The Long Riders' Guild

Heinrich Tettenborn and Monika Koch are making an astonishing journey from Mongolia to Austria!


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Heinrich Tettenborn and Monika Koch are riding from Mongolia through China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy to Austria.  In 2004 they rode from the Changai Mountains to Khovd on three native Mongolian horses, Thuja, Tinger and Bold. 

Heinrich (left) is crossing a river on Bold, leading Tinger the pack horse.  On the right, Monika is riding Thuja and leading Bold and Tinger.

Click on the map to see the Long Riders' route.

June 2005 

Heinrich and Monika have just sent a long message to The Guild, with some lovely photographs! 

(left to right) Ali, Monika, Kobold, Heiner, Zottel, our host Kara

Heiner riding Zottel, with packhorse Kara trotting behind

Waking up in the colourful Tien Shan

 "As the Chinese Government opened Xinjiang only recently for individual travel, there were very few guidebooks available in which we could find information about the route we wanted to take. We had seen only very few pictures and had no clear idea how the Tien Shan mountains would be like. So our journey was a real discovery for us. Also the people on our way were very surprised to see foreigners and invited us over and over." Click here to read more about this fascinating journey:

German-speakers can read about Heinrich and Monika here:  www.gesichter-der-erde.de

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