Camel Trophy: The Regret of a Victory Won

  • 07 June 2025
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Imagining what the Camel Trophy once was is no easy task today, in an age where we are used to being constantly connected through the smartphones in our pockets. Mobile data, GPS, even artificial intelligence guide us daily through routes and directions, to the point that getting lost has become nearly impossible. Forget all of that. We are in 1980, and the world was entirely different. None of the above existed, and venturing into Africa or South America could easily turn into a true adventure — almost a survival mission.

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