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Thank you for your kind words @Andrew John Melvill, @Giacomo, @Luke K P, @Frederic, @Jose Luis Campos, @Sebastian Nohse, @khurramm and @Emanuel! It feels a bit like a birthday with all those congratulations 🤗 See you all out there again soon!

Congratulations @_Herman_ 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, Fewbie Plus and Intermediate drives. Forum participation Active participation on the forum Share drive experience + feedback Share drive pictures in the gallery Post trip report after the drive

Thanks, all @ Team Carnity for allowing the promotion but more than anything for the support, the instruction, the patience and the fun shared and given in all drives at all levels. Feel very fortunate to have joined and become part of this club, with its shared values and flawless comraderie through all our different backgrounds. Looking very much forward to this next chapter, growing skills and meeting all of you in the shared adventures yet to come!

We started the drive with a short warm-up section before heading deeper into the Al Adlah dunes for a proper night run. The conditions were great, with soft fresh sand and mostly untouched lines throughout the area. The convoy settled into a nice rhythm early on, linking together long ridge sections and flowing criss-crosses through the bigger dunes. Visibility was challenging at times, as expected on a new moon night drive, but everyone maintained good spacing and communication on the radio which kept the convoy moving smoothly. There were a few refusals during the drive, mostly on some of the softer technical climbs, but recoveries were handled quickly with good teamwork from the group. The technical sections added a nice balance to the faster flowing terrain and gave everyone a chance to practice car control and momentum management in the dark. As the night went on, confidence across the convoy grew noticeably and the pace picked up through some of the longer dune ranges, linking some ridges and doing some blind high crosses across a few bowls. Overall, it was a really enjoyable drive with good convoy discipline, plenty of ridge riding, and a fun mix of technical and flowing terrain to finish the night. See you on the next escape! @Aser @Abdullah A. @Ash S. @_Herman_

congratulations @_Herman_! Glad to see, the gentle push from your daughter helped well done! Enjoy the Intermediate level!

Loved the drive @Luke K P and @Aser! Had been in this area once before with @Ale Vallecchi in very different circumstances. The terrain really keeps surprising at every twist, turn and crest. Steep and short, deep pockets, and not one ‘general direction’ shape that prevailing winds normally manage to set up. The drive lived up to the hype, craftfully created by the movieposter campaign. 🤗 Thanks also to @Ash S. and @Abdullah A. for sharing yet another adventure!

Will deserved _herman_ 👏

Most likely some sand got inbetween the rim and the tire. Bring it to a tire shop and let them remove the tire and clean tire and rim properly. That should do it 😄

Congratulations @_Herman_

Congratulations! @_Herman_. Very well deserved. See you soon in the sand.

Updating my thanks to include @Aser, @Zsolt and @Myrko. Starting to like this thread! “…a gentle push to keep momentum”, a very Carnity-like phrase, @Zsolt By all means do, @Myrko! Will be fun

Congrats Herman, hope to join you after this weekend!!!

Congrats!!!

Congrats @_Herman_ well deserved. Can't wait to join you soon

Congratulations @_Herman_ totally deserved. Has always been a pleasure to drive with you and watch your progression! Enjoy the new pace and challenges that IM level brings!

Congrats Herman!

Well deserved @_Herman_! Gefeliciteerd!

lived to tell the tale and post the GPX track!

Congratulations @_Herman_ well deserved!!!

Oh man got FOMO …. Looks like a great drive sorry to have missed it !!

Congratulations!!

Hello Desert Champions! Hope you are looking forward to an early week drive tonight. It will be quite an exploration. We have a number of gates to find and pass through, and some very unusual terrain in the way that the dunes have formed. I have previously done a recce through here with @ChrisW and it is certainly some challenging terrain, but with some excellent rewards. See you tonight at 20:00 ready to explore, adventure, and ESCAPE! @Abdullah A. @Aser @Ash S. @_Herman_ Ps we will be on radio channel 'Lucky #8'. I will post convoy order before the drive.