Mac stands in for Land Rover MD

A last minute phone call from the Royal Geographical Society to Max Adventure director Mac Mackenney explained how they were in need of help. Land Rover's Managing Director Phil Popham had been delayed and couldn't attend the final interview stage to decide who would win the Land Rover Go Beyond Bursary.

The Land Rover ‘Go Beyond’ Bursary, run by the Royal geographical Society on behalf of Land Rover, provides £10,000 funding and the use of a Land Rover 110 Defender vehicle to help the recipient 'go beyond' when exploring their understanding of a particular geographical environment.

The award aims the to promote a wider understanding and enjoyment of geography and should take the recipient beyond their normal limits and boundaries.

The next deadline for applications is 25 September 2009.

After much discussion between the panelists, the candidates were whittled down to two final teams who were asked to go away and provide more detailed information with regards to their expedition.

Finally, the winners were announced - Atlantic Rising, consisting of William Lorimer, Tim Bromfield and Lynn Morris:

According to recent climate predictions, the Atlantic sea level will rise up to 1.5m over the next 100 years.

Their journey will follow the contours of the ocean’s future coastline, exploring the places, people and histories that will be lost in the rising tide of global warming. The route will pass through swampland, salt plains and scrub, from the wilds of Scotland to the rainforests of the Amazon.

It is a unique expedition that takes an alternative look at global warming - the pre-eminent challenge facing our generation.

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