Not knowing for being a cyclist, Cameron in August 2009 resigned from his job in finance in Beijing and, on a whim, brought a bicycle and cycled to Kanyakmari, the southerly most tip of India. A solo journey from Beijing through western China, into Central Asia, and down to the southernmost tip of India, Cameron covered 6500 km (4,039 miles) in slightly over four months. It was on this journey where Cameron hatched his idea for the Ubunye Challenge.