R I P L E Y D A V E N P O R T
Ripley Davenport, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, is a dedicated explorer and adventurer of the desert
regions. He was inspired by a battered dog-eared book and a faded selection of black and white images about Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence and since then Ripley has looked to the deserts over his horizon and endeavoured to
engage with them. His fascination in the arid and isolated regions of the world, and the indigenous people that exist
within its margins, is driven by curiosity and an awe of the desert environment.
regions. He was inspired by a battered dog-eared book and a faded selection of black and white images about Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence and since then Ripley has looked to the deserts over his horizon and endeavoured to
engage with them. His fascination in the arid and isolated regions of the world, and the indigenous people that exist
within its margins, is driven by curiosity and an awe of the desert environment.
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DEATH VALLEY
Pushing personal mental, physical and
physiological limitations in a desert
environment.
The intention is to be completely self
sufficient and unassisted and entirely on
foot throughout the arduous 150 mile route
from North to South through the Valley
itself by man hauling a specially fabricated
wheeled desert trailer, which will carry
minimal water and provisions weighing
approximately 200kg across sand dunes,
jagged mountains, salt- pans, washes and
canyons.
Read more
DEATH VALLEY
Pushing personal mental, physical and
physiological limitations in a desert
environment.
The intention is to be completely self
sufficient and unassisted and entirely on
foot throughout the arduous 150 mile route
from North to South through the Valley
itself by man hauling a specially fabricated
wheeled desert trailer, which will carry
minimal water and provisions weighing
approximately 200kg across sand dunes,
jagged mountains, salt- pans, washes and
canyons.
Read more
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SAHARA DESERT
The Sahara Expedition is an exploratory
journey aiming to retrace the final journey
that French explorer René Caillié took
along the legendary trans - Saharan trade
route from Timbuktu to Fez surviving by
means similar to the methods used by early
Saharan explorers and the ancient traders
between the 8th and 19th centuries.
The ~1200 mile journey will be on foot
with camel caravan, using alternative
navigation methods and relying on
traditional provisions.
Read more
SAHARA DESERT
The Sahara Expedition is an exploratory
journey aiming to retrace the final journey
that French explorer René Caillié took
along the legendary trans - Saharan trade
route from Timbuktu to Fez surviving by
means similar to the methods used by early
Saharan explorers and the ancient traders
between the 8th and 19th centuries.
The ~1200 mile journey will be on foot
with camel caravan, using alternative
navigation methods and relying on
traditional provisions.
Read more
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