I've said it before and I'll say it again, Trailblazer guides take some beating.
— Adventure Travel
Chris Scott
In 1981, aged 21, Chris Scott's first desert trip ground to a halt somewhere around 21° N, 6° E with a split fuel tank - a pretty normal Saharan introduction it seems.
During the eighties, working as a courier in London Chris returned to the desert every other year and in 1989 organised the first and last 'Sahara Motorcycle Tour' from which only one bike returned. Desert Travels tells the full story.
Recognising these recurring difficulties he prepared a report for the RGS which has developed into the current Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, now in its sixth edition.
In 1991 Rough Guides asked Chris to co-author Australia and he’s been travel writing since then.
In 1998 Chris decided to focus solely on the Sahara, which has always been his passion, and began work on Sahara Overland, now in its second edition.
As well as writing for various travel, 4WD and motorcycle magazines and newspapers over the years (including modelling for Esquire as an ‘explorer’), Chris is a regular guest speaker at Royal Geographical Society (RGS) events and Adventure Travel shows. He's advised scores of desert-bound travellers as well as professionals from photographers to the BBC. As well as running and leading tours in the Sahara, in recent years he’s also produced adventure travel dvds to accompany his books, which have featured on National Geographic Channel, Sky TV and Channel 4.
Overlanders' Handbook was published in 2011 and is a worldwide route and planning guide for car, 4WD, van and truck. It's the definitive manual for planning and undertaking a vehicle-dependent overlanding adventure across the wilds of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Morocco Overland – from the Atlas to the Sahara, 2nd edition was published in 2013.
Chris has also updated several of the books in the British Walking Guides series.
Visit Chris Scott's websites:
Sahara Overland
Adventure Motorcycling Handbook
Morocco Overland
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