Abandoned by their caravan of 20 camels after a sandstorm frightened them off, John Hare and his crew stood by the desiccated edge of dried-up Lop Nur in the forlorn Gobi Desert and scanned...read more
He’s an unlikely hero. Three years ago, Ray Zahab was a pack-a-day smoker who had never run a marathon—let alone an “ultra-marathon”—in his life. Today, meet one of the first modern runners to cross the Sahara on foot...read more
In his slick, black wetsuit, Raph Bruhwiler looks even more slender than he really is. On the water he is all grace, his almost willowy body seeming to rise naturally on the board...read more