ACROSS… THE AUSTRALIAN DESERT
Period: september-october 2003

The plan would be to cross by feet, alone and in total autonomy one of the deserts in the Australian continent. It would be the completion of the design of crossing by feet a desert for each continent.

Nobody was ever able to walk alone and without any support from the outside trough the world deserts and till today, Carla is the only woman to have accomplished four solo challenges.

The choice is oriented trough two destinations: The first one is the Great Sandy Desert situated on the north west of the Australia, and mostly made of sand dunes. The second is the Tanami Desert situated on the east side of the northern territory, more humid but less known.
An extra possibility is the Simpson Desert, located in the south east of the northern territory which is defiantly more fascinating that the Tanami one. The crossing is expected between september to october of 2003 given to the best climatic period to make the challenge.

It's basic to understand witch would be the real possibility to find water, the most important element to estimate the success of the challenge. The estimate duration would be of about forty days, but this could vary by the environment and the climate conditions. Doing a on the spot location would be necessary to judge the best equipment for the challenge.
Her husband Oscar which is also a doctor, would be as always part of the support team and would realize the images about the beginning and the arrival of the trip, while Carla as it was done for the previous challenges would take care of collecting material during the solo crossing itself.

Carla would have to be equipped with a satellite communication system to be able to transmit data's of the challenge to the support team and in case an emergency signal.
That would be the only kind of contact with the outside world during the desert crossing.

The objective is to accomplish the challenge before the end of 2002. If would be nice to be able to trace a lane to connect the continents through the deserts that a woman alone with only her dreams crossed proving that the impossible is only in our mind.