Agadez Region
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr — Agadez to Timia Oasis via the Aïr Massif Volcanic Core
Volcanic Sahara. Tuareg country. Expedition only.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Robbinsville to Tellico Plains via Cherohala Skyway Backdoor and Unicoi Mountains
Rocky Appalachian spine — no easy miles here.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Tsauchab River Gorge to Büllsport via the Naukluft Plateau High Spine
Quartzite ledges and dead silence in the Namib.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Tassili N’Ajjer Sud — Djanet to Tamanrasset via the Tadrart Rouge Volcanic Plateau
Red rock, zero roads, maximum Sahara.
Bolivia
ExpertCamino de la Muerte South — Yolosa to Unduavi via the South Yungas Death Road
600m drops. No barriers. No room for error.
New Mexico
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Silver City to Reserve via the Mogollon Mountains High Divide
Mogollon ghosts, Gila pines, zero cell service.
Costa Rica
ExpertRuta de los Conquistadores — Puerto Limón to Puntarenas via the Costa Rican Mountain Spine
Caribbean to Pacific. Jungle, altitude, mud, repeat.
Libya
ExpertPiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Germa to Umm al-Maa via the Fezzan Oasis Lakes
Saharan dunes hiding ancient oasis lakes.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de Tahoua — Agadez to Tahoua via the Aïr Massif Southern Descent
Saharan piste where caravan routes still rule.
Romania
DifficultTransylvania Transbucegi — Sinaia to Padina via Babele and the Bucegi Plateau High Road
Limestone sphinxes and cloud-shrouded plateau high above Transylvania.