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Libya 2007
Its a long drive to get to Libya but well worth it, what price Xmas in the desert, sat on a sand dune with friends - especially when Father Xmas turns up! Jebel Acacus and its rock art, as always, raises more questions than answers but without doubt it provides a window into the near past when elephant and giraffe roamed what is now the heart of the Sahara desert. The vast sand sea of the Ubawi proved a challenge but one that everyone relished - its not the destination that's important but the way that you got there.
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| Back in the sand |
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First ascent 27.45.23 N 10.50.19 E |
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On the piste next to Algerian border |
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| Carlos and Fugly looking good |
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A white Xmas ? |
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Xmas morning from the tent |
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| Thanks Santa |
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Making music with our guides |
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Wild camp site in the Ubawi Sand Sea |
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| Eroded rocks near Al Uwaynat |
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Sunset near Ghat |
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Entering Jebel Acacus |
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| The main piste in the J. Acacus |
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Rock art site - J. Acacus |
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Rocky ascent giving no problems |
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| Characteristc rounded walls in J. Acacus |
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Rock art about 8000 BC - ' The Battle' |
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A rock elephant strides across the dry landscape |
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| on the piste for Aminaner well |
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Wadi Am'raka |
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Afozedzhar arch 150 m high |
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| Smaller arch in the J. Acacus |
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Umm al-Maa, prettiest of the Ubawi lakes |
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Dunes north of Germa |
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| Toureg jewellery |
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Masterclass in desert bread making |
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The market at Leptis Magna |
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| The team in the Ubawi Sand Sea |
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A bit of bush mechanics |
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Spot the worn-out one ! |
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| Haj door in Ghadames |
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Toureg's Thumb - Awiss, Adadh |
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Gently does it |
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| Suliman at Afozedzhar |
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Afozedzhar |
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Arch of Septimius Severus |
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