After a sandstorm the new moon rises and the birds sing - Expedition Diary Day 24

After a sandstorm the new moon rises and the birds sing - Expedition Diary Day 24

A huge sandstorm battered the team yesterday, so Mark is up early this morning to update the podcast. The expedition team are on the brink of Taif and will arrive there later today.

Yesterday’s going got harder and harder underfoot as Mark and Reem cross the crevassed lava fields of harat. Although uncompromising terrain for our expedition team the ground provides protection for wildlife from predators. So listen for the abundance of birdlife in the background as Mark talks.

Under the new moon Mark reads from Philby’s book where he reflects on his arrival in Taif in 1917 as news reached them 1900 years previously of an event that destined to change the history of the world.

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The Pilgrim Road

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The Eastern desert and Riyadh

The Eastern desert and Riyadh

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The Threshold of Arabia

The Threshold of Arabia

After some time to reflect on the Heart of Arabia Expedition Mark looks back over some of the key moments of the early parts of leg one of the expedition, a place Philby described as being the thresho...

9 Mar 202347min

Journey with Purpose

Journey with Purpose

Journey with Purpose. That is expedition leader, Mark Evans’ great ambition for the Heart of Arabia expedition. To inspire others to travel with a reason, to learn, to understand, to appreciate. It’s ...

2 Mar 202344min

The Heart of Arabia Expedition doesn’t end here……

The Heart of Arabia Expedition doesn’t end here……

In our last update for the time being, Heart of Arabia Expedition leader, Mark Evans looks ahead to how the story of the expedition will now be told around the world. Encouraging us all to Journey wit...

1 Feb 20234min

Expedition reflections from Reem

Expedition reflections from Reem

Reem Philby, granddaughter of whose footsteps the expedition has been following in, reflections on what the two expedition legs has meant to her and the Philby family. Expedition website: The Heart of...

1 Feb 20235min

Expedition reflections from Ana

Expedition reflections from Ana

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1 Feb 20235min

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