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L&L: The Lahbab Loop - Drive Report "Dance when you are perfectly free" - Rumi One never knows how a Newbie drive can go. Due to a combination of mostly unforeseeable factors sometimes it gets complicated, moving on at a halting pace, others it flows smoothly and naturally. There was a long period during this drive when the convoy danced, perfectly free of concerns. It danced with sinuous movements on top of smooth ridges, across gentle dunes, in and out of sand bowls from which gazelles darted out of their hidings, in the shade of gnarly trees. For almost an hour, the convoy moved without interruptions, to the music of radio silence, navigating the dunes to the north of the Lahbab pipeline, across it, and first onto the longer cordons west of the gas facility, then through the technical area reaching out to the red sand bowls overlooking Tazi Nazwa. The dance started after the unfortunate incident to @Arshad Roojee's Wrangler, with the gears stuck in parking. After evaluating the situation, considering the complications of carrying out repairs in the extreme heat of that time of day (and the impossibility of towing the vehicle out), it was decided to leave the car there, marked the spot, selected a close-by entry point for the mechanic who had been located in the meantime, and chose to move on, taking Arshad and his passenger with us. The dance ended with a couple of stucks on the same soft ridge, just before Margham's red sand bowls. After a small break, and a quick briefing on how to deal with ridge-riding and criss-crossing, the convoy moved to tackle this interesting area, before closing the loop, and returning to the tarmac, a few meters east of our meeting point. At the end of the day, we covered 56 Km., driving 2:32 hours (and pausing for another hour), moving at an average of 22Km/h (16 Km/h total moving speed). All in all, a well executed Newbie Plus drive. Great job by @Daniel Rodas in Second Lead, and extremely useful and competent support by @Sunil Mathew at Center, and @Waqas Parvez in Sweep. Very well driven track by @Anthony Cupit, @James Lovell, @Usman Basit, @Ali Shah, @Andrei S, @Arshad Roojee (until it lasted) and @salah2u. Looking forward to seeing you soon dancing in the desert.

Dear Sand Sailors @Imteeaz @Imran Kashif @salah2u @takeshi sobue @Amr Aydin @Morshedi @Beide Worku @Trekado @Gertjan @Rob S Thanks for RSVPing for the drive. It went full pretty fast. Good to see some usual suspects and some new faces in the convoy line up. Its a beautiful area with some amazing bowls, good high dunes to climb and nice possibilities to enjoy some high speed criss crossings. So, looking forward to meeting you all this weekend and explore the dunes around Tawi Nazwa. @Senthil Kumar since its your only drive for the weekend, i have extended the convoy size and added you to the drive. See you on sunday. @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler - you are on WL1. Sunrise time is shifting, accordingly, i have adjusted the meeting time to 5:30am for this weekend, Please be on time and in case some one has a change in plan, please keep us posted - so as not to lose slot and ensure proper planning. Cheers

Congrats @Karthik Raptor, well done my friend , looking forward to see you again in the sand

Congratulations @Santoso Marjuki well deserved 👍👍

welcome to the new level @Santoso Marjuki, congratulations.

Well done @Karthik Raptor; congratulations.

Kudos @Karthik Raptor!!! Well done and well deserved! You have learnt to tame your beast and now it’s time to unleash it!!! Welcome to the new game and enjoy the excitement !!!

Congratulations @Santoso Marjukion the promotion. One more jeeper up the rank.

Congrats @Santoso Marjuki, and welcome to IM...see you soon!

Congratulations @Santoso Marjuki well deserved buddy it is always been a pleasure driving with you,enjoy the new level.

Congratulations @Santoso Marjuki 👌

@Santoso Marjuki congrats mate - no one can match your passion!

Congratulations @Santoso Marjuki Enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Santoso Marjuki😎🔥🔥, See you sooon🤩, lets enjoy this new level while contributing the community😁

Congratulations @Santoso Marjuki for reaching the Intermediate Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate and Exploration drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor for reaching the Intermediate Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate and Exploration drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Well done @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, congratulations 👏🏽 👏🏽. Look forward to driving with you and continue to have fun 😎!

@Santoso Marjuki well done, congratulations

Thanks so much @Gaurav, @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, @Morshedi, @Imteeaz, @Islam Soliman, @Waqas Parvez, @Sunil Mathew, @Vaibhav, @Ranjan Das and @varunmehndiratta See you on the sand soon

Congratulations @Karthik Raptorwell deserved new IM level, definitely Raptor Monster amazing

Congratulations @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, definitely well deserved & have another away to fun exploring in New Level

welcome to the club buddy, im sure you will enjoy this level. Hope to see you soon.

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor well deserved promotion 👍

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor on the promotion. Looking forward to drive with you.

Well done @Karthik Raptor. Great result. You will undoubtedly enjoy the new level!

Congrats @Karthik Raptor, welcome to IM, see you on IM dives!!

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor enjoy the new level and your monster truck,well deserved

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor 👏👏👏

@Karthik Raptor well deserved mate

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor well done 💪

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor😎 🔥🔥, See you sooon🤩, lets enjoy this new level while contributing the community😁!

Congratulations @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler for reaching the Intermediate Level with Carnity Offroad Club. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Please make sure your Carnity user profile is always updated with all the latest Emergency contact details. P.S. Trip lead might deny your participation if you don't have required off-road gear. INTERMEDIATE Drives Attended (Indicative) Minimum 10 Fewbie Plus drives are required within last 6 months for Intermediate promotion. What you'll learn Basic GPS and navigational skills Basic tow rope and winch recoveries Extreme side sloping and long hill climb Tall dunes ridge riding and criss crossing Precise control over technical dunes Fast pace desert driving Clear radio communication skills Advance recovery skills Self recover from dune crest Soft sand recovery Pop-out fixing Skills required Adventurous and thrill seeker but in a safe manner Level headed under stressful situations Responsible, dependable and accountable Car Worthiness Capable 4x4 vehicle with low range gearing Suitable approach and departure angle High profile tires Off-road gear required Safety flag, tire deflator, tire pressure gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio (walkie-talkie), air compressor, tool kit, rated recovery rope and 2 rated shackles, GPS. Drive teamwork Manage center forward position with Trip Lead’s permission Learn/assist recoveries under Trip Lead’s supervision Re-route convoy and coordination, when needed Learn to lead small portion of Intermediate drive under Marshal supervision Drive Joining Join Newbie, Fewbie, Intermediate and Exploration drives only Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

What an absolutely phenomenal way to fly into this level after those epic ridge rides this past weekend. Congratulations @Karthik Raptor!

Time to kick it up many notches! Enjoy the new level @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler 💨 and good to finally meet you too!

@DP1011 , Deepak wrangler congratulations 🎉🍾🎊🙌

Congratulations 🎉🍾 @Karthik Raptor🙌

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor! Enjoy the new level! We will need to capture a new profile picture.

@Santoso Marjuki, congratulations buddy! Well done 👏🏽 Look forward to seeing you in future drives!

Congrats @Karthik Raptor 👍👍

Well done @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler congratulations

Congratulations @Karthik Raptor well done…

Well done Deepak @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, congratulations.

Well done @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler … from your newbie drive to now an IM driver…. You grown so much and now at the epitome of the driver skills… well deserved and enjoy the new level!!!

Well deserved

Congratulations @DP1011 , Deepak wrangleron the promotion. Good to see another Jeeper in the intermediate ranks.

Congrats @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler, ..not sure if we have met, see you soon !

Congratulations @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler enjoy the new level and pace.

Congratulations @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler 👏👏👏 well earned

Congratulations @DP1011 , Deepak wrangler Enjoy the new Rank Buddy 😊