A Mammoth Steppe - Full Documentary to Mongolia
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Team Mammoth Steppe planned and delivered the adventure of a lifetime - driving from the UK, through Europe and Central Asia to Mongolia....in an ex-postal van!
Treading a fine line between adventure and outright danger, the team traversed some of the most barren and hostile places in the world, with only a map and compass to guide them.
After 5 weeks on (and off) the road, multiple run ins with the local authorities, stonings from Kazakhstani yobs and many vehicle failures, the team finally completed their epic adventure.
All the filming and editing was done by the team.
If you only have 2 minutes spare then see our trailer here: • COMING SOON A Mammoth ...
This should have so many more views
Am watching this five years later absolutely rivetted...
It's the best comedy drama I've watched in ages just brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏🥰....
Reminds me a lot to the old days of Top Gear, the kind of true, wild and epic adventure sublimed by masterful filming and editing ! Brilliant guys ;-)
Awesome video...that is a once in a lifetime trip !! excellent!!
Fantastic video guys. Really well edited too. Damn those Mongolian landscapes are utterly breathtaking.... don't you sometimes just wish you were back there?!
There's not a day that goes by...There is some regret that we couldn't interact more with the people, but the clock was ticking and you never know how tough the next river crossing is going to be!
God bless these men for that action, they are hero's
If you intended donating a vehicle to Mongolia maybe you should have selected one that had a chance of having parts for future needs. A Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 would have been a great choice. They have Mitsubishi everywhere in Mongolia.
holy shit, how does this not have more views????
love this!
Because they are typical of these post, Pontus little shxts, with to much money and not to bright!! They remind me of Boris the Buffoon!! 😂
I have done the same itinerary, in 2012, from Italy to Mongolia, by hitch hiking. And now i have a car (citroen Bx) with your same engine....the legendary XUD9 1.9 diesel without turbo ;)
Absolutely love the pilot got one ourselves great tribute to it thanks.
me too, I just got a second `crew` bus pilot.
Hi mate I got ldv maxus and think it's brilliant
This deserves millions upon millions of views. Never been stuck on something so entertained. Underrated as fuuuck
Great journey you guys!!! Greetings and cheers from Mongolia
So this model of ldv van originates back from the 70s,80s sharpa van I believe, I could be wrong but, In 1983, someone gave me a lift to my house which was at the top of a veay narrow and steep country lane. Most new cars at time period would be driven up that hill in second or even sometimes first, not third gear. The mighty sherpa van had a high compression engine which is what made me see somthing like a mirical happen when the man who showed me how he could effortless climbe the hill in third and even forth gear at on 15, 20 mph without stalling the engine. That engine had so much compression and torque you could put a rope around a house and pull it down without even revving the engine high and as far as I can remember it was a carb, not fuel injection fuelled . People mock British built vehicles but as the ldv van did show it got them there all in one peice.
14:58 That's scary!! Thank you for sharing this, we need to reroute our Asia-Europe road trip then.
Well done. Very inspiring ☺️
Amazing Trip I love it soooooooooooooooooo much
What a great idea, and a very entertaining doc! Cheers from America--well done! What a great story you can tell your grandchildren! This deserves a lot more views than its gotten!
Hi You should travel to Mongolia also
This is epic.
I see all of you with a happy smile, the trip is so funny.
Top lads. I drove a ldv at the post office. How you did 10000 miles in that is a credit to you
This video deserve a lot more view
I enjoyed the hell out of this. You were smart, respectful, funny...I could totally see myself traveling with someone like you. Thanks
Well done guys, you certainly proved me wrong as I started watching this video thinking not a hope in an LDV and yet it got there with very little trouble. Its an epic thing that Mongolia Rally, you have to be damned sure of yourself to try it in my opinion.
excellent video....learn many things from this
Glad you enjoyed, thanks
What an adventure, you had the courage to try and you made it all the way! Great shots, great trip, great living!
Immense. Well done.
Amazing and so well done! I recognized the Top Gear reference, and applaud it.Well done with the film, and major props for the journey. Hoping a young lad from Southern California could do something like what you all did some day soon.
I had to drive one of those LDV things from Kent to Surrey once, just few junctions around the M25 and I was sick of it. Impressive you even attempted to drive it to Mongolia!
Man up haha I have had one 2 years mate
Shooting skill, editing skill, story telling skill..... I enjoyed every corner! Thanks!
You guys are legends, so impressed with everything you've done. Congrats
Soo inspiring, i am gonna do opposit trip Mongolia to UK brothers.
Superb well done guys...I am so envious....wish I were with you on this trip...wow I loved it
keep on posting...great to see your friendships.
Just come across your documentary fellas. Outstanding effort from start to finish.
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
The production on this is just amazing! Great work on commenting during the adventure. Music's spot on too
Thank you for such a great video!
It is such a huge inspiration for a trip I've just started planning (briefly) going from Oslo to Hong Kong. It's actually just a dream at the moment, but videos like this just keeps my motivation up
great film and adventure.glad i could share a little of it with you.thanks
Road tip of a lifetime! Kudos on an excellent production!
Many thanks how enjoyed this... regards from the mountains of Catalunya spain...
Thanks for uploading this wonderful video , after long time I see a true travel video in youtube ...
Great video best and most adventurous love it to bit. Kind regards from UK.
Thanks for the upload, very well put together. Well done on completing the rally.
Fantastic effort chaps, you are an inspiration and we are going to give it a go.
big respect to all of you guys for you good cause. you guys must be cool
what time of year did u boys do it on
Could at least have donated a descent van where will Mr Mongolian get parts for an LDV ?fantastic achievement Naive but adventures have to be or they wouldn't ever set off .
It is a good van a newer van would not make it and would be harder for them to fix
What an adventure! Just finish the video and my first though is; I WANNA DO IT TO!! Great job all of you, and great documentary! All the best, Jonathan.
Many thanks!
An excellent vid, really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing
Enjoyed the travel documentary to bits..amazing journey, you guys inspired me !
Great trip. What an amazing adventure.
Excellent!Great job lads....And good old Pilot😎👍!
Super cool :)
I am doing same trip from birmingham to mongolia in my land rover 101 fc
thanks for sharing your adventure epic!
You guys are ridiculous. I love it!
Yep I got one doing up at present. Have had many over the years even when they were called Sherpa's. Very basic but easy to repair. One of the first to have carbon fibre leaf springs.
My mate said LDV stands for Ludicrously Disastrous Vehicle but I think not. Nice one fella's
Outstanding! Well done chaps
amazing footage and editing great job, great adventure
Thanks for the feedback
how did you perfom this nice slow slide of the camera that guive this pro look?
We fitted our cameras to a homemade tripod mounted linear bearing. The manually operated low friction trolley gives the slow sliding effect. It also had to be compact and robust to bring on the trip. We found it a good low budget way to add production value :)
To all Mammoth Steppe followers: There 'unseen footage' is currently being collated and is definitely worth seeing! We'll keep you posted...
Amazing, what an experience
Amazing! i absolutely love this, very inspiring !
Thanks, glad you enjoyed
Absolutely amazing editing and photography! World class! Looks like a great adventure as well! Where and when is the next one?
Loved the movie lads. Excellent story and well filmed, told and edited.
I watched your video so much fun. You guys were very challenging.
awesome
Excellent movie, loved every minute of it. I hope to see more!
It's like you had a film crew with you. Excellent production. Very well done.
Great images and marvelous editing :)
Thanks!
For those wanting more Mammoth Steppe, the unseen footage has now been released to mark the three year anniversary. Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/6UPIcpG8Z2o/v-deo.html
Mammoth Steppe Amazing!!!
wow good luck guys... I like Mongolia^^
Brilliant vid and project. Well done lads!!!
Amazing
🇲🇨 you are top man👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
nice story..greetings from croatia
outstanding! What are you all up to now?
Do you like top gear by any chance
Well made. Awesome looking journey. :)
Many thanks!
wow amazing so nice trip
Thanks you guys enjoyed your film. What incredible van. What happens to the van.
Thanks. We donated the van plus our equipment to Go Help charity in Mongolia and then flew home.
good job
so what did you do with the van? just left it there?
Well done lads
You guys are bad ass......
Great documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I am curious about something- were you guys against getting a vehicle with a more sturdier suspension and beefier tires? I know the van served the purpose if providing lots of cargo space, but I was just wondering about that.
Hi, we would have liked to upgrade but didn't have the budget so had to make do. In the end, the leaf spring suspension was very simple, strong and did the job. We didn't actually get a single puncture throughout the whole route, however did get through lots of tyres due to uneven wear from overloading the van. It definitely was not designed for this terrain, but that's the fun of it!
great job chaps !
Bunch of well heeled hooray Henrys on a jolly.
So the moral of the story is...don't make plans when your under the influence of alcohol 🤔
This documentary is so much in line with uour thinking, we had to tweet it #asiareportcom so our followers / visitors would have a proper idea of what to do to get themselves a proper life in the coming year 2016. njoying it all the way; everyone should just get driving and leave the car somewhere!
where abouts in the uk did you start in on this journey?
Just amazing
Very god roadtrip, good video I look from start to end.
Very enterprising, good video.
May I ask how you arranged insurance for these out-of-the-way countries? I am thinking of a not dissimilar trip. Thanks
Hi Bill, in most countries we paid a fee at the border to cover the vehicle. Good luck!
Better than top gear.
The new top gear haha
Wow that is awesome guys😀😉👍 i want to do something like this in the close future and just have many many questions but main one how does it work to get over the border do you need visas and why do you have to stop on the mongolian border what do you need to get into mongolia thanks👌
Hi Wiktor. I think we needed 6 visas in total. They require some prior planning but otherwise didn't have too many issues. The border control were very interested in the van and it helped showing them our route on a map - often when we couldn't speak the local language! The issue entering Mongolia was that we were importing a vehicle so it was more complicated and took more time. From what we could work out, the storm also cut the internet connection!
Its September 1st, 2024 now. I wonder what these guys are up to these days.
Thanks. Enjoyed watching this.
fascinating journey on an old banger.
Astonishing you chose such a crap van.
Excellent! Cheers 🐕
gnarly!
i enjoyed watching this thanks. was it the DW8 peugeot engine?
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes the 1.9 diesel, which was difficult to fuel in Uzbekistan!
Awesome documentary! Really helpful in understanding the difficulty of this undertaking.. But where does the unseen footage stays?
We are planning to release it for the third year anniversary of completing the adventure in a few weeks - keep posted!
It's here!! ua-cam.com/video/6UPIcpG8Z2o/v-deo.html
great journey…...