Expeditions 7 was the first team to drive the same 4×4 vehicle on all seven continents, after launching 10 years ago this April. The 58,000-mile overland journey included driving across Antarctica in nine days and back in a grueling five days.
To mark the anniversary, I interviewed Lead Adventurer Greg Miller, Expedition Leader Scott Brady, and Adventurer/Driver Kurt Williams. Brady is also the founder and CEO of Overland Journal International, while many will recognize Williams for his role in the popular video series, Expedition Overland.
It was a privilege to research this remarkable journey and reflect on its significance through an article for Expedition Portal. While the highlights of the actual trip have been documented (Expeditions7.com has short videos documenting each continent), my article focuses on the lessons Miller, Brady, and Williams learned.
The article begins,
‘First is forever,’ reverberated through the air on the night the Expeditions 7 team celebrated becoming the first to drive a 4×4 vehicle on all seven continents. The moment Expedition Leader Scott Brady congratulated his team, those in attendance simultaneously played a personal reel, mental images flashing in quick succession: narrowly avoiding jail in Russia; enduring mucky recovery efforts in the dark; being surrounded by elephants, hippos, and crocodiles in the Okavango Delta; launching over endless sand dunes; bisecting Antarctica with up to 40 consecutive hours of driving. These highs and lows led to the instant the tires of a record-breaking Land Cruiser named Fernweh touched South America, its seventh continent.
You can read the full piece here:
I’d love your feedback. Were you already familiar with Expeditions 7? Do any of the lessons in the article hit home for you?
For my part, I’m always inspired by this level of overland exploration and take energy from those who have accomplished what our family recently set out to do.
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