Namibia exposes the overland vehicle build weaknesses and stalls the team's progress, but the biggest problem is not mechanical. A new approach to Africa is critical but the team must decide to concede to the environment vs trying to control it.
The mechanical problems are teaching the team new things every day. The Tundra, Sequoia, and the Tacoma all have separate issues to address, but the show must go on. After all, the obstacle is the way and someone is about to celebrate a very important birthday.
With XO embarking on their longest, remote, section they have ever attempted, travel, logistics and fuel become everything and the smallest details must be calculated.
Up Next in Africa: Season 6
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EP5 | Heartbreak Hill
No fuel, no food, no help. The team has begun one of Namibia’s longest and most remote offroad routes.
800 km of 4x4, unsupported, rocky wilderness in the far north. Problem-solving is the name of the game, 1 km at a time, and the team must work together to make it out.
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EP6 | Point of No Return
Van Zyl’s Pass in Namibia! A mistake here has major consequences. It’s time to descend. This is the team's most remote, off-road 4x4 route of the trip, located in the vast, untouched wilderness of Namibia. Dr. Jon is unexpectedly called for a medical issue, and the roads of Namibia strike again.
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EP7 | Nothing in the Tank
The team camps near the Skeleton Coast and continues their offroad journey to Windhoek, Namibia.
An ongoing tire issue is rearing its head, and the punishing roads are taking their toll on the trucks, and the team. Fuel, food, and water are quickly depleting.
The search continues in the vast ...
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