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Tracks is a 2013 Australian drama film directed by John Curran and starring Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver.It is an adaptation of Robyn Davidson's memoir of the same name, chronicling the author's nine-month journey on camels across the Australian desert.
Robyn Davidson is an Australian writer best known for her 1980 book Tracks, about her 2,700 km (1,700 miles) trek across the deserts of Western Australia using camels. Her career of travelling and writing about her travels has spanned 40 years. Her memoir, Unfinished Woman was published in late 2023.
A camel train, caravan, or camel string is a series of camels carrying passengers and goods on a regular or semi-regular service between points. Despite rarely travelling faster than human walking speed, for centuries camels' ability to withstand harsh conditions made them ideal for communication and trade in the desert areas of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
[1]: 398–399 During the crossing, one male camel died, but two calves were born and survived the trip. [2] On May 14, 1856, 34 camels (a net gain of one) were safely unloaded at Indianola, Texas. [1]: 401 All the surviving animals were in better health than when the vessel sailed for the United States.
Trade was conducted by caravans of camels. According to Maghrebi explorer Ibn Battuta, who once traveled with a caravan, an average one would amount to 1,000 camels, but some caravans were as large as 12,000. [3] [4] The caravans were guided by highly-paid Berbers, who knew the desert and could ensure protection from fellow desert nomads.
Desert exploration is the ... and traditionally were used by caravans of camels ... Jon Muir – made the first ever unassisted crossing of the Australian desert ...
Camels had been used successfully in desert exploration in other parts of the world, but by 1859 only seven camels had been imported into Australia. The Victorian government appointed George James Landells to purchase twenty-four camels in India for use in desert exploration. [13]
The jeep problem, [1] desert crossing problem [2] or exploration problem [3] is a mathematics problem in which a jeep must maximize the distance it can travel into a desert with a given quantity of fuel. The jeep can only carry a fixed and limited amount of fuel, but it can leave fuel and collect fuel at fuel dumps anywhere in the desert.