About Scott Brady
Scott Brady is an adventurer, author, and publisher, and the first person in history to cross all seven continents. Brady is Executive Publisher of the Overland Collective, home to Overland Journal, the Overland Journal Podcast, and expeditionportal.com - the world's largest vehicle-dependent adventure community. Scott wrote Overlanding 101 (Simon & Schuster) and is currently riding around the world on his BMW GS. He led Expeditions 7, the first in history (with Greg Miller) to drive the same vehicle on all seven continents. Brady’s polar crossings include Antarctica and a south-north crossing of the Greenland ice sheet. Scott is a Fellow of the Explorers Club and lives in Prescott, Arizona.
Notable Accomplishments:
First (and only) American Driver to win the Outback Challenge (2006)
Crossing Central America from Mexico to the Darien Gap (2009)
Crossing the Silk Road through Central Asia to Mongolia (2010)
Circumnavigation of the Northern Hemisphere (2012, also completing 2010 route)
First Americans to cross (dual crossing) of the Antarctic continent by 4wd (2013)
Completion of Expeditions 7, first in history to take the same 4wd to all seven continents (2014)
Circumnavigation of the Southern Hemisphere (2014)
Successful crossing of all Seven Continents (2014)
Completion of the full length of the Panamerican Highway (2016)
First crossing of the long-axis of the Greenland ice sheet by 4WD (2018)
Crossing of Pacific Ocean by sailboat (2021 )
Crossing of Africa (long-axis, 2024)
Crossing of Europe to John o’Groats (2024)
First in history to cross all seven continents (2024)
Crossing of West Africa (long-axis, 2025)
In process: Around-the-world by motorcycle
Scott is the Author of Overlanding 101, A Field Guide to Vehicle-Based Travel. The book is published by Simon and Schuster / Adams Media for global distribution.
As a photographer and journalist, Scott has contributed to high-quality publications and commercial clients like Overland Journal, Expedition Portal, Toyota, Jeep, Robb Report, Outside, Guns and Ammo, Wheels Afield, Adventure Journal, and others. Scott was also featured in Fortune magazine, relating his experiences as an entrepreneur and adventurer. He has also been featured on television for the A&E, Speed Channel, Dangerous Drives, The Grid, Fox Sports, and Top Gear USA. Scott lives in Prescott, Arizona.