Pix – Gilf Kebir

Yes it’s in Egypt (and partly Libya) but it’s such an iconic destination it deserves a page of its own right. Haunt of the SAS and LRDG and nirvana for desert explorers, home of fabled Zerzura….. the Gilf

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Entering Wadi Abd El Malik from the Great Sand Sea – one possible site for Zerzura

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Eight Bells, British WW2 Special Forces airfield

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It would be rude not to.

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Descending the Karma Pass towards Libya

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In the Cave of the Swimmers

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A memorial I had made, and left at Three Castles, an SAS and LRDG camp at the Gilf. Later stolen, I replaced it with a second, hidden away from avaricious eyes.

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Early morning camp at the southern tip of the Gilf

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On top of the Gilf Kebir

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Exploring Wadi Abd El Malik……. were we in Zerzura?