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tommy, from when he was zero. they say, they call it the great wall, and that s an understatement. what you see at the tourist sites, it s only a tiny, tiny fraction, a fraction of it. in 1988, their father relied on the hospitality of locals for his own great wall run, which the bbc reported on at the time. he stayed in china, got married. now, his sons are following in their dad s footsteps. starting in the far west, where the ancient wall was made from rammed earth. they ll finish at the north korean border. they ll pass their family s place atjiankou and check in with their dad. he s filled them with great wall knowledge since they were kids. it s been invaluable in getting them through this epic run, through the remotest of areas, even dodging zero covid lockdowns. constantly reminding ourselves that, you know, just to soak the journey in, to soak the landscape,
for his own great wall run, which the bbc reported on at the time. he stayed in china, got married. now, his sons are following in their dad s footsteps. starting at the far west, where the ancient wall was made from rammed earth. they ll finish near the north korean border. they ll pass their family s place at jiankou and check in with their dad. he s filled them with great wall knowledge since they were kids. it s been invaluable in getting them through this epic run, through the remotest of areas, even dodging zero covid lockdowns. constantly reminding ourselves that, you know, just to soak the journey in, to soak the landscape, the people, the experiences in. the thing that never ceases to impress when you visit the great wall is how it goes on and on, up into the distance, seemingly forever, and you wonder what it s like on the next ridge or over in the next valley. well, these two know
so spectacular. and you ve been here a few times. forjimmy and tommy lindesay, they ve been linked to the great wall by their family. so we ve been coming to the great wall from a very early age. me, from the age of four, and tommy, from when he was zero. they say, they call it the great wall, and that s an understatement. what you see at the tourist sites, it s only a tiny, tiny fraction, a fraction of it. in 1988, their father relied on the hospitality of locals for his own great wall run, which the bbc reported on at the time. he stayed in china, got married. now, his sons are following in their dad s footsteps. starting in the far west, where the ancient wall was made from rammed earth. they ll finish at the north korean border. they ll pass their family s place at jiankou and check in with their dad. he s filled them with great wall knowledge since they were kids. it s been invaluable in getting them
childhood dream of running the great wall. they ve trained for years to traverse what are actually a series of walls and battlements. it s a grueling undertaking doing something like this, something very difficult to build. strength of character. oh, this is a nice bit of the wall, isn t it? check that out. so spectacular. jimmy and tommy lindsey, they ve been linked to the great wall by theirfamily. so we ve been coming to the great wall from a very early age. me from the age of four and tommy from when he was zero. they say they call it the great wall, and that s an understatement. what you see at the tourist sites, it s only a tiny, tiny fraction, a fraction of it. in 1988, their father relied on the hospitality of locals for his own great wall run, which the bbc reported