Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Barnett River Gorge to Pentecost River via Mount Barnett Station and Manning Gorge
Kimberley corrugations, crocs, and cold gorge water.
Surface: Dirt
Canada
ModerateKluane–Haines Junction High Country Road — Dezadeash Lake to Kathleen Lake via the St. Elias Mountain Front
Biggest icefields in North America. Smallest crowds.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertDrakensberg Sani Pass — Himeville to Mokhotlong via the Escarpment Wall
Highest border crossing in Africa. Earn it.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Kununurra to El Questro via Pentecost River and Cockburn Range
Pentecost crossing first. That's the test.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertRooftop of the World — Deosai Plains High Crossing via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford
4,000m plateau. Bears. Zero signal. Pure.
Botswana
DifficultBoteti River Track — Maun to Nxai Pan via the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Salt, zebras, and silence the size of a sea.
Alaska
ModerateChilkoot Pass Road — Skagway to the Yukon Interior via the White Pass Summit Approach
Dead horses, gold fever, and the longest switchback in history.
Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Japan's forgotten peninsula, from the inside out.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse)
660km of Kimberley red dirt. No shortcuts.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau Crossing via Kalmak Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at the roof of Kyrgyzstan.