Tim Cope was born in Warragul, in Victoria, and raised in nearby Drouin South.[1] He is the oldest of 4 children. His father was an outdoor educator who took his family on adventurous trips around southern Australia including hiking, climbing, boating and skiing.[1]
Cope's expeditions include riding on horseback from Mongolia to Hungary which spanned over three years (2004–2007) and 10,000 km;[2][3][4][5] rowing a boat down the Yenisei River in Siberia to the Arctic Ocean in 2001 with adventurers Ben Kozel, Colin Angus and Remy Quinter;[6] and riding a recumbent bicycle 10,000 km across Russia to Beijing (2000) with fellow Australian Chris Hatherly.[7] He has also traveled into North Korea, among other places.[8]
Books and films
Cope has authored books about his journeys including Off the Rails: Moscow to Beijing by Bike (2003),[9] and On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads (2013).[10]
Cope has also made films about his journeys including as director and cinematographer of Off the Rails: On the Back Roads to Beijing (2002);[11] and filmed The Yenisey Expedition co-produced by National Geographic Channel. Cope directed and filmed a four-hour program for ZDF and ARTE channels in Europe titled On the Trail of Genghis Khan which received backing from Screen Australia.[12] This series was screened in Europe in February 2010 on German/French channel ARTE. Cope's 6-part documentary series premiered on Australian TV channel ABC2 on Wednesday 28 July 2010.[13]
^ abTricia Welsh (20 September 2013). "Spotted By Locals: Tim Cope's Gippsland". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^"Three-year Genghis Khan trek ends". BBC. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^"Tim Cope: 'Civilisation feels like death to me'". The Independent. 16 September 2007. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^"Horseback adventurer finishes big trek". Australian Associated Press. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^"Tim Copes 6,000-mile ride in the hoofsteps of Genghis Khan". Exploreres Web. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^Tim Cope. . Tim Cope's Journeys. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^Tim Cope. . Tim Cope's Journeys. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^Tim Cope. . Tim Cope's Journeys. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^Tim Cope. Off the Rails: Moscow to Beijing by Bike. Penguin Books, 2003. ISBN978-0-14-300556-8
^Tim Cope. On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads, Bloomsbury, 2013. ISBN978-1608190720
^. Screen Australia. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^Time Cope (28 July 2010). "'The Trail of Genghis Khan' Documentary Series on ABC". ABC2. Retrieved 19 July 2020 – via Facebook.
^"AG Society Spirit of Adventure Awards". Australian Geographic. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^Fran Kelly (26 September 2006). . ABC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^"Past winners of the Australian Geographic Society Adventure Awards". Australian Geographic. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^Daniel Duane. "Tim Cope: Horse Whisperer". National Geographic Adventure. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^""Auf den Spuren der Nomaden (Teil 4): Die letzte Hürde"". Graz Mountain and Adventure Film Festival. 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^. Banff Mountain Book Festival. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
^. timcopejourneys.com. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
External links
Tim Cope Journeys, official website
January 30, 2023
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Tim Cope born 7 December 1978 is an Australian adventurer author filmmaker trekking guide and public speaker who grew up in Gippsland Victoria He has learned to speak fluent Russian and specializes in countries of the former Soviet Union Contents 1 Biography 2 Books and films 3 Awards and honours 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditTim Cope was born in Warragul in Victoria and raised in nearby Drouin South 1 He is the oldest of 4 children His father was an outdoor educator who took his family on adventurous trips around southern Australia including hiking climbing boating and skiing 1 Cope s expeditions include riding on horseback from Mongolia to Hungary which spanned over three years 2004 2007 and 10 000 km 2 3 4 5 rowing a boat down the Yenisei River in Siberia to the Arctic Ocean in 2001 with adventurers Ben Kozel Colin Angus and Remy Quinter 6 and riding a recumbent bicycle 10 000 km across Russia to Beijing 2000 with fellow Australian Chris Hatherly 7 He has also traveled into North Korea among other places 8 Books and films EditCope has authored books about his journeys including Off the Rails Moscow to Beijing by Bike 2003 9 and On the Trail of Genghis Khan An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads 2013 10 Cope has also made films about his journeys including as director and cinematographer of Off the Rails On the Back Roads to Beijing 2002 11 and filmed The Yenisey Expedition co produced by National Geographic Channel Cope directed and filmed a four hour program for ZDF and ARTE channels in Europe titled On the Trail of Genghis Khan which received backing from Screen Australia 12 This series was screened in Europe in February 2010 on German French channel ARTE Cope s 6 part documentary series premiered on Australian TV channel ABC2 on Wednesday 28 July 2010 13 Awards and honours Edit2000 Spirit of Adventure Award Australian Geographic 14 2001 Young Australian Adventurer of the Year Australian Geographic 15 2002 Best Adventure Film for the film Off The Rails Mountain and Adventure Film Festival Graz Austria 2006 Australian Adventurer of the Year Australian Geographic 16 2008 Adventurers of the Year National Geographic Adventure one of fifteen 17 2010 Special Prize of the Jury for the film The Trail of Genghis Khan Mountain and Adventure Film Festival Graz Austria 18 2013 Grand Prize Banff Mountain Book Festival for The Trail of Genghis Khan 19 2015 Mongolian Tourism Excellency Medal by the minister for tourism and environment Also officially inaugurated as tourism envoy for Mongolia 20 See also EditPaul SalopekReferences Edit a b Tricia Welsh 20 September 2013 Spotted By Locals Tim Cope s Gippsland The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 6 April 2014 Retrieved 6 April 2014 Three year Genghis Khan trek ends BBC 23 September 2007 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Tim Cope Civilisation feels like death to me The Independent 16 September 2007 Archived from the original on 7 May 2022 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Horseback adventurer finishes big trek Australian Associated Press 22 September 2007 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Tim Copes 6 000 mile ride in the hoofsteps of Genghis Khan Exploreres Web 6 September 2007 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Tim Cope Yenisei River Tim Cope s Journeys Archived from the original on 16 May 2019 Retrieved 6 April 2014 Tim Cope Cycling Siberia Tim Cope s Journeys Archived from the original on 18 July 2019 Retrieved 6 April 2014 Tim Cope Into North Korea Tim Cope s Journeys Archived from the original on 18 August 2016 Retrieved 6 April 2014 Tim Cope Off the Rails Moscow to Beijing by Bike Penguin Books 2003 ISBN 978 0 14 300556 8 Tim Cope On the Trail of Genghis Khan An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads Bloomsbury 2013 ISBN 978 1608190720 Off the Rails On the Back Roads to Beijing Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 July 2002 Archived from the original on 8 October 2014 Screen Australia announces support for 16 new projects including de Bernieres Red Dog Screen Australia 5 August 2009 Archived from the original on 10 August 2009 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Time Cope 28 July 2010 The Trail of Genghis Khan Documentary Series on ABC ABC2 Retrieved 19 July 2020 via Facebook AG Society Spirit of Adventure Awards Australian Geographic 5 July 2010 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Fran Kelly 26 September 2006 Tim Cope Adventurer of the Year ABC Archived from the original on 7 April 2014 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Past winners of the Australian Geographic Society Adventure Awards Australian Geographic 5 July 2010 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Daniel Duane Tim Cope Horse Whisperer National Geographic Adventure Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Auf den Spuren der Nomaden Teil 4 Die letzte Hurde Graz Mountain and Adventure Film Festival 2010 Retrieved 5 April 2014 Grand Prize Banff Mountain Book Festival 2013 Archived from the original on 3 November 2013 Tim Cope becomes Mongolian Tourism Envoy amp Awarded Tourism Excellency timcopejourneys com 21 July 2015 Archived from the original on 16 May 2019 Retrieved 29 December 2015 External links EditTim Cope Journeys official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Cope amp oldid 1086746758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
