Your hire car has broken down on a desert track. It is 9 am and already 32°C; by mid-afternoon it will be over 40°C. The nearest road with traffic is about 15 km away. You have four litres of water, a hat and a phone with no signal, and you left your route with the hire company. The instinct is to start walking now and get it over with.
In this lesson
Travelling in heat and deserts: timing and shade
How
Distances in clear air
Common mistakes
Sandstorms and dust
Altitude: acclimatisation and altitude illness
Acclimatising
Recognising altitude illness
Jungle travel: rivers, slopes and following water
Different places, the same pattern
Check yourself
Key points
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