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Thank you Alex! Totally agree without @Srikumar @DP1011 and @Asif Hussain well could never pull this off. Fantastic driving as well by everyone who joined today @Alphin Aloor@Giacomo@Myrko@Carl Stanley aka prancing horse 🤣, @Glenn W @_Herman_@AlexM@Amr A@nithish468

Another one for the books! Considering that LIWA is a yearly pilgrimage for many of us, i'd been going through my plans and routes for the last couple of weeks. Fortunately, for everyone who signed up, and amongst a few of you who have joined me over the last couple of years on this trip, knew what to expect, and i think the entire convoy delivered If camaraderie, laughs, stucks, and an evening around the bonfire was your thing, you were blessed these past two days. We started around 8AM at the Khanoor starting point, which immediately throws some challenges as the first couple of dunes are technical, and perhaps even a bit intimidating if you are venturing in LIWA for the first time. But with some shoveling we were quickly over the first dune range and onto the sabkha, where @Beide Worku started to notice that the 4WD was not fully engaging. Even after trying a few different methods, the Ford just did not feel like it today. An absolute bummer, but so glad you joined us for the camping in the evening. I hope it's an easy fix. Around that same time @DP1011 decided to take some refuge into a bushy pocket and lost his license plate in there somewhere. Several people searched but nobody found it, until Asif bhai watched the sky, listened to the wind, and struck once with his shovel into the sand and struck gold! (well, the license plate 😅). The comic tone was set immediately, and we had a good laugh, but the time kept ticking and we were more than 1 hour into the drive and hardly crossed 1 dune range 🤣 We all got back into our cars and found a really good rhythm for the next few hours, with minimal stucks or refusals. We found a good spot to have lunch and enjoyed the marvelous weather: Of course, as was expected, some areas were treacherous and technical, and even though i usually keep a very close watch on my GPS, this time i was 100% reassured that i had an extremely capable convoy behind me, so i could let my hair down a bit (figure of speech) and just zip through some of the most beautiful spotless dunes i've ever seen. We reached the camp site around 5:30pm after about 8hrs of off-roading. @Beide Worku was taking a beauty sleep, and our friends @Sam Selim@Looper@GauravSoni joined us for a nice evening around the fire. The next morning, we packed up and went to stretch our legs a bit at Moreeb. This part is a symbolical and meaningful end to a wonderful weekend, where friendship bonds are formed, and likeminded souls can enjoy each other's company. A very respectable 90kms covered in 8,5hours. Wikiloc | Trails of the World A heartfelt THANK YOU for everyone who joined. I am looking for many more adventures in LIWA ! Check out the drive gallery for some photos and looking forward to see more!

Fewbie Drive Report – Murquab to Qudra Secret Dunes Thank you everyone for a great drive yesterday, starting in Murquab and making our way through to the Qudra Secret Dunes. A big thank you to the whole convoy for arriving on time, with only one minor delay when a driver responsibly stopped to check an unusual noise on the way to the meeting point. Safety always comes first, and it was good to see that level of awareness. Welcome & Skill Building A warm welcome to the Fewbie club, @Hansmtb! I believe this first Fewbie drive was a solid and positive experience for you. I intentionally designed the route to include multiple opportunities to practice new skills—good hill climbs, a mix of long and short side-sloping runs, ridge (flat’ish) approaches, and an overall slightly faster pace. You handled it well and adapted nicely throughout the drive. I believe @saumik1989 benefited from this practice as well. Special thanks to Hans Jr. for keeping everyone entertained with wildlife spotting. The official count for the drive was 29 camels and 8 gazelles—well done! Learning Moments Both Hans and Saumik had a few moments where the line wasn’t ideal and resulted in sliding off the ridge. Well done to both of you for not fighting it and instead choosing the safer option with some guidance from me—steering down and calmly making your way to the bottom. That’s exactly the right decision. With more experience, you’ll also be able to position the car to face downhill on your own when needed. Pace & Convoy Flow Overall, the pace was good across the convoy. One small note for improvement—@Chrismayer, you could have been a bit closer to me at times to tighten the convoy spacing, but otherwise things flowed well. Two Nice Surprises We had two unexpected and memorable moments during the drive: While in Qudra, we suddenly heard a familiar voice on the radio—much to our surprise, it was @Ishak, who happened to be having breakfast there with his wife. We stopped by to say hello, took a picture together, and I finally returned a spare wheel nut I had borrowed from him a couple of months ago after a tire and spare socket failure. Nice timing! Shortly after, we came across a single Jetour cresting a dune, driven by a gentleman with his family. We assisted by shovelling a bit, helping the car clear the crest, and safely guiding the family back down to their vehicle. A good example of the off‑road community looking out for each other. Final Notes & Thanks A reminder from @Suneedh Wrangler, and a good one for all drivers: always ensure you start every drive with a full tank of fuel. You never know what might happen once you’re out in the dunes. Thank you Chris for acting as Second Lead, and Suneedh for his support and timely reminders. Overall, a very enjoyable and productive drive—well done everyone, and see you on the next one! Here is the Relive video of our drive. Enjoy. https://www.relive.com/view/vMq5RX1KEQv

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi for the amazing drive and to @Krinesh and @Abdullah A. for the support throughout. What a day! So many moments! So much to learn! Posting a few pics of today’s drive! @Albert_Spa Managed to click a few pics! 🙌

Great great drive for the start of the week always pleasurable drive you @Luke K P glad to see more and more trucks in our groups, especially leading. The route gave us a nice mix of everything and everyone drove fantastically and the one stuck was a good learning. More pictures uploaded in the gallery and best to have everyone upload there. Thank you for all the support team keeping peace in a long convoy. @ChrisW @J-P L @Zsolt @Jessica Lambert

Thank you @Frederic for another awesomely executed drive, the support crew @Srikumar, @DP1011 and @Asif Hussain! And of course, all the rest of the team, this was an excellent drive right up to the mark! Looking forward for snaps in the gallery!

Hi Emanuel! Thanks a lot for the awesome drive! Enjoyed a lot the new pace, the clear explanations, and the great vibe of the small convoy! @Chrismayer amazing to follow your track, and still very impressed by the rescue of the family who got stuck, well done guys!!!

Thanks you @Emmanuel for a great drive with some delightful dunes and technical parts. Super super fun and a great first second lead experience for me.

Perfect, Thanks Ale. See you all tomorrow

Some snaps from the drive