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WHAT ARE EXPEDITIONS?
Oxford Dictionary : Expedition - a journey or voyage for a particular purpose especially exploration
Expeditions will spend considerable time travelling off-track through the deserts retracing the routes taken by our explorers in the 19th century. History is the major focus of these trips. Expeditions are opportunities to explore country few people will ever see.
Facilities may be limited to the extent that fuel and water drops are required during the trips. A travel average off-track of about 40kms a day is normal. Vehicles must comply with several preparation requirements such as; fuel & water volumes, tyres & tyre repair gear and vehicle spares.
If you're interested in an expedition; preparation advice, trip reports and all manner of information will be made available.
** Please note : we prefer order forms & deposits returned by the end of January for booking & permit purposes **
** Please note -: Final itineraries are dependent on permit approvals **
OFF-ROAD / OFF-TRACK EXPEDITION
Seeking adventure an almost penniless 21 year old Scotsman sailed to the goldfields of Western Australia in 1892. After a couple of years battling David Carnegie finally found gold near the present day Wiluna. Then with an amount of financial security he set about putting together an exploring party with the aim of finding valuable assets in the vast tract of county between the Goldfields and the Kimberley. Leaving Coolgardie in July 1896 the party successfully reached Halls Creek after months in the wilderness. After resting over the summer not content with one desert crossing Carnegie and his men turned south in 1897 and headed back to Coolgardie entering the incredibly vast desert region for another 5 months.
David Carnegie had incredible determination and the sense and intelligence to carry things through where most would fail. The only reminder these days of his efforts are some names on maps and a wonderful written account of his expeditions called "Spinifex and Sand". Sadly after leaving Australia he was killed in Africa apprehending a bandit at the age of 29.
More than a century later only a small section of the population have heard or are vaguely familiar with Carnegie’s exploration of our western deserts in 1896 & ‘97, when that small party under his command successfully crossed some of the most inhospitable country on earth, from Coolgardie to Halls Creek and then back to Coolgardie.
Our 2012 Expedition will see us following young Carnegie’s route of 1896 in the eastern part of the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia. As well as Carnegie’s recorded features we’ll also be concentrating on unnamed hills as well as sites that are shown on maps but are rarely visited. This will be an extremely interesting trip for those keen on explorers, natural history and doing something different. In all we anticipate something around 650kms of off-track travel, the remainder will be a mixture of roads, tracks and overgrown wheeltracks.
If you have any questions drop us a line, maps of our intended route are also available.
Compulsory Vehicle Requirements - As most of the expedition will be travelled without roads or tracks and distances are long some requirements are compulsory.
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South Australia, 5108
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