Past Expeditions
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2011 October Expedition Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria We have re-visited the Tassili 20 years after our first journey, it still is "the most beautiful desert of all". During an eight day trek on the plateau we visited (and photographed) all of the principal sites of the Tamrit-Sefar-Jabbaren areas. |
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2011 June Expedition Upper Brandberg, Namibia We have returned to the Brandberg to continue where we left off last year, learning from our experiences. With more effective helicopter support, we managed to see most of the principal sites of the Western part of the Upper Brandberg. |
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2010 November Expedition Western Uweinat from Libya We returned to Libya after a long absence to explore the remaining "white spots" at western Jebel Uweinat. We had an unexpectedly hassle free and absolutely superb trip, making long treks on the granite part of the mountain resulting in a number of important new rock art finds. |
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October 2010 Expedition The Gilf Kebir & the Great Sand Sea Something quite different for a change, this expedition focused on the WWII history of the Libyan Desert, retracing the Egyptian part of Almásy's Operation Salam route and visiting the numerous SDF and LRDG wrecks still littering the desert. |
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June 2010, Namibia The Upper Brandberg Our first expedition to the rock art sites of the Upper Brandberg, a granite massif in Namibia showing remarkable similarities to Uweinat. A very tough but exciting trip that was long in the making, to be repeated each year. |
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March 2010 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir A very pleasant and fruitful trip to Uweinat and the Gilf Kebir except for the weather. The week long windless heatwave at Uweinat, coupled with freezing mornings and a sandstorm later in the trip will be long remembered... |
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November 2009 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir Return to Uweinat after a year and a half's absence. Our objectives were to ascend the summit, and explore some remaining blank spots in the upper areas of the mountain, all of which were met with spectacular results. |
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February 2009 Expedition The Gilf Kebir A special trip organised with BC Archaeology Travel to visit the most important rock art sites of the Gilf Kebir. We did have some time for exploring, resulting in an interesting find in a tributary of Wadi Abd el Melik. |
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March 2008 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir During the trip we visited the most important rock art localities in the Gilf Kebir and Jebel Uweinat. Traces of an astonishing amount of recent rainfall were observed all accross the Gilf Kebir, an area where except for a few isolated patches no fresh vegatation was oserved over the past ten years. |
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October 2007 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir The expedition was organised primarily to explore unsurveyed parts of Jebel Uweinat. We did make some splendid rock art finds, however the highlight was to observe the aftermath of yet another summer rain, which left pools large enough to swim in all over the mountain. |
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March 2007 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir A special trip organised with members of ARARA (American Rock Art Research Association) to visit the most important rock art sites at Uweinat and the Gilf Kebir. For the first time, a video camera was used to record sites and the trip. |
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October 2006 Expedition Jebel Uweinat A private trip made with Liz & Jon Holmes to Uweinat, primarily to explore the unsurveyed 'blank spots'. A highlight of the trip was the re-discovery of Winkler's site 75 in Karkur Murr, which surpassed all expectations. |
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March 2006 Expedition Total solar eclipse, Libya The total solar eclipse of 29th March 2006, viewed from the centre of the great Libyan Sand Sea. |
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October 2005 Expedition Uweinat, Gilf Kebir & the Great Sand Sea We witnessed at Uweinat the amazing transformation bought about by the rains a few weeks before. After exploring Uweinat, we continued north via Wadi Sora, the Aqaba pass and Wadi Hamra to the Great Sand Sea, ending in Siwa. |
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June 2005 Namibia The odd-one out, as this family trip was not made to the Libyan Desert, however the similarities of the desert and the rock art sites are remarkable. This account is a brief overview, to see what may be expected on a forthcoming trip to the rock art sites of the upper Brandberg. |
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March 2005 Expedition Jebel Uweinat Instead of the cancelled Sudan trip, a two week trip was made principally to Jebel Uweinat, to continue exploration of the unknown parts. In the upper Wadi Wahesh a very rich group of paintings were found. |
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November 2004 Expedition Wadi Sora & Jebel Uweinat After a brief stay at Wadi Sora a full week was spent exploring Eastern and Southern Uweinat, resulting in a number of new rock art sites. |
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October 2004 Expedition Uweinat, Wadi Sora & the Great Sand Sea The classic itinerary visiting Uweinat, Kissu, Wadi Sora, all three "Zarzura" valleys in the Northern Gilf Kebir, then continuing north via the Libyan Desert Glass area to Siwa, crossing the Great Sand Sea. |
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March 2004 Expedition Uweinat, Wadi Sora & the Great Sand Sea Stayed for a week at Karkur Talh. Found three new sites at Jebel Kissu, explored the Hassanein Plateau finding a huge shelter with paintings. On the return we stopped at Wadi Sora, and crossed the Great Sand Sea to Siwa. |
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November 2003 Expedition Wadi Sora & Karkur Talh A special trip was organised for a small group to visit all major known rock art sites in the Wadi Sora & Karkur Talh areas. Some time was spent exploring unknown areas of the western Gilf Kebir & Uweinat, with exciting results. |
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October 2003 Expedition Jebel Arkenu & Uweinat A repeat of our 2001 November itinerary, exploration of Arkenu, Karkur Irdiss and Karkur Ibrahim. Several new rock art sites found at Western Uweinat. |
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February 2003 Expedition Great Sand Sea, Gilf Kebir & Uweinat Traversed the Great Sand Sea south from Siwa, explorations in the Silica Glass Area and along the western Gilf, new rock art sites near Wadi Sora and in Karkur Talh, two day trek to investigate the mysterious "White Blob" |
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October 2002 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir Dozens of new rock art sites discovered at Karkur Talh, ascent of Jebel Uweinat from the North, exploration of the western side of the "Unnamed Plateau", a spectacular new shelter with paintings in the Western Gilf |
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March 2002 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir Wadi Bakht, new discoveries at Karkur Talh, exploration of the main wadi of the "Unnamed Plateau", new rock art sites near Wadi Sora and in Wadi Abd el Melik |
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November 2001 Expedition Jebel Arkenu & Uweinat First trip to Uweinat from Libya, ascent of the mountain, new rock art sites, discovery of the SAAF Blenheims forced landing sites |
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March 2001 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir Ard al Akhdar, rediscovery of Winkler's site 81 at Karkur Talh, new rock art sites in Karkur Murr and near Wadi Sora, "Chianti Camp", Bagnold's Stone Circle |
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November 2000 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir Egyiptian officialdom surpassed worst expectations, but things turned out fine in the end. New sites at Karkur Talh, easy route discovered accross the Gap dunes |
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March 2000 Expedition Jebel Uweinat & the Gilf Kebir First trip by FJ Expeditions, Karkur Talh rock art sites, accross the Gap dunes, Wadi Hamra, walk accross plateau top to Wadi Abd el Melik, Silica Glass |
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November 1998 Expedition Jebel Arkenu & Uweinat Finally made it to Uweinat, exploration of Karkur Talh, Clayton's Craters, finding Kemal el Din monument, Wadi Sora, limping back with broken gearbox |
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November 1997 Expedition Regenfeld and Great Sand Sea High hopes dashed by Luxor terrorist attack. Permits cancelled, we made a short foray into the Great Sand Sea, to Rohlf's cairn at Regenfeld |
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1991 and 1993 Tassili N'Ajjer We made our first serious desert ventures to the Tassili N'Ajjer in November 1991 (our honeymoon), and October 1993 |
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June 1981 Sudan My very first solo trip at the age of 17. Glimpses of a one week trip to Khartoum and the ancient sites of Naqa, Musawaret el Sufra and Meroë in the Bayuda desert |
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October 1980 Kharga and Dakhla Oases The first close encounter with the Libyan Desert. With two university friends we made a five day trip to Kharga and Dakhla, a quite formidable trip at the time. |