Antofagasta Region
ModeratePaso de Jama — San Pedro de Atacama to Susques via the Puna de Atacama High Desert Crossing
4,230m — where the Atacama meets the Puna.
Feature: High Altitude
Argentina
ModeratePaso Pehuenche — Malargüe to Chilean Border via the Andes Volcanic Divide (Argentina Side)
Patagonia's loneliest Andean crossing.
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway South — Lake Louise to Saskatchewan Crossing via Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Glaciers, turquoise lakes, and zero bad views.
Alberta
ModerateHighwood Pass Road — Kananaskis Country High Alpine Traverse via Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Canada's highest road. No guardrails. No crowds.
Alaska
ModerateChilkoot Pass Road — Skagway to the Yukon Interior via White Pass Summit
Gold Rush corridor. The pass still bites.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultSani Pass — Himeville to Sani Top via the Drakensberg Escarpment
Africa's most iconic alpine pass.
Peru
DifficultHuaraz to Pastoruri Glacier — Cordillera Blanca High Road via Pachacoto Valley
Driving to a dying tropical glacier at 16,700 ft.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Corridor — Haines Highway to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and Alsek River
Three borders, one icefield, zero cell service.
USA
ModerateWyoming BDR Central Segment — Rawlins to Dubois via the Great Divide Basin and Wind River Range
Two basins, no cell signal, pure Wyoming.
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Semonkong to Sehlabathebe via the Roof of Africa Southern Plateau
Roof of Africa. No bridges. No crowds.