THE Canning Stock Route, Pamir Highway and Road of Bones are some of the most highly acclaimed overland routes in the world, but while travelling in Botswana 20 years ago I met two gents in a Defender 110 who asked, “Do you know of the Rubicon?” When I replied ‘The Con’ was just two hours from my home they nearly fell over. Having grown up nearby, the Rubicon was a natural venue for learning how to navigate technical terrain. Little did we know our humble backyard trail would land on the bucket list of nearly every four-wheel drive enthusiast on the planet.
When I received an invitation from friend and Land Rover nut, Jesse Coombs, to run the Rubicon in his D90, I jumped at the chance. What I didn’t know was
