Tim Cope (born 7 December 1978) is an Australian

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, author,

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guide, and

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who grew up in

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. He has learned to speak fluent

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and specializes in countries of the former

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Biography

Tim Cope was born in

Warragul Warragul () is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of ...

, in Victoria, and raised in nearby Drouin South. He is the oldest of four children. His father was an outdoor educator who took his family on adventurous trips around southern Australia including hiking, climbing, boating and skiing. Cope's expeditions include riding a

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10,000 km across Russia to

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(2000) with fellow Australian Chris Hatherly; rowing a boat down the

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to the

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in 2001 with adventurers Ben Kozel, Colin Angus and Remy Quinter; and riding on horseback from

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to Hungary which spanned over three years (2004–2007) and 10,000 km; He has also traveled into North Korea, among other places.

Books and films

Cope has authored books about his journeys including ''Off the Rails: Moscow to Beijing by Bike'' (2003), and ''On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads'' (2013). Cope has also made films about his journeys including as

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and

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of ''Off the Rails: On the Back Roads to Beijing'' (2002); and filmed ''The Yenisey Expedition'' co-produced by

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. Cope directed and filmed a four-hour program for

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and

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channels in Europe titled ''On the Trail of Genghis Khan'' which received backing from Screen Australia. This series was screened in Europe in February 2010 on German/French channel ARTE. Cope's six-part documentary series premiered on Australian TV channel

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on Wednesday 28 July 2010.

Awards and honours

*2000 "Spirit of Adventure Award", ''

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'' *2001 "Young Australian Adventurer of the Year", ''

'' *2002 "Best Adventure Film", for the film ''Off The Rails''. Mountain and Adventure Film Festival, Graz, Austria *2006 "Australian Adventurer of the Year", ''

'' *2008 "Adventurers of the Year", ''

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'', 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",

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, 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

References

External links

Tim Cope Journeys
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Cope, Tim Australian travel writers Living people People from Warragul 1978 births

Biography

Books and films

Awards and honours

See also

References

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