India
ExpertKhardung La Road — Leh to Nubra Valley via the World’s High Motorable Pass
One of earth's highest roads. Oxygen not guaranteed.
Difficulty: Expert
Level 4
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Loon Lake to Tahoe City via the Sierra Nevada Granite Spine
California's ultimate granite proving ground.
Africa
ExpertPiste de l’Acacus — Ghat to Wadi Teshuinat via the Acacus Rock Art Mountains
Saharan rock art and sand in Libya's lost range.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Vensterval Pass to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Plateau Desert Track
Volcanic desert at its most uncompromising.
Australia
ExpertGibber Plains to Birdsville Track — Sturt’s Stony Desert Crossing via Nappa Merrie Station
Burke and Wills died here. Drive it anyway.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Kalumburu Road Junction to Mitchell Falls via Drysdale River and King Edward River Crossings
Kimberley's hardest reward: Mitchell Falls.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Kunzum La High Crossing via Chandra River
Two passes, zero mercy, infinite reward.
Kenya
ExpertTurkwel Gorge Road — Lodwar to Lokichar via the Turkwel River Canyon
Lava, sand, and silence in Kenya's forgotten northwest.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Beverley Springs to Drysdale River Station via Mitchell Plateau Spur
The Kimberley at full throttle — no exits.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Kuboes — Orange River Canyon Desert Track
Africa's hardest desert canyon at the river's edge.