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    Trek Sahara Photo Gallery

    1. Trek Sahara - dunes and tree

      1. Trek Sahara - dunes and tree

      A team of Classic FM listeners trekked 126km across the Sahara desert with full works presenter John Brunning to raise money for Classic FM's charity, Music Makers.

    2. Trek Sahara - John and Mari

      2. John Brunning and Mari

      Classic FM presenter John with one of the trekkers, Mari. Trek Sahara was Music Makers' second overseas trek.

    3. Trek sahara - walking into camp

      3. Walking into camp

      Each day the trekkers walked an average of 20km, making the sight of camp every evening a very welcome one.

    4. Trek Sahara - Beverley, Susie and Sue

      4. Beverley, Susie and Sue

      Three of our trekkers wearing their Moroccan Shashs, designed to keep the sand out, and your head cool.

    5. Trek Sahara - blister clinic

      5. Morning blister clinic

      Blister clinic was held twice a day, helping to keep weary feet going through another day.

    6. Trek Sahara - KPMG Team

      6. The KPMG Team

      6 of our trekkers were from KPMG, fundraising together to support Music Makers.

    7. Trek Sahara - climbing Chgaga

      7. Climbing Chgaga

      The team climbed the sand dune, Chgaga, which was 1,000 feet high.

    8. Trek Sahara - the team

      8. The Trek Sahara team

      The 33 members of the Trek Sahara Team at the top of Chgaga.

    9. Trek Sahara - sunset silhouette

      9. Sunset silhouette

    10. Trek Sahara - The Cameleers

      10. The Cameleers

      Trekkers' luggage was carried by camels, led by three local cameleers.

    11. Trek Sahara - lunch stop

      11. Lunch stop

      A spot of respite under a tree - a rare thing to see amongst the dunes.

    12. Trek Sahara - the camels

      12. The camels

    13. Trek Sahara - crossing dunes

      13. Crossing Dunes

    14. Trek Sahara - Pat Appleby

      14. Pat Appleby

      Pat was our oldest trekker at an impressive 72 years old.

    15. Trek Sahara - finish line

      15. The finish line

      The finish line was a momentus sight to see on the last day of walking.

    16. Trek Sahara - the finish line

      16. The finish line

      The Berbers cheered everyone over the finish line after 126 km of walking.

    17. Trek Sahara - DA Team

      17. The Discover Adventure Team

      Sean, Jen, Karan and Rolf from Discover Adventure, the tour operators who led the team, along with Hussain, one of the Berber leaders.

    18. Trek Sahara - Christel, Anne and Pat

      18. Christel, Anne and Pat

      Three of our trekkers were from Norway - Christel, Anne and Pat.

    19. Trek Sahara - sunset

      19. Trek Sahara - sunset

      The sun setting on Trek Sahara 2009.

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