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3 unusual facts about Michael Asher


Desert exploration

Michael Asher & Mariantonietta Peru - made the first known crossing of the Sahara from west to east, by camel and on foot, from Nouakchott, Mauretania, to Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1986-87, a distance of 4500 miles Ref: The Modern Explorers. Thames & Hudson. London 2013 Michael Asher lived for 3 years with the Kababish nomads in the Sudan.

Saharan explorers

Michael Asher Impossible Journey - Two Against The Sahara Penguin Books, UK 1988

Michael Asher (1953-) and Mariantonietta Peru (1956-) The first crossing of the Sahara from west to east by camel and on foot, from Chinguetti, Mauretania to Abu Simbel, Egypt, a total distance of 4500 miles.



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