Desert Crossing (Part II)

PART II:

In the Spring of 2001, DRIVE THE GLOBE | Overland Adventures completed Stage I of its Trans-Africa Expedition.

This video features highlights of the Sahara crossing, made between Nouadhibou and Nouakchott Mauritania, a vast, desolate desert expanse where the only road is the wind swept sand dunes and hard rock strewn piste.

This nearly 250 mile journey took three days and saw temperatures climb to over 110 degrees fahrenheit.

It was completed with four Land Rover expedition vehicles.

Participants included Expedition Leaders, Michael Ladden and Paul Shumway, as well as Pat Macomber, Al Cornell, Jim Leach, Wilson Bullard, Shane Ballensky and Ed Messenger.

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Tags:

• africa
• sahara
• mauritania
• west africa
• drive the globe
• michael ladden
• paul shumway
• pat macomber
• al cornell
• jim leach
• wilson bullard
• shane ballensky
• ed messenger
• overland
• vehicle dependent
• timbuktu
• mali
• morocco
• land rover

[BuzzAwuzZ]

I guess "guitardavid79" would have gone for the BMW in part 1. ROTFLMAO!

[RONAEMVCS]

The last comment is a bit un fair as they are older models with petrol motors requiring large amounts of petrol to be carried.

All the vehicles were overloaded and were running the worst tyres for running over sand giving little floatation and making transmissions and motors work harder cutting though the sand and not floating over it.

[nedster01]

Although the diff is knackered you could always remove the rear prop and continue in front wheel drive only.

[blibbax]

@RONAEMVCS

Not to mention the load. I mean, damn, those are some seriously overloaded SWB Landies.

[D901619]

that guy is a total idiot!!!!!!

how can you pretend to undertake a trip to Africa and not even check your oil levels!

dum guy with money

[yehudiadelphos]

@guitardavid79 The old series Landies are tough indeed, especially the 2.25 Litre diesels, and if they have rear diff lock. They are hard to kill. I had one 14 years, and my dad had the very same one for 20 years before I got hold of it. I have a defender 130 now, but stil a series landrover still possess some good traits, better than a defender, like not being shy of getting thrashed about in the bush, in the field or open desert, and still having the torque and capacity to get you home.

[rickartj]

So you headed out w/o checking the gear oil level in the diffs?

[manflintt]

The Indomitable Subaru Forester!...It might not carry as much gear ,but checkout Subaroute. I was impressed. You might be too.

[savagedefender]

remove the rear propshaft, engage 4wd and you're back on the road. it will be more difficult to drive, i recommend you make a train convoy with the damaged landie at the rear until you find a new bearing ;-).

ps what radio material did you use? i saw the big antenna's. ;-)

[iheart4wheeldrive]

also judging that these rovers couldn't be much newer than 1970, that is pretty unfair. Show me a 4 cylinder petrol engined 4wheel drive that could do this and get you home.