world's highest peaks en route.

Around-n-Over - www.around-n-over.org/
Expedition Canada - www.expeditioncanada.com/

+++++++++ENDS++++++++++

HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION SET TO ARRIVE MUMBAI, INDIA, COMPLETING SE ASIA LEG >>

http://www.expedition360.com/journal/
http://www.expedition360.com/logbook/se_asia_leg_mumbai.htm

10am - Press arrive
10.15 - Jason Lewis of Expedition 360 arrives on bicycle.
10.15 to 10.45 - Photo Op with pedal boat and picturesque RBYC
clubhouse as backdrops. Brief Q+A.
10.45 - Retire to RBYC for light refreshments.
11.00 to 11.30 Interview slots followed by a short 15 minute multimedia
presentation of the expedition to date.
11.30 - End

http://www.aberdeen-asset.com/singapore
http://www.schenker.com/

The route of the expedition will then continue through Ethiopia, Sudan,
Egypt, the Middle East and finally Europe to finish at Greenwich in
London by July 2007.

www.sahajsankalp.org

**INTERVIEWS** IMAGES ** TV NEWS FOOTAGE
Visit the Press Room on the x360 website for past press clippings,
 streaming video clips and photos -
 http://www.expedition360.com/press_room/home.htm

Hi-res archive images are available online -
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HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION ARRIVES in KATHMANDU >>

Jason Lewis of 'Expedition 360' has arrived in Kathmandu as part of a
13-year attempt to circumnavigate the world using only human power [a
'first' according to Guinness Book of Word Records].
http://www.expedition360.com
Lewis, a 38-year-old Briton is currently en route to Mumbai [Bombay],
India from Singapore. The current leg through SE Asia entails 7,000
miles of bicycling of which Lewis has so far completed nearly 5,000
through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Tibet and Nepal and India. He
has completed an astonishing 35,000 miles under his own steam since
departing London over 11 years ago. A third of this distance has been
completed using a pedal powered boat to cross the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans.
http://www.expedition360.com/logbook/se_asia_leg_mumbai.htm

Along the way he has fended off the attentions of whales and
crocodiles, caught malaria twice and been run over - almost losing both
legs in the process. On this latest leg to Kathmandu Lewis caught
Malaria in Laos and a near fatal case of altitude sickness (AMS) in
Tibet. The strict 'no ride zone' enforced by the Chinese police in
eastern Tibet also meant Lewis had to pedal over 1600kms from Yunnan,
China to Lhasa with the threat of being caught, arrested and turned
back at any time. Much of this stretch he had to complete under cover
of night to avoid detection.

He has mainly worked his passage, from cattle droving in Colorado to
working in a funeral parlour in Australia, although on this current leg
the expedition has acquired sponsorship backing from Aberdeen Asset
Management, a Singapore based investment portfolio company with
interests throughout SE Asia. Schenker Logistics are also providing
logistics solutions support, including shipping the pedal boat from
Singapore to Mumbai ready for Lewis to pedal to Djibouti in East Africa
early next year.
http://www.aberdeen-asset.com/singapore/
http://www.schenker.com/

The expedition is expected to be completed by summer next year. The
final leg will be a 2,200-mile crossing of the Indian Ocean to Djibouti
on the horn of Africa. The adventure will then continue through
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, the Middle East and finally Europe to finish at
Greenwich in London.
During the SE Asia leg Lewis is inviting young people from each major
city to create short 5-10 minute films about who they are and where
they live in the world. These living video blogs, or 'vlogs' are then
uploaded to the expedition website where they can be accessed by
students around the world. The aim of these educational activities is
to use the expedition as a vehicle to promote qualities of
international understanding, awareness and tolerance amongst people of
different cultures.
http://www.expedition360.com/schools/cultural_exchange.htm

Lewis intends to work with a small group of youngsters connected to
UNESCO's Associated Schools' program during his time in Kathmandu. This
program is made possible in part through funding from Aberdeen Asset
Management Asia.

**BACKGROUND**
Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis has
traveled 35,000 miles - three quarters of the way around the planet -
without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat
('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans,
bicycling and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000, Lewis
became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San
Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000
nautical miles. In 1994, original pedaling partner Stevie Smith and
Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal
power, and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing
of the USA on roller blades.

**SPONSORS**

In addition to key support from Aberdeen Asset Management, the
forthcoming leg of the expedition is being greatly assisted Schenker
Singapore who are providing logistics solutions support, including
shipping the pedal boat from Singapore to Mumbai ready for Lewis to
pedal to Djibouti in East Africa early next year.

**INTERVIEWS** IMAGES ** TV NEWS FOOTAGE
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HUMAN POWERED CIRCUMNAVIGATION DEPARTS ON SE ASIA LEG

Jason Lewis is set continue his 13-year marathon to circumnavigate the world using only human power from Singapore this Tuesday, June 6th 2006.

• Venue: SAF Yacht Club, Changi Clubhouse, 110 Tanah Merah Coast Rd, Singapore 498800. T: 6389 3750. Website: www.safyc.org.sg
• Directions: see additional document attached
• Timings: 9 - 10a.m. Pre-arranged press interviews (please contact Izaeel Koh ahead of time – see contacts details below)
10 - 10.30a.m. Short multimedia presentation of expedition through SE Asia and thanks to sponsors, followed by Q+A
10.30 – 11a.m. Photo call
11 – 11.15a.m. Tracey Tan (SAFYC Sea Sports Manager to present SAFYC burgee to Jason Lewis

Lewis, a 38-year-old Briton will travel northward through SE Asia into China. He will then hike over the Himalayas to India before cycling to Bombay. He will be accompanied on this leg of his journey, dubbed ‘Expedition 360’, by several team members who will join for shorter sections en route. The 7,000 mile route is expected take up to five months.

Lewis arrived in Singapore from Indonesia last November, having spent several months traversing the archipelago by kayak and on bicycle. He has completed an astonishing 35,000 miles under his own steam since departing London over 11 years ago.

In that time he has fended off the attentions of whales and crocodiles, caught malaria and been run over – almost losing both legs in the process. He has also worked his passage, from cattle droving in Colorado to working in a funeral parlour in Australia.

During the SE Asia leg Lewis is inviting young people from each major city and region to bike with the team for a few days at a time. Using wireless laptops these international ambassadors will create links to youngsters in other countries via video, photo and text blogs on the expedition website, partly through the support of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia.

The team also plans to visit schools en route in conjunction with UNESCO's (United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization) Associated Schools' Network. The aim of these educational activities is to use the expedition as a vehicle to promote qualities of international understanding, awareness and tolerance amongst people of different cultures.

Said Lewis, “This leg promises to be among the most exciting and certainly best organised. We have had tremendous backing from Aberdeen, and this will allow more people to participate. After so many years on the road, the chance to communicate a sense of the possible, especially to young children, is what makes 360 meaningful.”

Hugh Young, MD of Aberdeen Asia commented, “Jason is a longstanding friend. We greatly admire his combination of grit and enthusiasm, which make him an inspirational ambassador, and we’re delighted to be associated with this leg of his journey.”

**BACKGROUND**

Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Jason Lewis has traveled 35,000 miles – three quarters of the way around the planet - without wind or motor assistance -- pedaling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat ('Moksha', meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical miles. In 1994, original pedaling partner Stevie Smith and Lewis completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power, and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing of the USA on roller blades.

**SPONSORS**

In addition to key support from Aberdeen Asset Management, the forthcoming leg of the expedition is being greatly assisted Schenker Singapore who are providing logistics solutions support, including shipping the pedal boat from Singapore to Mumbai ready for Lewis to pedal to Djibouti in East Africa early next year.

Schenker is a leading international provider of integrated logistics services; providing land operations, worldwide air and sea freight, and all associated logistics services. Henry Woo, Deputy General Manager for Schenker Seafreight and Project commented, 'In our project department we limit the impossible. Jason has the same attitude towards circumnavigating the world by human power’.

The SAF Yacht Club have also provided storage for Jason’s pedal boat during the forthcoming overland leg. Moksha will be used again to pedal from Mumbai to Djibouti in East Africa from January to February 2007.

Other support from –
- McMurdo UK has loaned the use of one Fastfind Personal Locator Beacons (PLB).
- Clifbar are providing sports bars and other nutitional product support
- Curious Software is providing high quality professional information graphics for use in the video exchange program and other educational media projects.
- Akimbo, the first fully functioning marriage of TV and the Internet, is providing general support and assistance.
- Map Resources are providing online maps.

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Press Contact –
Izaeel Koh
T: 6389 3756
HP: 90125427
E: izaeel@safyc.org.sg

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AROUND WORLD ADVENTURER KAYAKS INTO SINGAPORE - DELAYED

Due to exceptionally strong currents in the Singapore Straits - the
world's busiest shipping lane - Jason Lewis' attempt to Kayak from
Batam Island to Singapore (Singapore Paddle Club, Tanjong Beach, on
Sentosa) has been postponed until tomorrow, November 17th at 1400hrs
local time.

* * * MEDIA RELEASE - 17/11/05 * * *

The current leg of Expedition 360 - the first circumnavigation of the
world using only human power - arrives today (Thursday 17th) in
Singapore by kayak.

Arrival Venue: Singapore Paddle Club, Tanjong Beach on Sentosa,

Arrival Time: 1400hrs local time (0700 GMT)

Jason Lewis (38, British, male, from Bridport, Dorset), who has now
travelled 35,000 miles under his own steam since departing London over
11 years ago, has spent the last six months using an ocean-going pedal
boat, kayak and bicycle to travel 2,600 miles from Darwin, Australia.

Jason has endured everything from heavy seas to deadly snakes to
highway robbers in his journey through the length of Indonesia. He had
to sacrifice one of his kayak paddles to the jaws of a 5-metre
saltwater crocodile, and spent a very anxious night keeping his
campfire going on Komodo Island, to ward off the notorious flesh-eating
'dragons'. He has also had to contend with sudden rainsqualls that
whipped up terrifying waves, monsoonal downpours and the dangerous 5-15
knot currents that flow through the narrow straits or 'selats'
between islands. These currents create giant whirlpools that have been
known to pull large fishing boats to the bottom of the ocean.

Today's final, 13-mile crossing from Batam Island to Singapore is the
world's busiest shipping lane. 500 super-freight and tanker vessels
pass through the Singapore Straits every single day. Piracy is also an
ever-present worry.

"Pedalling a 26ft boat across a massive body of the water like the
Pacific Ocean might seem incredibly dangerous, but to be honest I am
more apprehensive about this leg of the circumnavigation, mainly
because of the new 'human factor'. The ocean can be life-threatening if
you don't prepare properly and respect it, but people can be much more
unpredictable and dangerous."

Jason Lewis' arrival in Singapore completes the latest hurdle in his
quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the world using only
human power. From Singapore the expedition will involve bicycling
through Thailand, Laos into China then hike south over the Himalayas
into India. From this point, a 2,200-mile crossing of the Indian Ocean
to East Africa is being considered. The adventure will continue through
North Africa and Europe to finish at the Greenwich Meridian Line (the
point Lewis and former pedalling partner Stevie Smith departed from in
1994) sometime in 2007. It will have taken a total of 13 years to
complete the circumnavigation.

The team also visits schools en route in conjunction with UNESCO's
(United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization) Associated
Schools' Network. The team has recently raised $10,000 USD to rebuild a
youth recreational centre in the tsunami-affected region of Banda Aceh.

The Darwin-Singapore leg of the expedition is made possible by the
following sponsors:

http://www.expedition360.com/sponsors/indonesia_sponsors.htm

Speedo International www.speedo.com

Wenonah Canoe (kayaks) www.wenonah.com

Direct Container lines (shipping kayaks from US to Australia)
www.dclusa.com/

Iridium Satellite (Satellite phone + airtime) www.iridium.com

McMurdo UK (EPIRBS) www.mcmurdo.co.uk/

UK Hydrographic Office (Marine charts) www.hydro.gov.uk/

Ortlieb (water-storage solutions) www.ortlieb.de/

Lifeline Batteries (marine batteries) www.lifelinebatteries.com/

**BACKGROUND**

Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Lewis has
travelled 35,000 miles - two-thirds around the planet - without wind
or motor assistance; pedalling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat ('Moksha',
meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling
and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the
first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco
in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical
miles. In 1994, original pedalling partner Stevie Smith (author of
'Pedalling To Hawaii', his account of the adventure) and Lewis
completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power,
and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing of the
USA by roller blades.

www.expedition360.com

**INTERVIEWS** IMAGES**TV NEWS FOOTAGE

Contact Kenny Brown on 0777 563 7004

Non-urgent Email enquiries to t...@expedition360.com

Hi-res archive images are available direct from the website.

Contact:

UK PRESS OFFICER - contact Jim Carey:

c...@squall.co.uk

US PRESS OFFICER - contact Sharon Kessler:

smkessll...@mindspring.com

**DAILY UPDATES**

Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

www.expedition360.com/x360_indonesia_journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage

www.expedition360.com

**X360 SPOKESPERSON** - in the event of being unable to contact the
team direct, contact Stevie Smith for interviews and any other general
information regarding Expedition 360. He was the expedition founder in
1991 and has recently published an account of the adventure:

"Pedalling To Hawaii" (Published by Summersdale in the UK. £7.99)

"Pedaling To Hawaii" (To be published by Countryman Press in the
USA, May 2006)

Stevie Smith: tel +44 (0)7766 707012

Email: Stevie_sm...@onetel.com

Web: www.p2hi.com

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AROUND WORLD ADVENTURER KAYAKS INTO SINGAPORE

* * * MEDIA RELEASE - 16/11/05 * * *

The current leg of Expedition 360 - the first circumnavigation of the
world using only human power - arrives today (Wednesday 16th) in
Singapore by kayak.

Arrival Venue: Singapore Paddle Club, Tanjong Beach on Sentosa,
Arrival Time: 1500hrs local time (0800 GMT)

Jason Lewis (38, British, male), who has now travelled 35,000 miles
under his own steam since departing London over 11 years ago, has spent
the last six months using an ocean-going pedal boat, kayak and bicycle
to travel 2,600 miles from Darwin, Australia.

Jason Lewis' arrival in Singapore completes the latest hurdle in his
quest to become the first person to circumnavigate the world using only
human power. From Singapore the expedition will involve bicycling
through Thailand, Laos into China then hike south over the Himalayas
into India. From this point, a 2,200-mile crossing of the Indian Ocean
to East Africa is being considered. The adventure will continue through
North Africa and Europe to finish at the Greenwich Meridian Line (the
starting point for Lewis and former pedalling partner Stevie Smith in
1994) sometime in 2007. It will have taken a total of 13 years to
complete the circumnavigation.

The Darwin-Singapore leg of the expedition is made possible by the
following sponsors:
http://www.expedition360.com/sponsors/indonesia_sponsors.htm

Speedo International www.speedo.com
Wenonah Canoe (kayaks) www.wenonah.com
Direct Container lines (shipping kayaks from US to Australia)
www.dclusa.com/
Iridium Satellite (Satellite phone + airtime) www.iridium.com
McMurdo UK (EPIRBS) www.mcmurdo.co.uk/
UK Hydrographic Office (Marine charts) www.hydro.gov.uk/
Ortlieb (water-storage solutions) www.ortlieb.de/
Lifeline Batteries (marine batteries) www.lifelinebatteries.com/

**BACKGROUND**
Since departing the Greenwich Meridian Line in 1994, Lewis has
travelled 35,000 miles - two-thirds around the planet - without wind
or motor assistance; pedalling a one-of-a-kind pedal boat ('Moksha',
meaning liberation in Sanskrit) across the world's oceans, bicycling
and rollerblading over land. On August 18th 2000, Lewis became the
first in history to pedal across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco
in the US to Port Douglas, Australia - 178 days and 8,000 nautical
miles. In 1994, original pedalling partner Stevie Smith (author of
'Pedalling To Hawaii', his account of the adventure) and Lewis
completed the first East-West crossing of the Atlantic by pedal power,
and a year later Lewis completed the first unsupported crossing of the
USA by roller blades.

www.expedition360.com

**INTERVIEWS** IMAGES**TV NEWS FOOTAGE

Contact Kenny Brown on 0777 563 7004
Non-urgent Email enquiries to t...@expedition360.com

Hi-res archive images are available direct from the website.
Contact:
UK PRESS OFFICER - contact Jim Carey:
c...@squall.co.uk
US PRESS OFFICER - contact Sharon Kessler:
smkessll...@mindspring.com

**DAILY UPDATES**
Regular updates and archived journals from this leg can be read from
here.

www.expedition360.com/x360_indonesia_journal/

Or you can find the link off the expedition360.com homepage
www.expedition360.com

"Pedalling To Hawaii" (Published by Summersdale in the UK. £7.99)
"Pedaling To Hawaii" (To be published by Countryman Press in the
USA, May 2006)
Stevie Smith: tel +44 (0)7766 707012
Email: Stevie_sm...@onetel.com
Web: www.p2hi.com

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