Erongo Region
ExpertMessum Crater to Cape Cross — Erongo Coastal Volcanic Desert via Brandberg West
Ancient crater, seal coast, zero company.
Difficulty: Expert
Level 4
Mali
ExpertPiste de Gao à Hombori — Niger Bend Desert Piste via Ansongo and the Gourma Elephant Country (Mali Sahel Classic)
Desert elephants, red rock towers, and no safety net.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr — Agadez to Iférouane via Timia Oasis and the Central Aïr Massif Volcanic Core
Tuareg country, volcanic gorges, hidden oasis.
Mauritania
ExpertPiste de l’Adrar Mauritanien — Atar to Chinguetti via the Amogjar Pass and Oued Seguellil
Medieval libraries and Saharan sand — earn both.
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Sani Top via the Roof of Africa Eastern Plateau
The Roof of Africa with no safety net.
Australia
ExpertCape York Telegraph Track — Bramwell Junction to Bamaga via the Old Telegraph Line (Classic North Run)
Gunshot Creek to the tip. No shortcuts.
Bolivia
ExpertLagunas Route — Tupiza to Uyuni via the Bolivian Southwest Altiplano Volcano Circuit
Flamingos, fumaroles, and salt at the top of the world.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Track — Büllsport to Tsauchab River via Zebra River Canyon and the Naukluft Plateau High Spine (Full Wilderness Traverse)
Canyon walls that close to truck width. No bluff.
China
ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway — Kangding to Markam via Litang, Batang, and the High Tibetan Plateau (G318 Central High Segment)
Roof of the world, no guardrails.
Mongolia
ExpertGobi Desert Bayanzag to Khongoryn Els — Southern Mongolian Desert Circuit via Moltsog Els and Sevrei Mountains
Trackless Gobi. Zero margin for error.