The boy's underlying message as usual is, we're no experts, so if we can do it - anyone can.

On their incredible journey their endurance, biking skills and friendship are tested to the limit. After the series Long Way Round (2004) and Long Way Down (2007), Ewan and Charley are planning the third part for an epic adventure Continue reading 'Ewan and Charley set for Long Way Up in 2019' News. With their trademark humour and honesty, they tell their story - the drama and the sheer exhilaration of riding together again, through a continent filled with magic and wonder. Riding through spectacular scenery, often in extreme temperatures and challenging terrain,Įwan and Charley faced some of their hardest challenges yet. Watch as two friends ride around the world together and, against all the odds, realize their dream. Joining up with producer/directors Russ Malkin & David Alexanian & the Long Way Round team, their route took them from John O'Groats at the northernmost tip of Scotland to Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of South Africa. In 2004 Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embarked on an epic challenge to bike 20,000-miles across 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Official website for the Long Way Round, Long Way Down and Long Way Up series following Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they travel the globe on.

So they set off on their 15,000-mile journey with two new BMWs loaded up for the trip. After an inspirational UNICEF visit to Africa, they knew they had to go back & experience this extraordinary continent in more depth. Away they go Previous iterations of the episodic documentary series were Long Way Round, an eastward journey from London to New York City in 2004, and Long Way Down, a southward.

After their fantastic Long Way Round adventure in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug.

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