Overland Bound

Ambassadors and
local experts

The people who know firsthand how adventure changes lives, and who show the way down roads less traveled.

Meet the Team

The Overland Bound Ambassador and Local Expert team are the first to help out in any situation on the trail. They leave every place better than they found it, and they share what they know so others can travel dirt roads safely and explore paths unknown.

Björn Eldracher's Land Rover Defender 110 on the Pamir Highway El-Dracho on Tour Björn Eldracher

El Dracho On Tour

Björn Eldracher

Ambassador · Global Explorer

OB# 20111

Björn brings a lifetime of global travel and methodical exploration to Overland Bound. Raised with camping and travel as a constant, his journeys grew into long-distance expeditions across Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe, by motorcycle and 4×4.

He pairs a deep understanding of vehicles, gear, and route planning with a background in risk and project management, approaching even the most remote trips with clarity and purpose.

Overland Rig Land Rover Defender 110
Christoff and Venessa with their Land Cruiser 79 Get Out, Go!

Get Out, Go!

Christoff & Venessa

Ambassadors · Global Explorers

OB# 17161

Christoff and Venessa are adventure filmmakers and the creators of Get Out, GO!, a Southern African overlanding and bush-camping show on TV and YouTube. Based in Africa, they travel full-time, capturing the wild beauty of remote landscapes.

With a passion for overlanding and bush camping, they share practical insights, trip inspiration, and stories from the road to encourage others to explore the outdoors and live a balanced, adventurous life.

Overland Rig Toyota Land Cruiser 79
Ove Lindahl's Volvo XC70 overland rig in the mountains XC70 Overlander Ove Lindahl

XC70 Overlander

Ove Lindahl

Local Expert · Northern Germany

OB# 40915

Ove has explored Scandinavia since boyhood, on multi-day self-supported hikes, by canoe, and in the family Volvo. A former outdoor instructor and paramedic, he now teaches English and PE, and keeps that early passion alive in his own Volvo.

As a local expert in Northern Germany, he organizes meet-ups and multi-day events across Europe and leads workshops on first aid, outdoor ethics, and overland skills.

Overland Rig Volvo XC70 D5 AWD
Deb and Mike Lee's LMTV camper and Jeep Wrangler Ironhorse Overland Deb and Mike Lee

Ironhorse Overland

Deb & Mike Lee

US Ambassadors · OB One Trainer

Deb OB# 14314 · Mike OB# 13728

Mike and Deb are retired and living full-time on trails and back roads, from the shores of the Arctic Ocean to the warm waters of Baja, with many crossings of the United States in between.

They are deeply involved in Overland Bound Trail Guardian projects, including ongoing work at the Mojave National Preserve, and are quick to make friends and share hard-won advice wherever the road takes them.

Overland Rig LMTV M1079
David Spinks's Volkswagen Transporter T5 overland camper Polaris Overland David Spinks

Polaris Overland

David Spinks

International Ambassador · Global Explorer

OB# 3057

Dave traveled the world during a career in the Royal Navy as a weapons engineer and ship's diver. The overlanding bug bit in 2006, on a helicopter flight over the Skeleton Coast of Namibia.

He returned to drive that coast a decade later, and created Polaris Overland to capture and share extended trips through Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa, Asia, and Mongolia.

Overland Rig Volkswagen Transporter T5

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Find your people on the trail

Our ambassadors started as members who could not stop exploring. Join the community, roll up to a meetup, and see where the next horizon takes you.