Tim Cope: On the Trail of Genghis Khan | Nat Geo Live

Explorer Tim Cope, accompanied by his canine companion, spent more than three years retracing the 6,000-mile route taken by history's greatest conqueror, Genghis Khan, and encountered many curious characters along the way.
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[@Luubelaar]

I went to the Australian Museum one holidays with my son, and as is often the case, it was me who ended up being much more interested in the exhibits than he was. But we saw the Trailblazers exhibit, of which Tim Cope was one of the explorers detailed. I was blown away with the sheer size of the journey he had undertaken, and as such, I naturally bought the book. My first impression was that Tim was either naive and mad, having no idea the size or scope of what he was doing. A true 'bit off more than I could chew' deal. Or he fully understood it all and was therefore completely insane. After reading the book, I think it's a mix of both, but tempered (or is it fuelled?) by an enormous desire for exploration. I thoroughly recommend the book. There were times it made me cry, and others where I laughed til I cried. At times the despair is so palpable it hurts, but so is the joy and wonderment. A truly extraordinary journey.

[@pipjurgens5566]

I recently saw Tim Cope live and heard him tell the tale of his trip. It was completely mindblowing!

[@narushkas]

As a Mongolian, thank you Tim

[@carvedouttastone]

His book is awesome. Buy it!

[@orman2222]

What a true pioneer living in the 21 century. I'm sorry things didn't work out with his ex-girlfriend, but he went on a quest that few would dare to take nor ponder about. I'm sure the experience and knowledge he gained from this journey was priceless.

[@MegaMattMorris]

I've just seen Tim speaking in a young leaders conference in New Zealand. What an incredible man

[@SAFlowers]

We are Kazakhs know how to ride a horse and how to survive the winter! Proud to be a Kazakh and my heritage.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

We Mongols say " май, май" when to give something to someone. Seems like Kazakh people say the same way. The way he was calling his dog "май май" means he is signaling to the dog that he has food to give him. 😊

[@MichaelCassidy]

I was lucky enough to be in Brisbane last year when he spoke at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Tim was fantastic and really inspiring.

[@charlescxgo7629]

Coincidentally, the Mongolian army stopped and had to turn around along the borders of Vienna also after hearing tragic news their khan and patriarch of the clan had passed away and succession order was due

[@playd4fun]

What a truly extraordinary and inspiring story of courage, determination and belief in one's self and one's journey. We can all learn so much from this, so much.

[@NewEnglandDirtRoadie]

un... freak'n... REAL!!! I must have seen his entire documentary about 12 times, and read his book. this is the most amazing thing i've ever seen, read, or heard of... unREAL!!!

[@GEfromNJ]

Get the book! Simply amazing, and a lifestyle that we in Western Civilization just have zero concept for how these nomads live.

[@candyINdecay]

So special. Love the humor in it. And gotta love the animals

[@alick2715]

Человек, который живёт мечтой - живой человек

[@hammeredscout]

Absolutely an amazing human.

[@chess747]

I thought I'd did a lot in my life but this guy lived. I mean how many of us would be fearful of getting killed or sick or bitten by a poisonous snake. And to stem away for that long from technology like email or the internet. Years ago it would not have bothered me about technology because it was not around when I was young,but now I have trouble going a week without it. On the other hand 3 years of a real nomad life traveling wow not a lot of people can say that. Some climb Mount Everest,or dive a cave all good things but to do this what a dream.

[@imanjavahery]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your amazing story.

[@javierharth3647]

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant! Good on you! What a journey. Truly epic. The outback would seem so welcoming after the steppes. Thank you. What a wonderful gift.

[@nutier]

beautiful landscape , and great adventure that I like ! have a nice week !

[@freelowland]

thank you for sharing, why do I still sit back and only watch.

[@darrylw.1414]

He came to our school today. Pretty cool, if i must say so myself.

[@GoldThumbGardens]

Awesome he got his dog back!

[@psychopathsruntheasylum3986]

One Word: Inspiration!

[@anandsrivastav2917]

Wow.. Truly inspirational!!

[@graciabarr]

Watched this right after reading Cope's OFF THE RAILS, great book.

[@badoocee1967]

THANKS!

[@faIc0n]

Truly a great story. Thank you for sharing it :)

[@LargeMouthBastard]

So awesome!

[@VikramRai]

Wow what a adventure story 👍️👍️👍️👍️👍️

[@koombaloomba]

Just finished the book so great to see some pictures and footage from Tim's trip

[@aLexiSZer0522]

Awesome! wonderful!

[@MMARAVILLA64]

Inspirational.

[@pieterjansenvanrensburg5010]

Amazing!,!

[@berlinsprayer14]

Precious!

[@ianrobinson8974]

Thanks Tim. I really enjoyed you book! How is it that such a young person has such a wanderlust? I travelled by train from Moscow to Beijing and know the country you travelled by pushbike, also drove through some of the Mongolian countryside (wild and relative vacant!). (Thanks to Bata, our 24yo Mongolian guide). To have had the thought of doing what you have done is actually unbelievable; to actually carry it out is incredible. I wonder how you will ever "top" that.

[@AndyMarchy333]

Thanks Tim :)

[@caroshenriques.de-granada8637]

thank you what a journey I hope you have a wonderful life

[@Deepak09027]

A great journey indeed!!

[@maggiejoseph3041]

Great Journey.

[@fischmehl]

great trip!

[@razorfrank37]

Awesome story thank you

[@Demonkeeper]

Legend

[@nafisabeed1775]

inspiring

[@sorianosoul]

a great story

[@cd78]

Charming.

[@SooziinCa]

Once a horse comes into your life, you can never fully live, without a horse in your life.

[@boneyard2009]

A horse once stood on my foot and pushed me over then bit my leg. I can live without horses.

[@mikehawk-tw9te]

powerful

[@RKarmaKill]

He also won 6 super bowls ! What a crazy story

[@bitchplz]

Great story :)

[@johnnywright7664]

classsss :)

[@bizzybugseverywhere7801]

awsome , whats the book called

[@mercedescl]

What a wonderful journey! But 99% of us will still want hotels with overpriced restaurants.

[@saucybackport]

your stats are wrong, i guess it's about 40-50%

[@jamesmalone4893]

is it weird that i kind of want to be a nomad

[@piercebataa3250]

james malone no

[@Chuschannel]

Always Australians going to the weirdest places and doing funny things for a thrill.

[@Tribe2k]

yes usually its to Thailand to bang underage children...

[@piercebataa3250]

Chu Kim how the fuck is mongolia wierd

[@toady7741]

What he really means is remote, far flung and exotic, for Westerners anyway.

[@hattrickster33]

This landscape looks a lot like the scenes of LOTR's Middle Earth filmed in New Zealand.

[@saucybackport]

and enhanced with cgi

[@NewEnglandDirtRoadie]

"... when i was 20 years old my friend Chris and i were... PUSHING OUR BROKEN-DOWN RECUMBENTS across mongolia..."

[@TRUTHRULES777]

❤🕊🌎🌏🌍

[@WaqasKhanSwati]

How do you people manage financial support? Is National Geographic support you? I also want to be a adventure photographer that's why asking.

[@erkaerkaa3360]

Great Journey. Great MONGOLIA

[@WoolyColdie]

I hope to do something like this another person

[@saucybackport]

it's probably will be vastly different but still amazing as life always will be

[@edgonzaliz]

What breed was the dog??

[@saucybackport]

Tazi - wolf hunting hound

[@edgonzaliz]

Saucy Salamander Thanks!!

[@SAFlowers]

Taz hunting dog

[@allieburne4138]

stability to horse is nonsense. Horse must be free in the nature

[@alexscorpion305]

1st comment

[@MichaelPerry-hc8jq]

A cultural of thieves dont go to places like that

[@roberthoule9693]

YOU ARE AN IDIOT. A PERSON GETS TO BE THAT WAY ONCE IN A LIFETIME, IT'S CALLED YOUTH.

[@elizabethnilsson1815]

why did you went to Ukrain when Hungary has DIRECT border with Russia