Expedition materials are now available for download here, check them out.
Mauritania's constitutional court confirmed on Thursday Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as winner of the weekend's presidential election,
Tamsin Jones has just become the youngest ever British woman to enter the world's hardest race. As part of her preparation for the event Tamsin joined us on Salt & Gold '08. Find out more on that trip here. Check out Tamsins website and subscribe to her blog. We will be following her progress leading up to the race.
Check out this months TBM for a 10 page feature by Austin Vince on the 2009 Salt & Gold expedition in Mauritania and Mali.
B of B are looking for two talented and experienced individuals to join our expedition team this Winter. See details at the link in the menu.
The Salt and Gold series continues with a moto expedition to the Adrar plateau in Mauritania planned for December '09 and January '10. A radical new expedition structure means this trip will be like no other.
A broken collar bone and some detached ligaments aside, the whole team is safely back home. A lot can happen in the desert, stay tuned for the full eventful story...
The riders are: Austin Vince, Brian Vacher, Dave Lomax, Rod Currie and Robin Webb. SV crew are: Richard Kemplay, Nick Smith.
a new long-range motorcycle support vehicle is under construction at GD 4x4 in Wigan. Photos and write up soon.
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Salt & Gold 08: Interactive trip report available here. (Flash required). Pictures and audio.
Support and bikes back in the UK. Write up and pics on their way.
Salt & Gold riders back in the UK
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Kev, Tamsin, Gary and Nick back in the UK after sucessfully completing the medieval salt & gold trading route from Chinguetti to Timbuctu. Who needs the Dakar anyway? The team reached the fabled city on 31/01/08 after more than 3,000 kilometres of sand, dune and rock.
After consultation with the team and discussion with our contacts in Mauritania we have decided to continue as originally planned. The support team and bikes are currently in France and will continue South later today.
Dakar organisers today announced the cancellation of the 2008 Dakar rally citing safety and security concerns. This will be the first time in the race's 30 year history that the Dakar will not run.
Entry forms now available. Optional intinerary expansion to include cross country 'smugglers piste' to Timbuctu. Flights now run directly into Atar, cutting out the last remaining stretch of tarmac on the route. Sand, rock and gravel the whole way.
Mauritania 2008 will run from January the 12th through to February 1st (UK to UK). The transport convoy will leave the UK on the 2nd of January and return on the 15th of February (est.)