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THE EXPEDITION
The Expedition expects to travel some 1,000 km, crossing the desert on foot, walking west to east and using Camels to carry the water and supplies.
Past expeditions include one undertaken by Victorian explorer Sven Hedin, who crossed North to South (the shortest and easiest route between the dunes) but lost two men, nearly all the camels and very nearly perished himself. Recorded earlier attempts were short-lived being defeated by hunger, thirst, and the desert’s notoriously ferocious sandstorms.
CROSSING OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE TAKLAMAKAN DESERT
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