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An Unrepeatable Classic – Hoh Xil, North North Line, and Keliya Traverse

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Last updated 2026-09-24 — Crossing Hoh Xil, the North North Line, and the Keliya Grand Canyon. If you’re a true off-roader, you should know these three routes — China’s top-tier off-road expeditions, and among the world’s finest. Each route embodies the grit and fearlessness of off-road adventurers. Just imagine combining all three...
Written by Han Jiang Du Xue, compiled by Li Yue of Latitude 75 Exploration

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Crossing Hoh Xil, the North North Line, and the Keliya Grand Canyon.
If you’re a true off-roader, you should know these three routes — China’s top-tier off-road expeditions, and among the world’s finest. Each route embodies the grit and fearlessness of off-road adventurers. Just imagine what it means to connect all three...
A total distance of 1,700 kilometers, an average altitude of 5,000 meters, no roads, no directions, no supplies...
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Ten people and one dog, enduring eleven days, traversed the uninhabited north Tibet region, and finally returned safely to civilization.

  
Putting down these dry words, I’m not sure what else to say. For 11 days, we stuck together through life and death. We shared joy and pain. The weather was unbearably cold; the road was beyond description in its roughness.

No showers, no changing clothes, meals smelled of gasoline, and water tasted of salt and alkali. But every day brought laughter, surprises, and discoveries. If I had to describe this experience in the simplest terms, I’d say life in the uninhabited zone is nothing like normal life — but experiencing it even once in a lifetime is absolutely worth it.

I really regret not having learned essay writing better as a kid — I can’t describe the thrilling things we went through with equally thrilling words. Fortunately, all the photos will remind me of the scenes and take me back to those unforgettable days.

You see, ever since I learned about crossing uninhabited zones, I’ve longed to do it. But when the time actually came, I almost talked myself out of it because of my age. Luckily, last year’s trek in Motuo helped a lot. Otherwise, seeing “1951” as my birth year on my ID, I doubt any team leader would’ve dared to take me.






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