Background
Tim Cope was born in 1978 in Warragul, in Australia, and raised in Drouin South, Victoria. His father was an outdoor educator who took his family on adventurous trips around south Australia including hiking, climbing, boating and skiing.
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Tim Cope
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He has learned to speak fluent Russian and specializes in countries of the former Soviet Union. He is the eldest of 4 children. Cope"s expeditions include riding on horseback from Mongolia to Hungary which spanned over three years (2004–2007) and 10,000 km.
Rowing a boat down the Yenisei River in Siberia to the Arctic Ocean in 2001 with adventurers Ben Kozel, Colin Angus, and Remy Quinter.
And riding a recumbent bicycle 10,000 km across Russia to Beijing (2000) with fellow Australian Chris Hatherly. He has also traveled into North of Korea, among other places.
2000 "Spirit of Adventure Award", Australian Geographic. 2010 "Special Prize of the Jury", for the film The Trail of Genghis Khan.
Achievements
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2000 "Spirit of Adventure Award", Australian Geographic. 2001 "Young Australian Adventurer of the Year", Australian Geographic. 2002 "Best Adventure Film", for the film Office The Rails. Mountain and Adventure Film Festival, Graz, Austria. 2006 "Australian Adventurer of the Year", Australian Geographic. 2008 "Adventurers of the Year", National Geographic Adventure, one of fifteen. 2010 "Special Prize of the Jury", for the film The Trail of Genghis Khan, Mountain and Adventure Film Festival, Graz, Austria. 2013 "Grand Prize", Banff Mountain Book Festival, for The Trail of Genghis Khan. 2015 "Mongolian Tourism Excellency Medal" by the minister for tourism and environment. Also officially inaugurated as tourism envoy for Mongolia.
