Vito Pecchia
Expedition Leader, only because I came up with a crazy idea!
Geoffrey Parkes
Geographer Forester. Exploration projects in remote areas. Royal Geographical Society regional committee member Graduate of SOAS London
John A G Man
Author of Genghis Khan Death and Resurrection amongst other amazing Historical works. His book inspired this whole thing!
Who we Are?
THE 2008 v2 Team
The hardcore original V2 members, including the camera man Joe Pecchia who made it to the highest point on V2
Mark Horton
Professor of Archaeology and Antrhopology Bristol University, Broadcaster, Explorer, Historical Detetctive
Joe Pecchia
Head of Marketing at Riot Games, Producer, (previously) F1 Digital Broadcasting. RFU digital Marketing
Chinzorig Chuluunbaatar
Scout Guide Finder and an absolute legend Runs 'Golden Square' the best & most comprehensive tour company in Mongolia
Our 2008 Mission
Find Genghis Khan’s Sacred Mountain
‘The’
Burkhan Khaldun
A Christmas present , insomnia, Google Earth and Genghis Khan’s words:
‘I was greatly afraid. Every morning I shall sacrifice to Burqan-qaldun, and every day I will pray to it. The seed of my seed shall know this’
Inspired, it took 30 minutes on Google Earth to come up with the idea and 10 years of research and many on the ground investigations to make sense of the whereabouts of this mountain.
v2
the sacred mountain that saved
temujin's life
Chinzo brought good news on the eve of our ascent onto V2.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan, with limited resources, his family and wife Borte camped near the Tungelik Stream at Burgi Ereg, is attacked by the Baikalia Oudouyit, Uwas and Qa’at Merkits intent on harm and wifenapping. Temujin finds refuge in a nearby mountain there escaping capture and death. His life saved, he declared the mountain sacred to be worshipped by him and his descendants forever more. The location forgotten and lost in history………..
Until now !
The 2009 V2 Expedition Team
2009 SUMMER SEASON
In 2009 arrangements were made for 2 teams to visit. The Archaeology members under the leadership of Mark Horton, ‘the prof’ teaming up with Professors Tumen Dashtseveg and E Myagmar of the National University of Mongolia concentrated on Talyun Tolgoy, digging and recording and Team 2 led by Vito assailed once again the summit of V2, this time by a different route.
