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Tibesti Traverse
Eighteen days of expedition to the roof of the Sahara: Emi Koussi, the Trou au Natron and the Soborom springs.
- Duration
- 18 days
- Group size
- 4–8
The Tibesti Mountains
The Soborom Hot Springs
An actively steaming field of fumaroles and sulphurous mud at 2,000 m on the flanks of Tarso Toussidé.
Natural site
- Elevation
- 2,000 m
- Coordinates
- 21.0333° N, 16.4667° E
- Natural site
- The Tibesti Mountains
History
Soborom is proof that Tibesti volcanism is not extinct. Over a few hectares, fumaroles vent sulphurous steam above 100 °C, mud pools boil, and mineral deposits stain the ground yellow, orange and green.
The Toubou have always used the site for its therapeutic properties: rheumatism and skin conditions are treated by coating oneself in the hot mud. The smell of sulphur carries for hundreds of metres.
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