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Kingsley Holgate returns from toughest expedition yet

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Gruelling Zambezi-Congo trip put team and vehicles through the ultimate test

With conditions like this, sometimes the expedition covered only 50km a day. Picture: SUPPLIED

Using two expedition Land Rover Discoverys, the geographic challenge of the journey was to cross Africa from east to west across Mozambique, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the mouth of the world’s deepest river, the Congo.

Expedition leader Ross Holgate, right, and team members celebrate after completing some hard miles. Picture: SUPPLIED “More recently, we’ve used them on a number of humanitarian journeys close to home, including the distribution of over 15 tons of emergency supplies to flood-stricken communities surrounding Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique that were hard-hit after the devastation of Cyclone Idai.

 

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