Is this the craziest way to reach Mongolia? 勇敢に立ち向かう drivers 戦う/戦い flash floods and swollen rivers in 10,000-mile 運動 across remote mountains and arid 砂漠

  • Over 250 teams 参加する gruelling international charity 運動
  • Any 乗り物 許すd to compete as long as engine size is no bigger than 1.2litres
  • Event has raised £2.3m for charity since 2004
  • This year's 運動, featuring 766 individuals, raised over £300,000

It started eight years with just six teams travelling across one third of the Earth, but has now 爆発するd into one of the biggest charity car events on the 惑星.

While just six teams took part in the Mongol 決起大会/結集させる in 2004, this year over 250 始める,決めるs of fundraisers are taking on the gruelling 旅行 across swollen rivers, 背信の mountains and arid 砂漠.

Teams of all 形態/調整s and sizes take to the roads for the 残虐な 10,000 mile 旅行, taking in up to 20 countries on their way to the Mongolian 資本/首都 Ulaan Baatar.

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Taking the scenic route: A participant in the Mongol Rally hangs on to his vehicle as it struggles through water during the 10,000-mile trek

Taking the scenic 大勝する: A 関係者 in the Mongol 決起大会/結集させる hangs on to his 乗り物 as it struggles through water during the 10,000-mile trek

All shapes and sizes: Vehicles set off from London for the start of the rally, with most teams arriving in Mongolia four weeks later

All 形態/調整s and sizes: 乗り物s 始める,決める off from London for the start of the 決起大会/結集させる, with most teams arriving in Mongolia four weeks later

Feeling the force: Participants often dress in a variety of costumes or use wacky props to liven up their gruelling journey
Feeling the force: Participants often dress in a variety of costumes or use wacky props to liven up their gruelling journey

Feeling the 軍隊: 関係者s often dress in a variety of 衣装s or use wacky 支え(る)s to liven up their gruelling 旅行

Drivers - many of whom take to the road in fancy dress - start from England, Spain and Italy for the 決起大会/結集させる which usually takes around four weeks.

Any 乗り物 is 許すd to 参加する as long as their engine size is not more than 1.2 litres.

The 2012 Mongol 決起大会/結集させる saw 265 teams take part, 含むing 766 individuals, who raised over £300,000.

This year's collection of 関係者s features a typically eccentric group of British fundraisers.

Teams dressed as stormtroopers and superheroes were の中で those setting off from Britain on the month-long 旅行.

It all starts here: Participants begin their journey in England, Spain, and Italy, before travelling an estimated one third of the Earth to reach their target 10,000 miles later

It all starts here: 関係者s begin their 旅行 in England, Spain, and Italy, before travelling an 概算の one third of the Earth to reach their 的 10,000 miles later

Making tracks: Over 250 teams took part in the rally this year, raising ove £300,000 for charity

Making 跡をつけるs: Over 250 teams took part in the 決起大会/結集させる this year, raising ove £300,000 for charity

Hitting the road: Vehicles of all shapes and sizes are allowed on the Mongol Rally, as long as their engine is no bigger than 1.2litres

Hitting the road: 乗り物s of all 形態/調整s and sizes are 許すd on the Mongol 決起大会/結集させる, as long as their engine is no bigger than 1.2litres

Other 関係者s this year 含むd a couple on their honeymoon dressed as bride and groom, a team 運動ing a car with a bath tub on its roof, and a team of three paraplegics.

乗り物s themselves were 平等に diverse, with teams taking on the adventure in anything from 黒人/ボイコット cabs to American school buses.

The 決起大会/結集させる has raised around £2.3m for good 原因(となる)s since it started eight years ago.

Participants in the Mongol Rally travel around 
10,000 miles through up to 20 nations on the mammoth trek

関係者s in the Mongol 決起大会/結集させる travel around 10,000 miles through up to 20 nations on the mammoth trek

Participants on the rally regularly come across all kinds of obstacles on their way to the finish line

関係者s on the 決起大会/結集させる 定期的に come across all 肉親,親類d of 障害s on their way to the finish line

This year's event saw three participants take to the road in a car with a bath tub on top

This year's event saw three 関係者s take to the road in a car with a bath tub on 最高の,を越す

Weird and wonderful: The first rally attracted just six teams, but this year over 750 individuals took part

Weird and wonderful: The first 決起大会/結集させる attracted just six teams, but this year over 750 individuals took part

Tom Morgan, whose company The Adventurists, www.theadventurists.com 設立するd the 決起大会/結集させる in 2004, said: '2012 has definitely been our toughest year yet with Mongolia seeing more rain than it has in years.

'What the teams have 達成するd is truly incredible, raising a 抱擁する 量 for charity and 打ち勝つing some big challenges.'

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