Expeditions
Mark has been leading expeditions to the high Arctic and the deserts of Arabia for more than forty years. The synergies between both environments are great; the people of the north, and the people of the sands live on the very edge of human tolerance. As desert explorer Wilfred Thesiger wrote, the harder the life, the finer the man, and that is reflected in the warmth and hospitality shared by both communities.
A selection of Marks more recent expeditions are below;
A 30-day expedition on foot, by camel and 4×4 through in the 1928 footsteps of British Explorer Bertram Thomas, capturing stories of Oman’s rich natural heritage and the innovative and inspiring young people working to ensure a sustainable, biodiversity rich future.
Oman 3165
2026 sees the first UN COP gathering dedicated to Oceans; in celebration of this, Oman 3165, a fusion of Bedouin and Inuit cultures sees a north-south sixty-day solo journey along the coastline of Oman in a 5-metre Greenland design kayak, showcasing Oman’s rich maritime heritage and biodiversity and telling the stories of the people whose lives are closely connected to the sea. Details coming soon
A 28-day journey from east to west across Saudi Arabia in the 1917 footsteps of explorer and extraordinary geographer Harry St John Philby, undertaking scientific research for a variety of academic bodies and inspiring the next generation of planetary caretakers.
Crossing the Empty Quarter Expedition
In 1932, little known explorer Bertram Thomas, advisor to Sultan Taimour of Oman became the first European to cross the largest sand desert on Earth-the Empty Quarter, or Rub Al Khali. 85 years later, Mark Evans with two Omani companions retraced the original crossing from Salalah in Oman to Doha in Qatar, a journey of 49 days on foot and by camel.
Crossing the Empty Quarter is a large format celebration of the journey in all its aspects. Combining extensive photography – both archive and contemporary – with an authoritative yet highly readable text, this book is a unique exploration of the region as it was more than eighty years ago, and as it stands today.
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