EP101 | Surviving West Africa: Borders, Breakdowns, and the Reality of Overland Travel

EP101 | Surviving West Africa: Borders, Breakdowns, and the Reality of Overland Travel

May 12, 2026 · 38 min · Season 2 · Episode 101

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Clay Croft and his son Cyrus discuss the challenges faced during their overland travel across West Africa.

In this episode of the X OVERLAND Podcast, Clay Croft sits down with his son Cyrus at the X OVERLAND Ranch to reflect on one of the most demanding stretches of the Milestones Expedition: crossing West Africa. From preparing with medical and SERE-style training to navigating fuel shortages, cash problems, language barriers, visa uncertainty, and more than 180 checkpoints in Nigeria alone, Clay and Cyrus break down what it really took to keep the team and trucks moving across the continent. Th...

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