Welcome to the Team BP Exploration Libya Ltd.: CARE International UK Just Giving page!
In the early morning of 19 Feb 2011, whilst enjoying our last chance at a good ‘pre-race’ sleep, we received word from the Libyan Challenge 2011 organisers that the Libyan Challenge 2011 'master trek' has been cancelled. This is due to the increasingly uncertain security situation in Libya. Police in the Ghat region may at any time be called to the north of the country and the French Foreign Office have withdrawn their advice to hold the event. Mobile telecommunications have also been 'scrambled' in the south of the country, further increasing the difficulties of the support team to coordinate race safety.
This was a shock to the three of us who had our bags packed in Tripoli and a plane waiting to head south as soon as the alarms went off.
If the race is not rescheduled soon, we plan to find another 215 km (and 75 hrs) somewhere in the Mediterranean to continue our support for CARE International.
Many thanks for your continued support and we hope that you are not as frustrated as us!
Mike, Stuart and Simon
