• one of the first ever solitary expedition to the one of the most inaccessible places on the world – the Chang Tang expanse on the north-west of Tibet.
• to confirm the assumption, that crossing the Chang Tang area does not require an involvement of hefty animal caravans or a fleet of jeeps featured with the most advanced technology.
• to create a detailed database, containing the most current information on that area.
• to update an expedition blog with news and photos taken during the journey.

The route can be divided into a few stages:

Stage 1 - Andirlangar-Karasay (distance: 120 [km], time: 2 days)
When leaving Andirlangar the route leads through the outskirts of the Taklamakan desert in the direction of the Karasay village, where I’m going to have a square meal and to refill my food saves for next phases of the expedition.

Stage 2 - Karasay-the Heishi Beihu Lake (distance: 250[km], time: 10 days + acclimatization)
Karasay – the last stop, where I will be able to replenish my food supplies for next 60-70 days of the expedition. When leaving the last outpost of civilization the route goes up into the Kunlun and crosses the passes over the mountain range at approximately 5500 meters of altitude. That requires good acclimatization, which will take a few additional days. Additionally, this stage is considered as a warm-up part, during which I will gradually get used to the sore Tibetan climate. After crossing the last pass I am now on The Chang Tang and have hundreds of kilometers of roadless country ahead of me.

Stage 3 - The Heishi Beihu Lake-Rutog (distance: 650-900[km], time: 50-60 days)
Starting from the Heishi Beihu lake I will have to cover a distance of 650-900 km within the next 50-60 days. During this phase I will not have an opportunity to met any human beings. It is assumed, that this route has never been traveled across.

Stage 4 - Rutog-Kashgar (distance: 1200 [km], time: 20 days)
Should everything happen accordingly to plan, Rutog will be the first place where I will have an opportunity to get a square meal after my two months journey through all that deserted, inhabited regions. When leaving Rutog I’m starting the last phase, which leads via Western Tibet to Kashgar.

A daily distance is assumed to account for around 15-20 km when traveling through the Chang Tang region (stage 3). The route is considered as a main difficulty, since a lot of tracts can be found there, which in majority lead somewhere to so called dead valleys. All essential food products are to be bought in Karasay. The most nutrient and light products are considered, with the following amongst them: oat flakes, Chinese soups, pasta, high-sweetened soy milk powder, dried fruit and vegetables, high-sweetened biscuits (so called army biscuits, which successfully applied while my last trip to Tibet – the food energy of 250 gram is around 1250 calories), condensed milk and freeze-dry meals. The daily weight of food is assumed to fluctuate around 1 kg.

I might also face a lack of water problem, caused by the fact, that there are no rivers in the Chang Tang area. Additionally, it may happen that water coming for lakes, located in the region in question, can occur to be unapt to drink. The ground of this region, similar to the South Pole area, is constantly frozen and even if any underground sources emerge, they are mostly unavailable.

There will be additional 20-25 kg weight of my equipment (cloths, a tent, a sleeping bag, tools and spare parts of bike ) and around 10 liters of petrol used for cooking during the trip. The total mass of my baggage will get up to around 100-120 kg.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to foreseen the road conditions, however on the basis of my previous trip, when I managed to get to the edge of the Chang Tang area, I can say that it is a broad graveled region gashed with icy creeks, rivers and wetlands, which in the worst case can stop me from clinching my expedition and may force me to admit defeat. It is very likely, that for major part of my trip I will be forced to thrust my bike loaded with the entire equipment, since biking on such a type of surface may be practically impossible.

After leaving the last civilized location of Gerze I won’t be able to get any help from outside, even if having a satellite phone. In case of sickness I shall rely on myself only. If I deplete all food supplies and there won’t be a possibility to find drink water, the tragedy will become a fact.