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November 14, 2006

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/

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Posted by jason at 5:23 PM

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