With the rapid development of social economy, more and more people choose to travel during the holidays. Some people look at the mountains, some people look at the sea, some people choose to go abroad, and some people choose to explore the great desert. Ordinary tourists usually play on the edge of the desert. For those who love adventure, crossing the desert is their goal.

what to prepare for crossing the desert？

1. Adequate pre-trip preparation

Adventure is always associated with danger, but careful planning and careful preparation will minimize the risk, which is also the confidence of the explorer to survive in adversity.

2. The choice of adventure season

The desert area belongs to the dry climate zone, with a large temperature difference between day and night. The summer is extremely hot, the temperature is as high as 50-60 degrees Celsius.The winter is cold, and the temperature is as low as minus 20-30 degrees Celsius; the rainfall is very little, and the annual precipitation in most areas is less than 250 degrees Celsius. there are many and strong winds, especially in the tuyere area. With these climatic characteristics, avoid hot summers and windy seasons when choosing an adventure travel season.

3. Develop routes and tactics

When formulating expedition routes and tactics, we must first respect objective facts, and formulate an expedition plan within our capabilities under the condition of ensuring the safety of life.

4. The challenger is required to be healthy .A healthy body and good physical reserves are one of the most important conditions for trekking.

5. You must develop a physical training plan that suits , and gradually improve in endurance, weight-bearing walking, etc. Physical endurance training can be obtained through swimming, mountain climbing, long-distance running, and cycling. And store energy for your quality of life.

6. Walking in the desert is not only a leg exercise, it’s a whole body exercise. Pay attention to balance the body and adjust the pace by swinging the arms. Control the rhythm. The best walking speed is to walk without panting, keep the back and shoulders straight, breathe deeply with the abdomen.Not fast. Slow down, try to maintain a constant speed, this will save a certain amount of stamina. At the beginning of the walk, you can slow down a bit, let each part of the body warm up first, and there is a process of adaptation. After 5-10 minutes, you can properly speed up the pace. From the perspective of safety.

7. Try to control the short rest on the way to about 15 minutes. The main thing is to rest while standing, adjust your breathing, and adjust your breathing by standing first 2 -3 minutes before you can sit down. Don’t sit down and rest as soon as you stop. This will increase the burden on your heart. You should remove all weight-bearing equipment such as backpacks for rest. You can massage the muscles of the legs, waist, shoulders and other muscles .You can also elevate the legs to allow blood from the congested legs to return to the heart as much as possible.

8. It is not advisable to drink too much or consume too much drinking water when you are thirsty on foot in the morning. Thirsty can shorten the time of drinking water, increase the number of times of drinking water.

9. There is a large temperature difference in the desert, so winter and summer clothing should be equipped. The sun in the desert during the day can easily burn the skin, and the most unbearable skin burns will appear on the back of the neck.

10. Sunscreen is not very suitable in the desert. The sand in the desert is completely different from the sand on the beach.

11. The climate of the desert basically has small sandstorms every day, so you must wear sunglasses. It is best to have two pairs, one pair is usually used to block the sun, and the other pair is windproof and sandproof, which can be replaced by motorcycle goggles or ski goggles.

12. The team is equipped with a walkie-talkie, and can keep in touch with everyone at any time to facilitate the provision of needs.

Are you ready to start a desert adventure ?