One hundred percent the best and i’ve not even finished yet, the content was unreal in this!

Don’t worry this is just the beginning gus said before in his previous videos hes going to do something even bigger after this video!! The journey wont end here boys!

don't forget the classic guus stan russ banter and camel talk! I think storytelling has improved, but most of it is about pulling out the camera at the right moment. I liked Angola a lot in that aspect as well.

@@IllyCycles Exactly, instead of dreading the end and being sad about it, we should be excited for future things Russ has in store for us.

Was literally thinking the same thing!

Dude it’s the most painful wait 😂

brilliant work Sideh

what a legend you are Sid, faith in humanity restored. Blessings on you and your family.

Honestly when this series hits the last episode....it will be a very sad day for alot of us...Including myself

I think Guus should run back to Cape Agulhas when they get there and become the second hardest geezer.

I want these guys to stay together! Band of brothers.

@@changethementality He may even become the first hardest geezer if he beats russ's time and russ will get relevated.

Russ mentioned in one video he has some new ideas (probably running involved I would guess). I bet Guus would definitely come along for the adventure.

Guus needs to start a KZfaq channel!

Yeah it's funny because Guus would be doing this sort of shit anyway hahaha. When the other guys took (well deserved) holidays Guus was like "This is my holiday"

Sahara has the best sky its phenomenal

​@@bm2ilabsyeah no light pollution there and it's calm, i'm from Algeria and i haven't visited it yet smh 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@bm2ilabs I bet! Amazing wide horizons and there must be so much less light pollution. I'd love to see it!

Insanely good isn't it!? 😍

@@SamJansson The lack of light pollution is one thing. You can find that many places. But the low humidity also makes the skies very clear.

What the fuck man this stat is insane... watched every single one of these and still getting humbled as to the sheer size of Africa wtf

I'm from Norway, in northern Europe. It's about the same distance from my city to Gibraltar, as it is from the northern tip of Morocco to the southern tip of Morocco.

Yup the Sahara is basically the size of europe

​@@Tjalve70maybe you should use a different example, some people have very different perspectives on how "tall" morocco is

When he doesn't upload stats you could check his strava for that day

@@willwadams I was expecting this comment :) when i checked his strava in the past i only saw 3 days, and I don't know which dates I need

The fact that after months you are still posting this is so wholesome. Love this community of fans

@@astrolopitekos aww thanks some of my posts were disappearing but it looks like they are staying

@@natashafletcher600why were they disappearing?

Take the iron ore train to zouerat...

Enjoy the camel milk

They have no coverage in the desert. We can hope to hear from them in 4-5 days, if we're lucky.

@@Tjalve70 yeah I know this and yet I'm still checking daily for an update lol I just hope they are all okay...

They’re probably riding Shai-Hulud as we speak

At least they will be able to preschedule episodes once they get wifi

@@chiefpanda7040 That is assuming they don't spend 10 hours each day pulling Nelly out of sand dunes, while Russ is running in circles around them wondering why they're so slow. This IS a (somewhat) realistic scenario. Well, apart from Russ running in circles.

Me too

I said the same. Algeria is BY FAR the most friendly country I have ever been to.

Besides, its magic beauty, he'll figure out another Africa into Africa, I bet.

I bet they just don't have any signal in once they crossed the Algerian border and entered the desert

@@skullnukeful You are right, but slightly mistaken. Once they cross the Algerian border, they will have signal again. But the 850 km from Zouerat to the Algerian border, is just sand through the desert, and no roads. So I would expect about 2 weeks of silence from they leave Zouerat and until they get to the border. And they left about 1 week ago. However, it is possible they could get signal in Bir Moghrein. And they should get there about now. So maybe...

how can anyone say a marathon is far anymore with this geezer running 62km each day? I'm definitely pushing myself further on the next run.

@@changethementality got a 42 mile ultra marathon in 2 weeks. Slow and steady for hours brings a totally different sense of achievement than say a fast 10k.

They will probably have an escort by the Gendarmerie. But with a personal invitation from the president, I think the gendarmes won't make an issue with the drones. Except if they are near a military area or something. So probably no drones near Tindouf. Edit: I don't think I was asked about any drones when I was in Algeria. I was however asked if I had guns!

So true

Gotta be an orienteering god to run the Barkley and Russ gets lost walking back to the road in a desert

@@Seamalicousi do love the Geezer but I reckon you’re right

Agreed, hopeful for an update soon!

They did say 1 week ago that they were starting on the desert. And from there it should take them about 2 weeks to get to the border. Optimistically. So maybe in one week they will update.

Check community post, basically there's no Internet where they are rn

@@PG6813 Well, as I have commented before, there is internet there if they can connect to the Chinggitel network. But if they only use Mauritel, they will not have any connection along the piste. But optimistically they will reach the border in about one week from now.

@@PG6813 They do have satellite in the 4x4 though

@@gordn_ramsi What do you mean by "satellite"? Do you mean they have Starlink? If that is true, then there should be no reason for them not to update. So I'm not sure.

Top comment though

*succeeded 😂

Try next episodes 😂

yeah and incredible how pretentious and up it's own arse it was compared to this team's account of the country and the people

They recorded in like May 2023. Would have been awesome for them to cross tracks though!

yeah left us hanging there!

which had the iron ore train

I also love the landscape in Sahel. I have long wished to be able to drive all through Sahel, from Dakar to Djibouti. Unfortunately, there are too many wars, and too many rebels and terrorists there. And there doesn't seem to be an end to the conflicts there. But maybe some day...

From Stan’s instagram I believe they hit Zouerat yesterday. Is it all pure sand “roads” until the border? D:

@@astrolopitekos Well, I drove from Algeria to Mauritania just before the pandemic. Since I drove through SADR, it was only 800 km with only sand pistes for me. But since it's not safe to go through SADR now, they would have to go around the corner, and that would add 50 km, I guess. Well, they could go straight and not go by Bir Morghrein. That might save them 50-100 km. But I'm not sure if there are any pistes on hat route. Anyway, the simple answer to your question is: Yes. It's only sand after Zouerat. Or at least it was in 2019. But it's not correct to call it a sand ROAD. It's just a piste. I know Mauritania has planned to build a proper road there, but I haven't heard anything about them starting yet. I do have to say, though, that if their van is 2WD, then I'm not sure if they will be able to drive that route. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I don't think the driver is skilled enough in sand driving to be able to do it.

​@@Tjalve70it's interesting to hear from someone with first hand experience. I've been wondering about the sand 'road' stretch for a while. What is the situation like with food and water? Can you resupply on the way? And do you meet anyone else travelling on the route?

@@_Wombat When we were there, we got kinda lost. So we didn't see very much other traffic. But I know there are trucks driving that route regularly, transporting goods from Algeria to Mauritania. However, we never saw any of them. We drove slowly, averaging less than 100 km per day. And we saw on average one car every day, except in the towns. I assume that Russ Cook will not run through SADR, so his longest stretch will probably be from Bir Moghrein to the border. Although he might be able to resupply a bit at a military fort called Ain Ben Tili. Bir Moghrein is a town, and it should be possible to resupply everything there. But there is about 300 km from Zouerat to Bir Moghrein. We did see at least one hostel along the way, and there might be others that we didn't see. So it's not completely deserted. I'm not sure how easy it will be for him to run in soft sand, but I'm more worried about the 2WD van than him. He should be able to make it, even though he might get slowed down. The van, I'm not sure. I guess it depends on how heavy it is, and how good the driver is at sand driving. If you want to check out my trip, you can google "Afrikatur 2019-20". It's on Face. It's written in Norwegian though, but I guess google translate should work. And pictures speak for themselves. We crossed over from Algeria to Mauritania Dec 24th 2019, and we arrived in Zouerat Jan 4th. However, I was unable to update much during this time, so look for posts dated Dec 31st to Jan 10th, if you want the posts through this part of the desert.

@@Tjalve70 thanks for the detailed answer. Sounds like an interesting trip. I'm interested to see how these guys face it. Like you say the van is the largest concern - I expect the 4wd will need to pull it out a fair few times. But we'll see.