Sponsors
"Money is the nerve of the war" say the
generals,"the nature of any journey is to fill up your mind and empty
your pockets." From the first circumnavigation from Magellan to the most recent
Picard & Jones around the worldtour by balloon, via explorers like Prejevalsk,
Sven Hedin, travellers like Ibn Battuta, the quest for kings, queens, companies
as sponsors has been a constant preoccupation, but never the quest itself.
Behind anonymous names or logos, sponsors
are the first people who believe in your project and realize their dream by
procurement. From the chain ring size of a bike company to the sprocket one
of a roof or a hot meal, an infinite chain of links has added fresh fuel in
the Yak's motor. Welcome to the Yak's website!
Europe and worldwide:
Banque Aufina - money
Bohle France - 32 Schwalbe
Marathon tires (1994-2001)
Cébé - sunglasses
DHL worldwide express
courier - spare parts delivery
(1994-2001)
Roger Guenat - headlamp
Hors-Piste - rain gear
Illford Anitec AG - film
Katadyn Produits SA - water filter
Rose Marthaler, Claude's mother - coach,
typing, organization (1994-2001)
Mepha A.G.- Swiss
pharmaceutical company, publication of articles in its "Rainbow News" magazine.
Olmo Sport AG - clothes
Patagonia France - winter clothes
Redfish Group
(USA) - WWW
site design and maintenance (1994-2001)
Schweizer Bike Magazine - money
Scott Swiss
- bicycle and spare parts
Sevysa SA - wristwatch and sunglasses
Tecnica Swiss - clothes and bike
shoes
Vélo
Plus - complete biking and camping equipment, money (1994-2001)
Veloburo Olten - water bottle cages, money.
Véloracing MTB Cycletech -
Bruce Gordon front and back carriers.
Victorinox
- Swiss knives
Japan Sponsors:
- Ishi Sports - outdoor equipment
- Kamada Bicycle Club, Obihiro - maintenance
and spare parts
- Kem - Karrimor bicycle bags
- Machizuki outdoor tools - Mountain
Smith backpack
- Ostrich - bicycle bags reparation
- Rotary Club Sapporo Morning - money
- Scott Tokyo - maintenance and new
components
- Star Corp. - Sigg bottles
- T.S. Corp. - EarthField clothes
and money
- Y. International - spare parts
- Mami Kawazaki - boarding &
lodging
- Yoshiaki Fujimori, dentist - dental
treatment
- Kenichi Yamano, professional keirin cyclist - clothes
- Internet and E-mail free access :
Canada Sponsors:
- Corine Wuethrich - lift from Inuvik (northern
territories) to Dawson (Yukon), camping and food.
- Dee Jay and Kerry, Houston (B.C.) - Pancakes,
punjabi food and bike connections
- Joe Kaulback and Brigitte Franyo, Canmore, Canada
: one front wheel
- Internet and E-mail free access :
U.S.A. Sponsors:
- Robert Connor, Clear, Alaska - frame
welding
- Bridget Willet - one way airplane
ticket Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay - Anchorage (AK)
- Palmer Machinery Co (Ak) - frame
welding
- Bill Fletcher, Chilkat guides Ltd - float
trip (for 2 persons)
- Glen and Alison Jacobson, Haines-Skagway Water
Taxi - one way ticket (for 2 persons and bikes)
- Schwinn
USA, Boulder (CO) -two MTB "Schwinn Moab"
frames
- Sun Rims-
three tandem rims
- Internet and E-mail free access :
- Bike Doctor, Missoula (MT) -hubs, spokes,
building and sending wheels
- Mettle Works, Boulder (CO) - frame brazing.
- Patagonia,
Denver (CO) & Patagonia, Ventura (CA): winter and rain gear clothes
- Sports garage, Boulder (CO) - assistance
- Adventure-Cycling,
Missoula (MT) - life abbonament at "Adventure Cycling Magazine"
and permanent display of the original Yak's frame
- Rainbow forest, Missoula (MT) - bicyclebags
reparation
- Cary, Performance Advertising, Missoula (MT)
- "The Yak Man" business and postcards, creation, production
and mailing.
- The North
Face, San Leandro (CA) - WestWind tent's poles, WestWind tent zippers
replacement, 1 winter sleeping bag, one goretex jacket.
- Widgets Outdoor Products, Waitsfields (VT) -
One Pedro's "BlowOut bag"
- Mike Allred, Kirkwood (CA) - free renting
full ski equipment
- Brandon F. Wilson, Garderville (NV) - free
skipass
- Santa Barbara middle school (CA) - bike
spareparts, sandals and shoes.
- Pacific Travellers Supply, Santa-Barbara (CA)
- maps and books.
- Mountain Safety
Research (MSR), Seattle, (WA) : One fuel tube and burner of the
X-GK stove.
- Isabelle Work (CA): 2 tickets for
the concert of the Rollings Stones (San Diego 2.2.98).
- Mark P. Jankowski, dentist (CA): 10%
discount on dental work.
- Michael Macioce and Lauren Mc Cleery (CA):
one self-made T shirt and one pair of Patagonia goretex pants.
- Lisa Rosenbaum,
nomad : English editorial services, Yak 3 frame shipping from USA to
Quito, Ecuador
- Susan Romeo, WorldConnect, San Diego (CA):
visual-mails
Mexico Sponsors:
- Shanti Vistara and Dhyan Nikhil, "The Flying
Tibetans": one flight on ultralight over Guerrero Negro (B.C.S.),
February 24, '98.
- Juan Plata Medina, Gerente de promotion y difusion
de " Sematur transbordadores": one way ticket on the ferry
La Paz / Mazatlan.
- Arroba Cyber Cafe, Zacatecas: half price
- Geomundo
monthly outdoor magazine, Mexico City: 20 Fuji Velvia films
- Roberto Olguin C., Queretaro: Yak
2 frame whelding
- Eric Brecheen, of Bell
one cyclist helmet
- Internet and E-mail free access :
Central America Sponsors:
- Manuel Quieros, Cyclo Quieros, San Jose,
Costa Rica: Maintenance of the bike
South America Sponsors:
- Colombia :
- Ciclomundo, Ltda, Armenia: bike maintenance
- Bike House, Armenia: biking clothes
- Ecuador:
- Safari, travel agency, Quito admin@safariec.ecuanex.net.ec:
climbing gear, food, night in refuge and guiding to the volcano Cotopaxi
(5897 m.)
- Alta Montana, travel agency, Riobamba aventura@exploringecuador.com:
iceaxe, boots, night in refuge to climb the venitimilla (627O m.)
of the volcano Chimborazo.
- Centro Cultural Ecuatoriano-Norteamericano
"Abraham Lincoln", Cuenca: e-mail.
- Freddy Heimbach (fheimbach@impsat.net.ec),
Cuenca: cheese and e-mail
- Peru
- Bolivia:
- Chile:
- Universidad Catolica
del Norte, Antofogasta: internet and e-mail
- Jean-Pierre Patthey (jppatthey@netline.cl),
La Serena: internet
- Biman bike shop (biman@entelchile.net),
Copiapo: internet
- Jose Antonio Molina of Grenada, Spain:
ascent of the Villarica volcano (2845m.) equipment and guiding.
- Bianchi Bicycles,
Santiago: maintenance, spare parts and clothes
- Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago:
internet
- Al Sur, outdoor equipment company: bike
panniers and clothes repair
- Centro de Capacitation Enrique Formas Eformas@EntelChile.net,
Villarica: internet
- Argentina:
- Senor Lalo, Buenos Aires: bicycle bags
repaired
- Municipality of Ushuaia: one week lodging
for two persons in "El Hospedaje Municipal"
- Pablo Scartascini, Buenos Aires (scarta@hotmail.com):
food, lodging, internet & media connections.
- Zenith, Argentinian bike company (soon
a web-site): spare parts & clothing
- Masters Bike's, Adroge, Buenos Aires: maintenance.
- Casa
Schwarz, photo shop, Buenos Aires: 29 percent discount on a Nikon
FM2 repair.
- Gerald Ponsiglione, North Brunswick, NJ,
USA: 2 hotels nights for two people in Ushuaia.
Africa Sponsors:
- South Africa
- Karrimor
South Africa: 2 front bicycle bags.
- Studio One, hairstylists for men, Cape
Town: a haircut.
- Anthony Joffe, co-owner of Pizzeria
Mimmos, Sea Point, Cape Town: excellent unlimited food & drinks.
- Guy Eickelbeck, Cape Town: Food, lodging,
internet, publication.
- Montagu
Rose Guest House, Montagu: accomodation
and food.
- Leatherman,Cape
Town: a leatherman tool and money.
- Map
Studio, Cape Town: maps of Africa and South Africa.
- Weltevrede
Guest Farm, Eilandia: accomodation,
food and internet.
- Pub "Ronnie's Sex Shop", Warmwasserberg:
supper, camping and hot springs.
- Burga's Bed & Breakfast, Oudtshoorn:
accomodation and food.
- Cyber
Ostrich Online, internet-cafe, Oudtshoorn: e-mail.
- Malealea Lodge, Malealea:
3 nights and unlimited food.
- Sani
Top Chalet, Sani pass: food & accomodation.
- DHL,
Harrismith: lunch, internet & mailing to Switzerland.
- Ride Magazine,
Johannesbourg and Schwinn USA:
a "Hansom Super Prestige" handbuilt chrome-moly frame" (Yak 4)
- Linden Cycle, Johannesbourg: spare parts.
- Susan and
Hermann Mills: full accomodation, bike and publication connections.
- DHL
Pretoria : mailing from Pretoria to Dar-es-Salaam.
- Lesotho:
- Zimbabwe:
- Malawi:
- Mozambique:
- Swiss cooperation: e-mailing.
- Helvetas,
Pemba: internet.
- Tanzania:
- Zara
Adventures, Ticketing-Safaris-Mountain Climbing agency, Moshi:
free climbing of the Kilimanjaro (Uhuru peak, 5892 m.), including guide,
porters, food, backpack and shoes.
- James Lembeli,
PR Manager of the Tanzania National Parks: free pass valid for 6 days
in the Kilimanjaro N.P.
- Michelin,
Dar-es-Salaam: maps of Africa.
- Tiziano bassi:
boat ticket Dar-Es-Salaam-Zanzibar and back.
- Ecole
Francaise, Dar-Es-Salaam: money for a talk.
- Kenya:
- DHL Nairobi: one parcel to Switzerland
- Uganda:
- Nigeria:
- Jean-Michel Rousset, Alliance Francaise de
Kano (afkano@skannet.com): food,
lodging and logistic.
- Gerard Fix, BEC Freres, Kano: internet.
- Niger:
- "Mr Mustang", Alain Arnaud,Niamey: food
and internet.
- Denis Vene, Ambassador of France in Niamey and
his wife Laurence Graffin-Vene: one lunch and lodging.
- Burkina Faso:
- Cybercafe ICA 2
, Ouaga: one hour internet and 50% reduction on typing.
- Centre Culturel Francais (CCF), Ouaga: 2 weeks
lodging, typing & internet.
- Jean-Louis Grault: bike spare parts.
- Mali:
- Hotel Bouctou, Tombouctou: one night.
- Yvan Pasteur (yvan.pasteur@undp.org),
Bamako: full lodging plus internet.
- Guinee Conakry:
- Benoit Combrieu, Mamou: food, lodging and internet.
- Joseph, Restaurant "le Carrefour", Mamou: food
and lodging.
- Damien Schneider
, SYFED, Conakry: food, lodging and internet.
- Guine Bissau:
- Ado Adam Yaya, bar, restaurant & pizzeria "Papa
Loca", Bissau: lodging.
- Communidade de Josefina, Missao de Bula, Bula:
food, lodging and medical treatment.
- Senegal:
- Michael, Hotel
"le Paris" , Kaolack: one lunch.
- Koichi Kondo, Dakar: food and lodging.
- Mauritania:
- Morocco:
- Cyber Matrix , Boujdour:
one e-mail.
- Cyber Sbanet, Laayoune:
unlimited internet.
- Etablissement "El
Hagounia", Tan-Tan: unlimited internet.
- Sahara Net ,
Guelmim: free internet
- Ould Salihine
Net (and mooss7@caramail.com): free internet
- Association "Tous-sur-Fatou", for the
French-Ghanean friendship, Guelmim: money
- Markus Bai
, Tafraout: money
- Cafe Restaurant "Nomad", Sidi-Ifni:
one breakfast
- W. Brandenberger
and Hans Ulrich Balthasar,
Aglou Plage and Kerdouz Pass: food and lodging in Aglou and Kerdouz
hotels.
- Labdiai
Omar ,Cyber Global, Marrakech: discount on internet
- Dr. El Qabli Hicham, dentist (tel: O44.44.86.O4.),
Marrakech: discount on a crown.
- Fururnet
, Tinghir: half an hour internet.
- Earth
Of Communication , Tinghir: 50% discount on internet.
- Auberge "La Jeunesse", Vallée de Dadès:
one night and food.
- Hotel, Restaurant, Téléboutique "Chez Outakchi
Mohamed", M'semir: one night.
- Auberge "Haut Atlas", Tamtatoucht: one
night.
- Ournet,
Ourzazate: discount.
- Zayane Telecom,
Khénifra: one hour internet
- Restaurant
Ibnou Ziad, best food in town, reachable at:
bnouziad@usa.net or ziad09@hotmail.com,
Azilal: unlimited food & lodging.
- Cyber Espace, Azilal:
discount
- Cybernet JAKARANDANET,
internet & informatique, Souk-Sebt-Al-Nem: unlimited internet, scanning,
food & lodging.
- ICM
Internet Club, Berechid: unlimited internet, food & lodging.
- DHL Casablanca:
mailing to Switzerland
- French filmmaker François
Althabegonty: food, camping and hotel in Tanger.
European Sponsors:
- Spain
- Venta "La Cantina" restaurant, Ctra. de Ronda:
supper and breakfas
- Bda. La Almoraima -P.N. de Castellar (Cádiz):
excellent food.
- Grupo "El
Gueto", Granada: food and camping.
- Hostal "El Conde", Paseo de la Fsanta, 5, Alcaudete
(Jaen): a super lunch.
- Garcia Canada
Rivas S.L. (and smcarri@eurociber.es), Martos (Jaen): internet.
- Cyber Bar "Al
Otro Lado", Toledo: internet.
- DHL
Madrid: mailing to Switzerland.
- Bar "En alto en el camino", Tortola de Henares
(Guadalajara) : lunch and picnic.
- Los CycloBomberos
de Pampluna (and oraintxe@oraintxe.com): peloton, food and lodging
Kuria Net, (kuria.net@terra.es), Pampluna : internet
- France:
- Backery Joël Pellis et Fils, 3222O Lombez: chocolate
and a call to Switzerland.
Wish List:
- film
- money
- music
- free emailing
