Death Valley Trek (2015)

Types:	Adventure
Challenges:	Fully human powered, GPS, No food drops, No help from locals, No incoming comms, No preplaced food caches, No repairs / help, No resupplies, No weather forecast, No weather router, Off-track, Solo
Progression means:	On foot
Countries:	United States
Regions:	North America
Landscapes:	Desert
Route type:	A-B
Distances:	gps: 248,3km route: 242,0km estimated: 250,0km
Altitudes:	from -80m to 1943m

Records

World First unsupported off track travers / crossing of Death Valley National Park

First use of a 360 degree camera in an unsupported expedition.

Awards

European Adventurer of the year 2016 for the 3 expeditions: Death Valley Trek, Simpson Desert Trek II, Salar Trek II.

Thanks

Advisors: Ray Zahab, Marshall Ulrich, Régis Belleville, The DV Rangers.
Thomas de Dorlodot who let me use his Garmin GPS.
My home team and adventurer friends, friends: Jeremy Roumian and Guillaume Bruyr. Maud C. Mom, Dad, Sis, The Explorers Club,
Special thanks to Outback Logic to allow me to test their sunreflecting fabric.
People who took me hitch hiking Furnace Creek: Employees of StovePipe Wells, a Chinese tourist couple, Linda from Sweden, JJ Graham -while we were driving she lost the brakes of her car, we could be dead- and Mark and his wife from Indianapolis. Special Thanks to Jared for the sandbuggy ride.
The people who took me hitch hiking: Linda, Mark & wife, Jessie, JJ Graham.

Comments

D1: 11,6km - D2: 24km - D3 : 31,6km - D4 : 25,4km  - D5 : 29,5km - D6 : 38,5km - D7 : 35,4km - D8 : 31,3km - D9 : 21km = 248,3km