The Paris-Dakar Rally is without doubt the most arduous and notorious off-road motorsport event on the planet. Considered one of the world's top five adventures, the human drama that unfolds each January is unparalleled. Tales of danger, blinding sandstorms, endless vistas of towering dunes, incredible hardships, tragedy and triumph have greatly contributed to the aura and mystique of the rally. In To Dakar and Back, Hacking, with De Clercq recount the three weeks of blood, sweat and tears that took him from the glitz of Paris to the hinterland of North West Africa.