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Ze Germans - In die Mongolei und Zurück

lorigros — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:10:00 GMT

Martin Saternus hat so viel Spaß mit unserem englischen Gespräch über Mongol Rally, dass er unbedingt ein zweites Mal befragt werden wollte - aber das zweite Mal auf Deutsch. Ok, vielleicht habe ich ihn gezwungen. ;-) Aber es hat einfach Spaß gemacht, mit Richard und Martin darüber zu reden. Ich glaube es war immer mein Traum sowas ähnliches zu machen. Mal gucken, ob ich es je schaffe.

Hier ist das deutsche Interview mit Martin über Mongol Rally 2007, die Highlights und sein Lieblings-Fotos. Mehr Info und Highlights von der Abendteuer und der Reise, findet Ihr auf ihrem Blog:

http://www.mongolrally.de/

Geeks in a Crap Car - Mongol Rally -> Photos & More

lorigros — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:25:00 GMT

Last year in May I spoke with Martin Saternus at the STC in Duisburg about the Mongol Rally and he showed me the car that he and Richard Süselbeck would be driving from London to Ulan Bator. Martin was at the STC to raise money for two charities, so they would be able to participate in the rally. Students were given the opportunity to donate a little money to help the team out and in return they were able to sign their names on the rally car.

I traveled back to Duisburg late last year to get the scoop from Martin about the adventure and to find out if the car and signatures made it to Ulan Bator. Martin filled me in on his highlights from the trip and showed me some of his souvenirs and favorite photos from the trip.

Check out their blog for more highlights from the trip:

http://www.mongolrally.de/

Geeks in a Crap Car - Mongol Rally -> They made it!

lorigros — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:10:00 GMT

Whatever happened to those two German PhD Computer Science students that took part in the Mongol Rally 2007?! Just as a reminder, the Mongol Rally is a charity event where participants drive from London to Ulan Bator in Mongolia in a crap car without a GPS or a navigation system. Well...

They made it! And in one piece!

Late last year I visited with both Martin Saternus and Richard Süselbeck to find out how the Mongol Rally 2007 went. In this video, I chat with Richard about their experience during the trip, how much money they were able to donate to charities and of course their plans for the future.

Check out their blog for more highlights from the trip:

http://www.mongolrally.de/

NOTE: Why is this video coming so late, you may ask? Well, some of you may remember that I had a small audio problem with some of my videos around the November and December timeframe. Ok, if you have watched some of my videos from Innovation Day in Brussels then you know that it was more than a small problem. Let’s just say that whole thing was a learning experience. Somebody changed the audio settings on the camera from auto to manual and I didn’t notice that the setting had been changed. I didn’t check it and just used the camera. Grrrrr. :-( At any rate, I had to do some extra editing on many of my videos to make them more audible. This Mongol Rally video - as well as two others that I will be posting soon - turned out well, but it just took some extra time to get them edited. By the time I was done with the editing, it was CeBIT time and I had tons of videos to shoot, edit and upload there and for a couple of weeks after. These videos unfortunately got pushed to the back of the line. I debated whether or not I should still post them but decided even though they aren't that up-to-date anymore, they are still worth a view. For any of you that love a good travel story or wonder what it would be like to travel from London to Mongolia in a less than perfect car and under adventurous circumstances, check these videos out and consider signing yourself up for Mongol Rally 2008 or 2009!

Adventure Pure - Geeks in a 'Crap Car'

lorigros — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:01:00 GMT

What happens when you take two PhD Computer Science students from Germany put them in a crap car without a GPS or a navigation system and ask them to drive from London to Ulan Bator in Mongolia? Who knows?! But Richard Süselbeck and Martin Saternus (former Microsoft Student Partner) are going to find out. They are taking part in the Mongol Rally 2007. They will be making a journey of around 13,000 kilometers across 5 mountain ranges and 2 deserts on roads ranging from bad to non-existent and all this in a car that they bought on E-Bay for 200 Euro. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?! Well, at least an adventure.

A couple of months ago I spoke with Martin at the STC in Duisburg about the Rally. And with the starting date approaching on July 21, I thought it was time to stop by and see how the preparations were going. I had a little chat with Richard in Mannheim about the car, the route, the visas, the joys, the challenges and all the rest.

If you want to follow Richard and Martin's preparations, donate money or check their progress, you can find their blog at: http://www.mongolrally.de

STC - Mongol Rally - Ze Germans

lorigros — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:42:00 GMT

Vom 21. bis 22. Mai 2007 war ich auf der Student Technology Conference im Landschaftspark Duisburg. Da habe ich mit Martin Saternus gesprochen. Er und Richard Süselbeck werden an dem Mongol Rally 2007 als das Mannschaft Ze Germans teilnehmen. Das bedeutet die beiden werden versuchen 13.000 Kilometers über Bergen und durch Wüsten zu fahren um von London nach die Mongolei zu kommen. Das Abenteuer fängt am 21. Juli in Hyde Park in London an und es dauert ungefähr 3 Wochen bis man in Ulan-Bator ankommt. OK, wenn man tatsächlich ankommt. Das Mongol Rally ist nicht unbedingt ungefährlich. Aber Martin und Richard als Diplom-Informatiker und ehemalige Pfadfinder wollten das Abenteuer selbst erleben.

Aber das Rally geht nicht nur um Abenteuer. Martin war eigentlich auf der STC mit dem Mongol Rally Auto um Spenden zu sammeln. Um bei dem Mongol Rally mitzumachen müssen sie Geld für zwei Wohltätigkeitsorganisation spenden. Martin und Richard spenden Geld für Mercy Corps Mongolia und Christina Noble Children’s Foundation. Auf der STC hatten Teilnehmer die Möglichkeit Geld zu spenden und das Auto zu unterschrieben. Die Studenten haben 750 Euro gespendet und Microsoft als Sponsor hat noch 750 Euro dazu gelegt.

Martin und Richard werden auf der Reise versuchen, ein Blog upzudaten. Mehr Infos über die Vorbereitung und Ze Germans findet man unter: www.mongolrally.de.