LAKE EYRE, 2004

Tim Jarvis and Ben Kozel made the first unsupported traverse of the Warburton River and Australia's largest salt lake, Lake Eyre in northern South Australia, in 2004. The expedition involved paddling 200km down the normally dry Warburton and manhauling all supplies across the salt crust of the dry lake a further 100kms to a road access point. Tim and his expedition partner Ben Kozel were awarded the Australian Geographic Society's Spirit of Adventure Award for 2004 for the expedition.