China
ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway — Markam to Zuogong via Dongda La High Pass and Lancang River Canyon
Sea-level canyon to 5,000m pass in one gut-punch climb.
Difficulty: Expert
Level 4
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertDrakensberg Sani Pass — Himeville to Mokhotlong via the Escarpment Wall
Highest border crossing in Africa. Earn it.
Algeria
ExpertPiste du Tassili n’Ajjer — Djanet to Ihérir via the Tassili Plateau Canyon Circuit
Sahara's stone cathedral. Rock art. No exits.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertRooftop of the World — Deosai Plains High Crossing via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford
4,000m plateau. Bears. Zero signal. Pure.
India
ExpertLeh to Umling La — World’s Highest Motorable Road via Hanle and Demchok Approach
19,024 feet. The top of the motorable world.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau Crossing via Kalmak Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at the roof of Kyrgyzstan.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — El Questro to Mitchell Falls via King Edward River and Drysdale River Station
Kimberley's hardest push — gorges, crossings, falls.
Chihuahua
ExpertLienzo Charro to Batopilas Canyon — Copper Canyon Barrancas Track via Creel and Urique Rim
Four times the Grand Canyon. Half the guardrails.
Bolivia
ExpertSalar de Uyuni South Rim Track — San Juan to Laguna Colorada via the Bolivian Altiplano Volcanoes
Volcanoes, flamingos, and a boiling earth at 4,800m.
Ethiopia
ExpertTransafrica — Cairo to Cape Town via the East African Corridor
UNESCO escarpment edge. Geladas and 1,500m drops.