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Kate Leeming Travels Namibia’s Skeleton Coast by Bike

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In 2010, Kate Leeming made history by becoming the first person to cycle from Africa’s westernmost point to its easternmost one. More recently, she decided to become the first person to cycle Namibia’s desert coastline, ominously known asthe Skeleton Coast. A new documentary series calledDiamonds in the Sandcapturedthe monthlong journey, which involved surviving heat, headwinds, and wildlife like hyenas, elephants, and lions. While traveling 1,000 miles on her custom fat bike, Leeming wove past aging shipwrecks andsun-bleached animal bonesand took in stunning views of thearid landscape. Throughout its four installments, the series documents her mental and physical struggles and thehistory and ecology of this region.

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