Minnesota Woman Crosses the Namib Desert

By: Sonja Piontek

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: June 21, 2026

Words: 849

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Many of Concha Fernandez del Rey’s friends told her it might be too dangerous for her to cross the Namib Desert in Africa, which is 55 to 80 million years old — the oldest desert on Earth. Even the expedition leader was not entirely certain Concha’s body would withstand the demands of the Namib.

Yet in the end, she stood on top of a majestic dune in the golden light of …

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