EXPEDITION TEAM



RIPLEY DAVENPORT
Explorer | Adventurer | Humanitarian | Speaker
Ripley Davenport is a renowned explorer, adventurer, humanitarian, and inspirational speaker and best known for his demanding expeditions to the isolated areas of the world, notably accomplished solo and unassisted without any machine or animal but on foot by hauling or carrying all his equipment.
He avoids the worn tourist paths, and eminent landmarks, favouring instead to position himself unaided in potentially hostile environments. Without any film crew, Ripley can continue to pioneer the filming of his genuine experiences authentically in unforgiving surroundings as his journey develops.

In 1998, Ripley completed a solo trek across the Karakum Desert in 21 days. Then in the same year, Ripley successfully crossed the Namib Desert, solo and unassisted, with two camels in 82 days.
In 1999, he spent two weeks in the company of the Air Tuareg of Niger. The purpose was to learn about desert living and their culture.
Since then Ripley has been fixated with desert and polar exploration and adventure and he intends on traversing across many isolated areas.

The list doesn't stop here. Ripley has completed several other expeditions in addition to raising thousands of pounds for childrens' charities.

He has recently joined the i2P - impossible2Possible team as an Inspirational Ambassador and remains loyal and dedicated in supporting UNICEF and Hope & Homes for Children.

PERSONAL TRAINER



RAY ZAHAB
Personal Trainer
Canadian adventurer Ray Zahab has competed in several, (and even won a few), international ultra-marathons of distances from 100 to over 200 miles in length in some of the harshest conditions on the globe.
He and two other runners recently ran the entire width of the Sahara Desert—7500 kms / 4500 miles in 111 days with no rest days—and in the process learned of the seriousness of the water crisis in Africa.
The run was documented in a film directed by Oscar winner James Moll and narrated by Matt Damon. One of the goals of the film is to raise awareness for the water crisis in Africa.

Ray is an established adventurer and speaker who uses his athletic career to support initiatives and causes he believes in.
Ray is Athletic Ambassador and board member for the ONEXONE organization and is a board member of the Ryan's Well Foundation.
Founder of impossible2Possible, Ray was recently a member of the South Pole Quest expedition team.
In winter 2008/9, Ray, and two other Canadians, broke the world speed record for an unsupported team expedition to the South Pole, In the process, Ray became the first person to trek this traditional route from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole solely on foot- without the use of skis.
Students and classrooms from all over North America joined the team as they trekked to the South Pole on a daily basis- communicating and actively taking part – becoming “team mates” of the expedition.

Ray Zahab Official website
i2P - Impossible2Possible Official website

VISUAL ADVISOR



LASSE RAHBEK PETERSEN
Film Maker | Photography
Lasse Rahbek Petersen has numerous short-films, screen advertisements and publicity films on his résumé. Always working independently, Lasse commits himself to carry out the entire creative process of filmmaking from camera work to editing.

Utilizing techniques from modern cinematography, while never deviating from classical film and documentary aesthetics, Lasse is able to create video-productions that fuse the greatest aspects of feature film, documentary and marketing.

Lasse's in-depth understanding, creative foresight and ability to produce results in the most gruelling of conditions makes him an exceptionally addition to the Mongolia 2010 Expedition team.
He will be documenting the training and preparation process and piecing together all the video film and images from the expedition as well as interview footage to compile several short films and a feature documentary of this historic expedition.

SUPPORT



LAURA DAVENPORT
Administration | Logistics
Laura Davenport, fluent in Russian, Danish, Lithuanian and English, will be supporting Ripley throughout the expedition.
Her responsibility is essentially to take care of the expedition's administration and logistics in addition to keeping Ripley moving forward. This involves collaborating with current sponsors, seeking potential new partners, communicating with the media, and dealing with all correspondence.

Laura will also keep the website ticking over with new information along with the latest images, video feeds and blog reports. This will preserve the content, making this an interesting, but more importantly, very informative website.