In the Press
Outside Magazine (US) - The Best Adventures Of A Very Weird Year
(Gordy Megroz, November 2020 issue)
Outside Magazine (France) - Record : le Français Roland Banas traverse la Vallée de la Mort en solitaire sans assistance.
(Published August 21st, 2020)
San Francisco Chronicle - Could you survive hiking alone across Death Valley? This guy did.
(David Perry, published February 15th, 2019)
Online
On ExplorersWeb:
Roland Banas Completes First Summer Crossing of Death Valley (Rebecca McPhee, August 18th, 2020)
10 Things You Should Avoid on Desert Expeditions (Rebecca McPhee, May 13th, 2020)
Arctic 2020: The Final Roundup (Rebecca McPhee, March 24th, 2020)
Lake Baikal 2020: Season Wrap-up (Rebecca McPhee, March 20th, 2020)
On The Adventure Blog:
French Adventurer Completes Summer Crossing of Death Valley (Kraig Becker, August 20, 2020)
Hiker Completes Second Ever Crossing of Death Valley (Kraig Becker, January 16th, 2019)
On The Gear Junkie:
First Person Crosses Death Valley Unsupported in Summer by Foot.(August 24, 2020, Mary Murphy)
On Kairn:
Traversée de la Vallée de la Mort sans assistance et en solo (8 janvier 2019)
Podcasts
TPZ173: Trekking Death Valley National Park with Roland Banas (June 16, 2019 by Paul Schmid)