The pals decided to tackle the month-long adventure as a charity fundraiser – and the chance to drive on some of the world's toughest terrain.

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Final year politics and parliamentary studies student John Murphy, 23, said: "The idea is to find the most unsuitable vehicle and drive the thousands of miles to Mongolia. We all love driving and thought it
would be a great way of raising money."

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He shares a house in Hyde Park, Leeds, with his fellow Mongol Rally drivers.

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"We will set off on July 24 and think it will take about a month to travel the 10,000 miles to Mongolia. We are busy mapping out the route at the moment.

"We are going to be driving through some pretty tricky places and camping out – it will be a real adventure."

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He and James Bavister, 23, Conville Stevens-McCann, 22 and Tom Gussman, 22, will take it in turns to drive the ambulance, which they bought on e-bay for £600.

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They will go via Georgia, Azerbajan and Turkmenistan.
The quartet aim to raise £1,000 for African charity Mercy Corps, which helps alleviate poverty and suffering.

When the team – called Yes-We-Khan after the great Mongol leader Genghis Khan, left – arrive they will hand the ambulance over to charity workers as the country is short of emergency vehicles. The four will fly back to the UK.

* Anyone interested in sponsoring or finding out more about the trip can visit: www.yes-we-khan.co.uk