1972 Press Photo British author Geoffrey Moorhouse to cross Sahara desert alone

British author Geoffrey Moorhouse, 40, shown in London Thursday, sets out next week to cross the vast Sahara alone by camel. No one is known to have made the 3,600 mile journey from the Atlantic coast to the Nile River alone.

Photo is dated 1972.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.