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24eme MDS
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television French TV broadcast

Photos
Prize ceremony
05/04/09
03/04/09 : stage n°4
02/04/09 : stage n°3
01/04/09 : stage n°3
31/03/09 : stage n°2
30/03/09 : stage n°1
29/03/09 : check in day
28/03/09 : 1st day
Press release
04/04/2009 : Press release n°9
03/04/2009 : Press release n°8
02/04/2009 : Press release n°7
02/04/2009 : Press release n°6
01/04/2009 : Press release n°5
31/03/2009 : Press release n°4
30/03/2009 : Press release n°3
29/03/2009 : Press release n°2
28/03/2009 : Press release n°1bis 28/03/2009 : Press release n°1
Videos
Stage n°4 - 03/04/09
Stage n°3 - 02/04/09
Stage n°3 - 01/04/09
Stage n°2 - 31/03/09
Stage n°1 - 30/03/09
Check-in day - 29/03/09
Chouchous
Raymond O'CONNOR - (D 712 IRL)
Kiran PRAVEEN MAHADEVAPPA - (D 724 INDIA)
Christian VACHON D843 - Michel JODOIN D831 - Jean Paul FREY D820 - Marc LECLERC D839 - Yoan PAQUET D847 - Christine LALLIER D837 (CAN)
Albert Martens (D 865, CAN)
Rene KHELIFA D182 - Philippe DIZIER D123 - (FR)
Nicholas Kennell - D703 (GB)
YAMAGUCHI Yohei - (D 412, JPN)
BEER Amelia D564 (GBR) - OWEN Helen D716 (GBR)
DOBSON Robert D815 (NZL) - PITCHFORTH Nikolai D872 (NZL)
SULLIVAN Keith D858 (AUS)
José Azevedo POR-D428
Jérôme Lejeune Foundation
Anthony Ginter FRA-D129
Christian VACHON D843, CAN
Michael Wardian (D 870, USA)
Alex et Quentin - D 618 D 738, GBR
D728, UK, Anthony RILEY
Ken Krys (D 780, îles Caïmans)
Portraits
Abdelatif Benazzi D900 (FR)
William Henderson D823 (CAN)
Jorge Aubeso D458 (ESP)
Pascal Claudic D42 (FR)
André Sicot D248 (FR)
Alexander Flynn D618 (GB)
Quentin Somerset D738 (GB)
John Wheeldon Wright D755 (GB)
Mohamad Ahansal D2 (MAR)
Samir Akhdar D4 (MAR)
Nicolaï Pitchforth D872 (NZL)
Michael Wardian D870 (USA)
Hans SCHMID - D852 (USA)
Paolo Venturini - D466 (IT)
Volker VOSS - D403 (GER)
Thomas DAVIES - D602 (GB)
Frédéric Canot (D64 - France) concerned
D105 - D109: (Heart of Men, Heart of the Sand Team)
Pompier Raid Aventure (311 - 320) devoted
Francine BERLET (D429 - F)
DREAM CHASERS TEAM (numbers 868 - 870 / USA)
Soeren LILLEOERE D349 - DEN
Christian GINTER (D22) - Anthony GINTER (129) - F
Jacobus CILLIERS (D14) - GBR
Nahila HERNANDEZ SAN JUAN (D508, Mexique)
Steven Elford (608) - Martin Taylor (745) - Felix Sloman (735) - Richard Snowden (737) - William Morris (702) - Thomas Davies (602) - Kris Hughes (649), survivors
Roadbook
03/04/09 : Stage 4
01/04/09-02/04/09 : Stage 3
31/03/09 : Stage 2
30/03/09 : Stage 1
Typical Stage
24th MDS ROADBOOK
Typical stage - stage 3
STAGE N°2 : ERG CHEBBI / ERG ZNAÏGUI – 33 Km
Km 0 : Go South (180°) to reach start of dunes.
Km 1,7 : Enter dunes. Take bearing 159° to cross Erg Chebbi.
Km 14,5 : CP1 at end of dunes. Go S/SW (bearing 198°), going alongside vegetation on edge of wadi.
Km 16,3 : Cross wadi.
Km 17 : Exit wadi. Stoney ground. Go South (187°) until CP2
Km 18,1 : Sand and small dunes in wadi.
Km 19,8 : End of Min’Ajer wadi. Stoney ground.
Km 20,1 : Cross track. Merdani village is a few hundred metres on your right. Stoney ground, ± undulating until CP2.
Km 23,2 : First ruins of MFis village.
Km 23,8 : CP2. Cross stoney valley, heading South to reach sandy passage through jebel Debouaâ.
Km 25,5 : Small hill.
Km 25,9 : Small sandy pass in Debouaâ jebel.
Km 26,1 : End of pass. Cross valley.
Km 26,7 : End of valley. Follow branch of wadi that goes up the small hill.
Km 27 : Aim left, then right. Cross stoney plateau.
Km 27,8 : Follow wadi bed in middle of small gorge that descends between small hills.
Km 29,2 : End of gorge. Follow branch of wadi that goes slightly to the left.
Km 29,9 : Beginning of erg Znaïgui dunes. Take bearing 138° until B3.
Km 33 : Arrive at B3, at end of dunes
stage2
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Dunes
Mountainous reliefs
Vegetation
Sandy
Stony
Big stones
Oued
(River bed)
Raised
Tamaris
(Tree)
Palm tree
Crevice
Bivouac
Check-point
Track
Village
Ruin
Small dunes
Well shaft
Fields
Dry lake
Sand protection-barriers


Map of stage
stage 2
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